Playing with Complexity

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Latest — 29 May 2026

Case Study: Organizational Design & Collaboration Transformation

Helping Teams Move from Fragmented Structures to Shared Capability-Based Collaboration The Challenge A large organization was experiencing increasing communication fragmentation and collaboration challenges across teams and departments. As organizational complexity increased, several interconnected issues began to emerge: * siloed communication between functional groups * unclear ownership and overlapping responsibilities * limited visibility across

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Case Study: Product Mindset Cohort Transformation

Helping Cross-Functional Teams Build Shared Understanding Around Product Thinking The Challenge A large enterprise organization was working to strengthen Product Mindset adoption across multiple departments and teams. While individuals were interested in product thinking principles, adoption was inconsistent and fragmented across the organization. Teams were navigating several interconnected challenges: * siloed

First Echos

Friday March 27th marked my last day as a corporate employee. The company cut my role, and I stepped into something new. I received my performance review which was positive. Four hours later, it was over. Everything is always in motion - between two states. Always liminal. I write this

Remember Everything, Think of Nothing

There's a moment before you step into an improv scene. You're standing in the wings or at the edge of the stage. Your body knows what to do, but your mind is quiet. This is the paradox I tell every improviser: you need to remember everything

Case Study: Transforming Communication and Collaboration at Pixels and Polygons Animation School.

The Challenge Pixels and Polygons: School of Digital Art & Animation approached me to address common challenges faced by aspiring animators and digital artists: * Communication barriers between students from diverse backgrounds * Collaboration difficulties in team-based creative projects * Creative blocks and self-consciousness limiting artistic expression * Uncertainty intolerance when facing the unpredictable

Forager

My friend Chris and I were accountability buddies in the Ness Labs Collector to Creator course a while back. This course was a really great introduction to collecting information and then doing something with it. Writing in particular, but whatever way you wanted to express yourself. Whatever way you wished

Everything is Unscripted

Will tomorrow look and feel a lot like today? Probably, yes. Will five years from now look and feel a lot like today? Plausibly, maybe. Possibly, no one knows. No one can see the future. Hell, no one knows exactly what to do right now. We strategize and plan and

Long Story Short

I continue to try to get myself “into the room” where conversations are happening, so that I may draw them. Being present and listening, deeply listening, so that I can visually capture what is said is meditative, and fun. It’s a bit like performance, and a bit like facilitation.

This rock

This rock is changing right in front of your eyes. Slowly. When I took this photo, the tide was low, but coming in. I’d say that this rock was a part of the land. When the tide is high, the rock would be covered by water. It would then

Boats

A rising tide lifts all boats What a nice thought. I’ve said it myself when teaching. And when expressing how sharing and helping other people helps us all. It conjures a mind movie of all people, together. Enjoying the bay, and sailing out to the sunrise. The start of