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Strategy Lab

Operational rituals built for clarity and calm

This category focuses on the systems behind editorial excellence. Expect cadences, facilitation frameworks, and tooling that keeps your team aligned even as formats evolve.

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Blueprint

Rewriting your editorial playbook without burning out the team

How North Coast Media paused output, redesigned rituals, and relaunched with a healthier cadence. Includes facilitation notes and dashboards they used for alignment.

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Toolkit

The handoff matrix for cross-discipline collaboration

Templates for clarifying responsibilities between editors, designers, and producers.

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Interview

When creative leads become facilitators

A dialogue with creative directors on balancing storycraft with operational stewardship.

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Signals

Three rituals to reduce editorial thrash

Micro practices you can test this week to increase clarity and protect deep work.

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Workshop

Storyboard your next editorial quarter

A participatory session to align your leadership trio around goals, rituals, and story arcs.

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