How We Think
How We Think
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We don’t work from one model or one school of thought. We pull from a lot of different ideas, perspectives, and ways of looking at things, and use whatever helps us make the clearest sense of the situation in front of us.
Systems & Patterns
Systems & Patterns
How people, environments, histories, relationships, and structures shape and influence one another.
Human Development
Human Development
How people grow, adapt, protect themselves, get stuck, and change over time.
Psychology & Behavior
Psychology & Behavior
Not just what someone is doing, but what may be underneath it and what keeps the pattern going.
Education & Learning
Education & Learning
How people take in information, make meaning, build skills, and sometimes get missed by the systems around them.
Leadership & Organizations
Leadership & Organizations
How decisions, culture, communication, incentives, roles, and people affect one another.
Story & Perspective
Story & Perspective
How the way someone understands a situation can change what they see, what they believe is possible, and what they do next.
Some of the ideas behind how we think
Some of the ideas behind how we think
We’ve studied and pulled from a lot of different philosophies, theories, frameworks, and schools of thought over the years. You definitely don’t need to know any of them to work with us, but if you’re curious, here are some of the places our thinking comes from.
Analytical Psychology
Analytical Psychology
Looking beneath the surface at symbols, stories, unconscious patterns, identity, and the process of becoming more whole.
The Enneagram
The Enneagram
Exploring recurring motivations, fears, needs, and patterns in how people respond to the world.
16 Personalities
16 Personalities
A simple way of exploring differences in how people tend to think, communicate, decide, and interact.
The Waters Center
The Waters Center
Using systems thinking to understand how different parts of a situation connect and influence one another.
The Pattern
The Pattern
Looking for recurring themes and cycles that may help someone see their life or situation from another perspective.
Predictable Success
Predictable Success
Looking at what helps people and organizations move from good ideas into sustainable, workable action.
Attachment Theory
Attachment Theory
Understanding how experiences of safety, closeness, trust, and connection can shape relationships later in life.
Human Design
Human Design
One of several reflective tools we’ve explored for thinking about individuality, decision-making, and how people experience themselves.
IDEO Design Thinking
IDEO Design Thinking
Trying ideas, learning from what happens, refining them, and trying again until something actually works.
Conscious Leadership
Conscious Leadership
Looking at how self-awareness, responsibility, curiosity, and emotional patterns shape the way people lead and relate.
The Heroic Journey
The Heroic Journey
A way of understanding challenge, change, struggle, growth, and the meaning people make from what they go through.
The Togetherness Practice
The Togetherness Practice
Exploring connection, belonging, shared experience, and what helps people feel genuinely together.
Internal Family Systems
Internal Family Systems
Understanding the different “parts” of ourselves and what they may be trying to protect or accomplish.
True Colors
True Colors
A simple framework for understanding differences in communication, priorities, working styles, and relationships.
Scrum
Scrum
Breaking complicated work into manageable pieces, learning as you go, and adjusting instead of overplanning everything upfront.
Family Systems
Family Systems
Looking at a person as part of a larger relationship system rather than treating their behavior as something happening in isolation.
Ashoka Changemakers
Ashoka Changemakers
Thinking about how people can create meaningful change within the systems and communities around them.
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Understanding how people grow and change over time, and how earlier experiences can shape what happens later.
Our Values
Our Values
These things are simple, but important. They shape how we live, how we work with people, and how we approach problems. They’re also the standard we try to bring into every conversation, decision, and situation.
Serendipity
We pay attention to the connections that are easy to miss. Sometimes the thing that helps everything make sense comes from somewhere unexpected.
Authenticity
We believe it matters to know what you actually think, feel, and believe, and to be honest about that without becoming who you think you’re supposed to be.
Clarity
We try to get things clear enough that people can understand what’s actually happening and know what makes sense to do next.
Humility
We can believe something strongly and still stay open to the possibility that there’s more to see. Being curious matters more than needing to be right.
Intentionality
We try to make choices on purpose instead of just reacting. That means knowing what matters and taking responsibility for the impact of what we do.
You don’t need to know any of this to bring us something.
You don’t need to know any of this to bring us something.
You just need something you want to figure out or talk about.
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