How agreements shape SME ecosystems.
A transparent view into my PhD-in-progress — where questions, data, and drafts are openly tested before publication.
In 360 interventions, I assess—using structured, multi-stakeholder inquiry—whether and how stakeholders are better off because an organization participates in their ecosystem.
Conceptual foundation: Ritchie-Dunham, J. (2023). World Agreements for Ecosystem-Wide Flourishing. Institute for Strategic Clarity.
What are 360 Dialogues?
A 360 dialogue is a focused intervention that examines a system from the full circle:
people inside the organization and stakeholders around it
explicit and implicit agreements
stated purpose and the outcomes the system reliably produces
The aim is simple: to make agreement structures visible — the ones that quietly shape decisions, risk, trust, and value creation.
(Link: Read more about the PhD →)
What is my PhD exploring?
My research explores how agreement structures influence performance and well-being within business ecosystems, and identifies patterns that promote regeneration under stress instead of slow extraction.
I combine qualitative fieldwork, agreement field mapping, and systems thinking to examine:
why good intentions still produce unhealthy outcomes
how de facto goals emerge through everyday agreements
which agreement shifts reliably improve decision quality
(Link: Research focus & method →)
Where does this work live?
This site is a home base for two connected streams:
PhD research: writing-in-public notes, concepts, and learning loops
Factor X (Routledge): an international book series on resource systems and human flourishing
I’m not offering services. I’m inviting conversation, co-authorship, and peer exchange.
(Link: Factor X →)
PhD Working Threads — an Open Research Kitchen
An open view into the craft of doctoral research — thinking, testing, revising, in public.
These five pages offer a transparent view into my PhD-in-progress — an open research kitchen where questions, data, models, and interpretations are developed before they become finished papers.
