May 18, 2026
On consulting into regulated industries
The constraint is the client. Notes on why we choose to build inside procurement rules, records law, and audit trails, and what it does to the work.
Writing
Essays from the practice.
Long-form, occasionally opinionated, always from work we’ve actually done. We publish when we have something to say, which is not every week.
February 9, 2026
The map is a decision record
GIS departments are asked to make maps. What institutions actually need from them is a durable record of why anyone believed anything about the ground.
October 27, 2025
Two to five people
Why we cap the practice at five, what breaks at six, and the arithmetic of teams small enough that everyone has read the source data.