What It Does
Compass for Agility strengthens organizational capacity to adjust under pressure. It provides a structured method for diagnosing, designing, and reinforcing adaptive behavior. Leaders use Compass to create environments where priorities, structures, and operations evolve without losing clarity or momentum. It focuses not on abstract agility, but on visible responsiveness, when and where it matters most.
How It Works
Compass for Agility runs in 30-day cycles and follows five focused steps:
Ideation
Participants define what needs to move, improve, or resolve. This step surfaces competing goals, operational constraints, and unseen opportunities.
Identification
The group assesses readiness to act on those ideas by examining decision authority, stakeholder alignment, and bandwidth.
Intake
Leaders clarify what capacity is available, and what support structures need to adjust to support action.
In Action
The group implements a live experiment using adjusted workflows, priorities, or expectations to improve responsiveness.
Introspection
Participants review results, track effects, and adjust based on what they observed. These cycles repeat to build stronger adaptation habits.
Where It Fits
🗸 Use Compass for Agility when priorities shift faster than your current systems can adjust, creating bottlenecks or stalled initiatives.
🗸 Use it when attempts to implement agile practices break down because frameworks outpace leadership readiness or organizational fit.
🗸 Use it when operational changes are approved, but mid-level confusion prevents fast follow-through or creates rework downstream.
🗸 Use it when departments raise issues, but there is no structure to decide quickly, adjust priorities, or clear the path for execution.
🗸 Use it when momentum disappears after a successful pilot, because no feedback loop exists to track, scale, or refine what worked.
What It Delivers
A structured, low-friction way to test, refine, and scale adaptive behaviors during complex change
Greater consistency in how leaders and members respond to emerging needs, priorities, or disruptions
A visible framework for choosing tradeoffs and making changes without overloading the system
Measurable improvement in cycle time between decision, alignment, and execution
Stronger resilience through practical methods that support clarity, experimentation, and adjustment
Ready to Begin
Select the most urgent condition affecting delivery. Start a 30-day cycle that produces actionable insight, tested agreements, and measurable traction.