Consensus is not Clarity - Hamlet's Window
Most teams don’t walk into strategy sessions trying to deceive each other. They walk in with goodwill, experience, and a plan. And yet, again and again, what looks like consensus in the room quietly u
The Myth of the Rational Group
Smart people in a room don’t guarantee smart decisions, that without structure, even highly capable teams default to bias, politeness, and strategic drift. We revisit the Bay of Pigs, where Kennedy consulted more than 40 of the nation’s sharpest minds and yet made a disastrous decision, not because the intelligence was flawed, but because the group lacked the structure to process it.
Plans are not Decisions
An exploration of how planning often masks a refusal to decide, why the inability to say what you're stopping signals strategic failure, and how facilitation helps organizations decide and follow through.
You Can't Walk a Cat
Groups don’t move just because a good plan exists, they move when their internal dynamics are intentionally structured. Strategy doesn’t fail from lack of intelligence, it fails when we ignore how humans actually behave in groups.
How to Reinvent a University During a Funding Crisis: The Arizona State University Model
When public funding dried up, Arizona State University didn’t shrink — it reinvented itself. This is how Design Science built America’s most innovative university in the desert.
Cost-cutting is a not a strategy for US research universities
U.S. research universities must cut costs but prioritize strategy to turn substantial funding challenges into long-term opportunities.
Demographics is not Destiny for US Universities. But Value is.
Declining demographics aren't the real threat—eroding confidence and poor returns are. Universities can adapt with industry alignment, affordable tuition, and flexible learning to increase enrollment.