Buy down risk by making the best decisions the first time.

You have a leadership mandate. We provide the explicit (not intuitive) operational intelligence to get it done.

We assess objective reality from a distance. 

We only use publicly available data to decode the reality of your situation. No surveys. No interviews. No questionnaires. There is enough public data to tell us everything we need to know about your organization; but we are the only company that can convert that public knowledge into actionable insights for you.

We take your intuition, generate the explicit data, and convert it into operational specifications.

Using our data, we can finally put your biggest opportunities and obstacles into words. We can help you better define your goals, benchmark your teams against those that have achieved it elsewhere, and give you clear standards for measuring your progress. You might already sense what’s wrong or what needs to happen. We give those things a name, and in the process, make the solution obvious. 

We surface (and measure) the hidden forces that determine outcome.

There’s no need for you to operate in a world full of surprises when the data is there. And that data can help you have greater authority over the decisions you make: for your teams, your supply chain, your customers, and your company. We take the guesswork out of progress by showing you what you can’t otherwise see, providing confidence in your ability to execute goals, complete ambitious mandates, and own the future. 

Work With Us

Our mission is to future-proof businesses that focus on their customers, quality, and outcome.

That means we’re a great fit, if:

  • You have a clear mandate.

  • You’re employee-focused.

  • You’re customer-centric.

  • You care about quality.

  • You want to change from within.

If you don’t fit this criteria, we’re not designed for your company. But if this fits your culture, and you’re looking to DIY transformation, let’s talk.

Reach Out

Pricing available per project or on a subscription basis.

Principals

  • Christopher Skinner

    FOUNDER & SYSTEMS ARCHITECT

    The “Data Guy” who has transformed organizations ranging from Google to National Security.

  • Amber Hargroder

    STRATEGIC ARCHITECT

    The writer who has re-positioned leaders ranging from bespoke luxury to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • "Without data you're just another person with an opinion."

    —W. Edwards Deming

  • “Decide what you stand for. And then stand for it all the time.”

    —Clayton Christensen

  • "Cost is more important than quality, but quality is the best way to reduce cost."

    —Genichi Taguchi

  • “Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem.”

    —Russell Ackoff

  • "Finite players play within boundaries; infinite players play with boundaries."

    —William Torbert