Generic ‘assess, plan, act’ models fail strategic leaders in complex transitions because they are built to deliver external answers. Our Human-Centered Design methodology is different. We don’t advise you; we provide the four-phase rigor necessary to define a solvable problem unique to your strengths, guaranteeing that the solution you deliver is entirely your own. This is how we ensure change is sustainable, not temporary.

Phase 1: Explore & Define Your Reality

The Problem: Most leaders move straight into action without truly understanding the full landscape of their transition. They try to solve symptoms (e.g., “I need to be better at time management”) instead of the root cause.
Our Solution: We begin by embracing complexity. Using visual frameworks like the What’s on Your Radar methodology, we dedicate time to mapping the entire ecosystem of your challenge—your fears, unique strengths, constraints, and opportunities. This divergent phase ensures we gather all the necessary data so you stop wasting energy on the wrong problem.
The Outcome: You gain a complete, data-driven perspective on your situation, leading to the identification of all available solvable data points for your design challenge.

Phase 2: Focus & Frame Your Challenge

The Problem: Strategic professionals often mistake a symptom for the root cause. If you don’t frame the challenge correctly, any solution you design will fail.
Our Solution: We move from the broad data gathered in Phase 1 into surgical precision. Using an advanced synthesis of your strengths, fears, opportunities, and constraints, we collaboratively construct a single, powerful Core Challenge Frame. This isn’t just a question; it’s a strategically framed statement that defines the exact problem you have the agency to solve.
The Outcome: You gain unshakable focus. You stop spending energy on external forces you can’t control and gain confidence that the problem you are solving is the highest-leverage, most sustainable target.

Phase 3: Envision & Create Your Options

The Problem: The fear of making a “make-break” mistake often means leaders are locked in chronic analysis paralysis, unable to commit to a single path.
Our Solution: We use advanced ideating techniques like Alternative Worlds to rapidly generate a diverse portfolio of possible futures. Instead of copying a single successful leader, we facilitate a process where you take what’s best from others and intentionally design how you want to use it. This methodology generates many options, allowing you to quickly test prototypes for your career or life decisions without committing to a single one.
The Outcome: You gain strategic options. You move beyond fear-based decisions and generate a robust set of six or more viable solutions, ensuring your final choice is the most resilient.

Phase 4: Commit & Design Your Path

The Problem: Many successful breakthroughs fail because the person lacks the system to sustain the change over time. You succeed in the sprint, but lose the marathon due to old habits and external pressure.
Our Solution: This is the most critical phase. We help you select the highest-leverage option from your prototypes and immediately define the single, lowest-stakes action needed to start testing the solution. Crucially, we then dedicate time to designing the custom systems and accountability rituals that mitigate the specific self-sabotaging patterns we identified in Phase 1 and 2. This is the implementation phase where you create your final Personal Systems Blueprint.
The Outcome: You achieve sustainable, self-owned change. You walk away with a proven first step, a rigorous plan for long-term accountability, and the confidence that your new system is resilient against external pressure and internal burnout.