Frames I keep coming back to.
The tools on this site are for working on something. The pieces here are for thinking about something.
Models, frames, and ways of seeing that I find myself returning to in my work with senior leaders. Some are mine. Some I've borrowed and reshaped. All are offered the same way the tools are: free, with the request that you put them to good use.
The Cynefin Framework
Not all problems are created equal
A visual walkthrough of the Cynefin framework — from predictable to unpredictable, from holiday dinners to organizational challenges. Learn to see which parts of your challenge need expertise, which need experimentation, and which just need you to act.
Read →Five Layers Deep
The evolutionary roots of how you think, connect, and lead
A biological view of complexity. How humans evolved from single-celled organisms to creatures who can hold meaning, and how each layer of new capacity unlocked more advanced ways to connect, protect, and — when we are at our best — to serve a future bigger than ourselves.
Read →The Culture Change Model
Treating culture like the living system it is
Most culture change models treat culture as a process — a project with a start, a plan, and an end state. This one treats it as a living system: complicated enough to require discipline, complex enough to demand humility. A walkthrough of the model, the case studies behind it, and two tools you can use right now to see where your own thinking is sharp and where it breaks down.
Read →More pieces will be added as they're written. There's no schedule. They arrive when they're ready.