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Nov 6, 2025

Culture Cosplay: Why We Spend Billions Pretending to Change

And how to stop mistaking inspiration for impact

Elise Keith
Elise Keith
Culture's Hidden Ledger

Culture's Hidden Ledger


Let's take an accountable portfolio approach to culture work

Six Real-World Culture Math Case Studies

Six Real-World Culture Math Case Studies


And a reminder that every success or failure is just a passing chapter in a longer story

Doing the Math on Return on Culture

Doing the Math on Return on Culture


Culture is a strategic asset. Translate those vibes to value so you can prove it.


Find No Sooner Part 1: Why No Hides

Find No Sooner Part 1: Why No Hides


The social, cultural, and structural reasons people hide their concerns and objections.

Find No Sooner Part 2: Inviting No Into the Conversation

Find No Sooner Part 2: Inviting No Into the Conversation


Asking questions that uncover objections

Find No Sooner Part 3: Reading the Layers of No in Real Time

Find No Sooner Part 3: Reading the Layers of No in Real Time


Decode disagreement in the moment using the Layers of No model.

Find No Sooner Part 4: Mapping Resistance After the Fact

Find No Sooner Part 4: Mapping Resistance After the Fact


Reveal what’s stuck and chart a path through the freeze.

5D Thinking

Adam Grant vs Mary Poppins: Framing Meetings

Adam Grant vs Mary Poppins: Framing Meetings


Noticing frames and their impact on what's possible

Intentional Collaboration: Building Framing Skills Using the Tesseract

Intentional Collaboration: Building Framing Skills Using the Tesseract


A visual prototype for understanding and selecting useful frames

Same is good. Same is bad. So is different.

Same is good. Same is bad. So is different.


How Dozens of 5D Thinking Maps Revealed the Importance of Minding the Dot

Exploring Perspectives, Not Elephants

Exploring Perspectives, Not Elephants


Throwing Windows Open Wide to See, Understand, and Connect

A Story We Agree to Live In

A Story We Agree to Live In


The Zero to Five Identity Crisis

The Zero to Five Identity Crisis


Categorizing collaboration—and when exactly does blue turn teal?

Me 'n the Beastie Boys want to know

Me 'n the Beastie Boys want to know


So whatcha watcha want?

Redesigning Ways of Working:  Let's Open-Source Our Expertise

Redesigning Ways of Working: Let's Open-Source Our Expertise


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