Design how work actually works
Design how work actually works
Design how work actually works
We help professionals and teams make sense of complex, interdependent work — designing systems, tools, and practices that evolve while the work is happening.
We help professionals and teams make sense of complex, interdependent work — designing systems, tools, and practices that evolve while the work is happening.
We help professionals and teams make sense of complex, interdependent work — designing systems, tools, and practices that evolve while the work is happening.
Work with us through systems, services, or both.
Work with us through systems, services, or both.
Work with us through systems, services, or both.
How people work with us
Orient
When things feel complex or stuck, we help you regain orientation, clarifying what matters, what doesn't, and what to do next.
When things feel complex or stuck, we help you regain orientation, clarifying what matters, what doesn't, and what to do next.
Build
We design adaptable systems (tools, workspaces, and workflows) that embody decisions and evolve over time.
We design adaptable systems (tools, workspaces, and workflows) that embody decisions and evolve over time.
Evolve
Through ongoing partnership, we help systems adapt to new constraints, tools, and opportunities without constant resets.
Through ongoing partnership, we help systems adapt to new constraints, tools, and opportunities without constant resets.
Strategic Circles
A community for people preparing to do serious work in small, high-agency teams
A community for people preparing to do serious work in small, high-agency teams
Strategic Circles is a place to learn, build, and think alongside others who know that modern work is changing fast — toward smaller teams, more responsibility, and fewer layers between decisions and outcomes.
Strategic Circles is a place to learn, build, and think alongside others who know that modern work is changing fast — toward smaller teams, more responsibility, and fewer layers between decisions and outcomes.
Strategic Circles is a place to learn, build, and think alongside others who know that modern work is changing fast — toward smaller teams, more responsibility, and fewer layers between decisions and outcomes.
Some members are already owners or operators.
Some members are already owners or operators.
Some members are already owners or operators.
Others are preparing for that reality. Inside companies, alongside clients, or through independent work.
Others are preparing for that reality. Inside companies, alongside clients, or through independent work.
Others are preparing for that reality. Inside companies, alongside clients, or through independent work.
Either way, the direction is the same.
Either way, the direction is the same.
Either way, the direction is the same.
Most People Right Now
Most People Right Now
Most People Right Now
➖ Juggling tools without a coherent system
➖ Learning alone, unsure what to prioritize
➖ Surrounded by good ideas, with no clear way to choose
➖ Feeling the pressure of change, without a place to work through it all
➖ Juggling tools without a coherent system
➖ Learning alone, unsure what to prioritize
➖ Surrounded by good ideas, with no clear way to choose
➖ Feeling the pressure of change, without a place to work through it all
➖ Juggling tools without a coherent system
➖ Learning alone, unsure what to prioritize
➖ Surrounded by good ideas, with no clear way to choose
➖ Feeling the pressure of change, without a place to work through it all
Inside Strategic Circles
Inside Strategic Circles
Inside Strategic Circles
✚ Working inside durable systems, not scattered tools
✚ Learning through workshops, shared practice, and real examples
✚ Applying ideas with templates, guidance, and discussion
✚ Developing the skills needed for small-team, high-leverage work
✚ Working inside durable systems, not scattered tools
✚ Learning through workshops, shared practice, and real examples
✚ Applying ideas with templates, guidance, and discussion
✚ Developing the skills needed for small-team, high-leverage work
✚ Working inside durable systems, not scattered tools
✚ Learning through workshops, shared practice, and real examples
✚ Applying ideas with templates, guidance, and discussion
✚ Developing the skills needed for small-team, high-leverage work
Strategic Substack
Clear thinking for people responsible for outcomes
Clear thinking for people responsible for outcomes
The Strategic Design substack is where I and others write in public about strategy, systems, and decision-making. Especially for people doing big work with small teams.
The essays are typically short enough to read in ten minutes, but deep enough to change how you see a problem. Some pieces stand alone. Others connect directly to the systems, tools, and conversations happening across the Strategic Design ecosystem.
The Strategic Design substack is where I and others write in public about strategy, systems, and decision-making. Especially for people doing big work with small teams.
The essays are typically short enough to read in ten minutes, but deep enough to change how you see a problem. Some pieces stand alone. Others connect directly to the systems, tools, and conversations happening across the Strategic Design ecosystem.
The Strategic Design substack is where I and others write in public about strategy, systems, and decision-making. Especially for people doing big work with small teams.
The essays are typically short enough to read in ten minutes, but deep enough to change how you see a problem. Some pieces stand alone. Others connect directly to the systems, tools, and conversations happening across the Strategic Design ecosystem.
If you want deep thinking without the noise, this is the best place to start.
If you want deep thinking without the noise, this is the best place to start.
If you want deep thinking without the noise, this is the best place to start.
Level up
with a deliberate step forward in how you work
with a deliberate step forward in how you work
How you become the strategic variable
Mindshift Mechanics is a learning center for building a thinking system that holds up under complexity. It teaches the discipline of strategic cognition: treating yourself as a system you can inspect, configure, and deploy intentionally. Inside, you’ll find diagnostic frameworks, decision tools, foresight methods, and execution scaffolds you can actually use—before, during, and after real decisions. These tools help you detect leverage earlier, act with more confidence under uncertainty, and avoid living with a reactive mentality. Access is ongoing. The material grows over time with new artifacts and occasional live sessions. This is foundational work that compounds, not something you “complete.”
Mindshift Mechanics is a learning center for building a thinking system that holds up under complexity. It teaches the discipline of strategic cognition: treating yourself as a system you can inspect, configure, and deploy intentionally. Inside, you’ll find diagnostic frameworks, decision tools, foresight methods, and execution scaffolds you can actually use—before, during, and after real decisions. These tools help you detect leverage earlier, act with more confidence under uncertainty, and avoid living with a reactive mentality. Access is ongoing. The material grows over time with new artifacts and occasional live sessions. This is foundational work that compounds, not something you “complete.”
Mindshift Mechanics is a learning center for building a thinking system that holds up under complexity. It teaches the discipline of strategic cognition: treating yourself as a system you can inspect, configure, and deploy intentionally. Inside, you’ll find diagnostic frameworks, decision tools, foresight methods, and execution scaffolds you can actually use—before, during, and after real decisions. These tools help you detect leverage earlier, act with more confidence under uncertainty, and avoid living with a reactive mentality. Access is ongoing. The material grows over time with new artifacts and occasional live sessions. This is foundational work that compounds, not something you “complete.”
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