PURPOSE. PEOPLE. PROCESS.
WE ARE HUMAN SCALE BUSINESS
We help groups think before they meet.
Most leadership failures aren’t failures of decision-making; they’re failures of perception. We help fix what leaders see before they decide.
REFLECT & ENGAGE
Reflect & Engage reduces the noise that distorts group judgment.
It helps leadership teams see what they’re missing before making critical decisions—not by adding analysis, but by preserving the weak signals that social dynamics might otherwise obscure: minority perspectives, unexamined assumptions, and tensions before they’re lost to premature convergence.
When This Helps
Reflect & Engage is useful when:
- Critical decisions are being made with incomplete situational awareness
- Minority perspectives or dissenting views may go unspoken
- The group converges quickly, but on a less impactful question
- New information struggles to surface against established narratives
When This Doesn't
Reflect & Engage is not a fit when:
- Speed matters more than seeing the full picture
- Decision criteria and authority are already established
- The risk of missing something isn’t significant
HOW WE WORK
Preparation shapes what a group can see.
We don’t sell templates, prompts, or turnkey systems. Our work supports organization leaders, consultants, and facilitators who want to:
- Ask better questions before the conversation begins
- Use AI without surrendering judgment
- Spend live time on addressing critical tensions
ABOUT US
We design facilitation and preparation practices that make human conversation matter.
Because technology changes, we focus on:
- Question quality
- Interpretive clarity
- Responsible use of automation
Laura Black
CO-FOUNDER
Facilitator of reflective conversation
Dave Bayless
CO-FOUNDER
Architect of reflective systems
A SIMPLE CHECK
If this resonates with how you think about preparation and facilitation, we should talk.
If you’re looking for scripts, templates, or ready-made AI solutions, this probably isn’t for you.