Complex problems require cross-sector solutions

My work as a c-suite leader and superintendent taught me that no organization exists in isolation. My work in education was woven into housing, transportation, social services, and economic development.

"This isn't about adding more initiatives to your plate. It's about finding simplexity - the smallest number of systems-level actions that actually move multiple needles at once."

Leading in education means managing notoriously complex systems - multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, limited resources, high public scrutiny. That complexity taught me to see patterns that apply far beyond schools. I make the complex simple through simplexity - finding the smallest number of systems-level actions that actually move multiple needles at once.

I've worked with city leaders on transportation, partnered with nonprofits on family services, navigated state agencies for funding. Your biggest challenges usually require partners outside your sector.

Drawing on Michael Fullan's research on large-scale change, I help organizations achieve "simplexity" - identifying the smallest number of key factors that make the biggest difference across interconnected systems. Many of Washington's biggest challenges span sectors: housing affects schools, economic development impacts nonprofits. I help leaders see the whole system, not just their piece of it.

Most change initiatives fail because they try to fix everything at once within organizational silos. I help you identify the 3-5 key leverage points across the whole system that, when aligned, create breakthrough results.

Ready to find what actually moves the needle?