When simple answers aren’t enough
When goals, values, perspectives and responsibilities come into tension, more than quick solutions is needed. We help organizations understand what is at stake, make well-grounded decisions and find sustainable ways forward in complex questions.
When complex questions call for new ways of thinking
Some situations become difficult not because knowledge is lacking, but because different perspectives, values and responsibilities come into tension.
They may involve decisions where every option carries consequences. Situations where guidelines and established models do not provide sufficient guidance. Questions where an organization has tried to find solutions, yet the same challenges keep returning.
In such situations, a quick answer is rarely enough. What is needed is a deeper understanding of what the situation is really about, which perspectives need to be brought into dialogue, and which ways forward are both possible and responsible.
We help organizations understand complex questions, make well-grounded decisions and turn them into sustainable action.
From complexity to sustainable action
Our work is shaped around three interconnected ways of working that help organizations move from uncertainty to clarity, sound decisions and action
Beneath the surface: understanding
We look beyond what is immediately visible to explore underlying causes, values, assumptions and systemic patterns. A deeper understanding of the question creates a stronger basis for sound judgement and well-grounded decisionsUnder ytan: att förstå
Between us: dialogue
Complex questions are rarely understood or resolved from a single perspective. We create dialogues where different professions, experiences and forms of knowledge can come together, be examined and contribute to a shared understanding — creating a stronger basis for decisions that those involved can stand behind.
In practice: making change happen
Insight needs to become action. We support organizations in turning decisions into practice, developing approaches that are grounded in the organization, informed by relevant guidelines and both scientific and experiential knowledge, and attentive to unintended consequences. We follow what happens over time and adjust when needed.
Our People
Deep expertise for complex questions and decisions
Marjan Rijnbout: Founder-Senior advisor
Complexity analysis, participatory approaches and sustainable governance.
Hannah van Rijswoud: Co-founder, Junior advisor
Sustainable finance, investment, organizational culture and human behaviour.
A conversation can be a beginning
Discover how understanding creates change.
Contact us and let’s explore what might be possible together