Work / Evidence

Case Studies

Each of these starts with what the organization believed was broken, and ends with what actually was. Where I can't prove something, I say so. Where a number is confidential or unretrievable, I'd rather tell you that than invent one.

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6 of 6 cases

Case file 01

The Missing Middle

Three organizations. Same blind spot.

System / VisibilitySystem / ConversionSystem / Lifecycle+1 more
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Case file 02

Documented ≠ True

One box. Five interpretations. Technically, one sword.

System / LifecycleSystem / VisibilityPattern / Shadow Systems+1 more
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Case file 03

$3–7 Leads in a $75–150 Lead Market

The market bought leads for $75–150. I built them for $3–7.

System / ConversionSystem / Positioning
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Case file 04

The Build Wasn't the Problem. The Gap Was.

The consultants were competent. The requirements weren't reality.

System / LifecycleSystem / VisibilityPattern / Coordination Friction+1 more
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Case file 05

The Company That Had Never Had a CRM

"CRM" was a foreign concept. Six months later, they could see who enrolled.

System / VisibilitySystem / LifecycleSystem / Conversion+2 more
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Case file 06

I Kept Seeing the Same Problems. So I Built a Diagnostic.

The problems stopped looking unrelated. So I built the instrument.

System / PositioningSystem / AuthoritySystem / Conversion+6 more
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