Change isn’t taking hold?
Examine what makes the new behavior difficult, unclear, or costly in people’s daily work.
Explore behavioral strategyBehavioral scientist · Design architect · Speaker
Human behavior is the blueprint.
I help managers and teams understand why change stalls, communication misses, and participation falls short. Together, we can design a clearer, more accessible next step and a way to evaluate it.
Let’s Work TogetherWatch the TEDx talks
For managers, directors, and the teams they lead
A better next step starts with a better question.
Participation is falling short?
Look at trust, access, and the experience of contributing, alongside the invitation.
Explore communication designYour team needs a shared plan?
Give your team a shared way to understand the problem and plan a next step.
Explore speaking & workshopsThe work now
Research made useful.
Accessible communication
Can everyone understand your information and act on it? ACI explores communication barriers that can leave people with disabilities out of the conversation.
Explore ACIReadiness and intervention
Is your team ready for the change you’re asking for? BRIA is a proposed architecture for examining readiness, barriers, and conditions that may support action.
Explore BRIABehavioral design
When several barriers overlap, separate fixes can pull in different directions. The 6 Lens Model is designed to turn six behavioral perspectives into one coordinated plan.
Explore the 6 Lens ModelExperience at a glance
DirectorBehavioral strategy
FounderThird Legacy Foundation
PrincipalZoe Communications Agency
Award-winningSyndicated broadcaster
The person behind the work
Many chapters. One enduring question.
How do we create conditions in which more people can fully participate?
I am a Dallas-based behavioral strategist, entrepreneur, and speaker. My path began in music and radio, grew through communications and organizational strategy, and now centers on the science and design of human behavior.
Research in public
Ideas should leave the page.
Watch how I connect questions about behavior, belief, and human motivation to lived experience. Two TEDx talks offer a place to begin.
TEDxPurdueUFrom Determinism to Dissonance and BeyondTEDxRITDubaiBehavior or Belief? Bigger Questions on Human Motivation
Bring a conversation to your teamThird Legacy Foundation
A more inclusive future has to be designed.
Founded with my wife, Feleceia, and inspired by our daughter Zoe, Third Legacy Foundation advances education, advocacy, and research for disability inclusion.
Meet the foundationTell me what’s happening, what you’ve already tried, and what you want people to be able to do. We can discuss whether behavioral strategy, communication design, a workshop, or a research partnership fits your challenge.
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