Field notes from inside the work.
What we're learning from ventures, transformations and ecosystems in flight. No think-pieces, only material we'd send a client.
Closing the adoption gap: why transformations stall at 62%
Most transformation programs fund the design and starve the adoption. Here is the pattern we see across 40+ engagements — and how to reverse it.
The Academia–Industry Collaboration Playbook
A structured framework universities and enterprises can use to move from ceremonial MoUs to commercially meaningful research partnerships.
TSJ Venture & Ecosystem Summit 2026
Joining startup founders, corporate executives and university leaders to discuss co-building high-impact innovation ecosystems.
Founders That Scale — Ep. 07: Turning distribution into a moat
A conversation with the founding team of a portfolio venture on why go-to-market discipline beat product velocity in year two.
Enterprise Change & Transformation Masterclass
An interactive executive session on leading people-centered organizational change and scaling digital initiatives.
How Ironroot rebuilt operations for a 3x growth quarter
Inside the operating model redesign that carried a Series B company through hyper-growth without breaking the culture.
AI Readiness: a diagnostic for enterprise leadership
A short field-guide for CXOs pressure-testing whether their organization can actually deploy AI, or is only ready to talk about it.
Innovation programs that outlive their sponsors
The governance, funding and cultural design choices that determine whether corporate innovation survives the next reorganization.