Principal Contributors

  • Bob Gower is the founder of Splendid Torch, and an org designer, operator, and technologist with 20 years of experience guiding teams through complexity. He specializes in adaptive teamwork and operating systems.

  • Brittany Martin helps leaders turn vision into reality through org design, capacity architecture, and human-centered systems. A former President & COO, she builds adaptive, ethical operating models.

  • Erin Hinkle-Robertson helps strengthen culture, clarity, and capacity through people-centered systems and org design. A former Director of People, she builds adaptive structures that support scale and performance.

  • Hannah Keen is a global operator and former COO who scales teams with clear systems. She helps leaders turn AI into usable workflows—reducing friction, increasing focus, and accelerating delivery.

  • Joe O’Connor helps organizations redesign work for the age of AI through org design, smart work systems, and sustainable performance. He has led global pilots that build adaptive, high-trust operating models.

  • Julie Clow helps shape cultures that enable performance through org design and people systems. A former global people executive at Google and CHANEL, she builds adaptive, resilient organizations.

  • Maaria Tiensivu supports teams through design sprints and applied AI practices that turn ideas into products. With experience in service design and innovation she builds adaptive systems for effective, iterative growth.

  • Rajkumari Neogy helps leaders build high-trust cultures through neurobiology, systems, and org design. As consultant to global companies, they design operating models that strengthen performance and belonging.

  • Tiani Jones is a socio-technologist who helps organizations improve flow and delivery through systems thinking. With two decades across engineering and product, she builds adaptive, resilient operating systems.

  • Usha Gubbala helps leaders accelerate growth and innovation by building adaptive systems that unlock the best of people and AI potential. With 15 years as a coach and strategist, she shapes cultures that scale with integrity.

Advisory Council

  • Bree Groff is a leading voice on human-centered work, with expertise in employee experience, transformation, and the future of work.

  • Caralanay Cameron helps companies build AI-powered products, blending strategy with human-centered design and practical implementation.

  • David Porcaro has deep expertise in AI-enabled education. Formerly at CZI and General Assembly, he is the CEO of Learning Design Alliance.

  • Jenny Blake is an author and systems strategist whose work guides leaders to reduce friction and navigate change with clarity.

  • Kurt Collins helps companies build new products, blending engineering, strategy, and business development.

  • LIsa Lewin has deep expertise in scaling organizations. Former General Assembly CEO, she advises boards on growth and governance.

  • Patty Simonton is a leader in social entrepreneurship who helps businesses grow through strategy and ecosystem design.

  • Scott Meyer is an entrepreneur and educator focused on AI adoption and unlocking value through human-centered technology.

  • Sinéad Condon is a former Chief People Officer with deep expertise in change, leadership transitions, and people-first operating models.

Contributors + Advisors convene regularly to strengthen our practice and deepen our thinking