Quick Culture Calculator
Disconnection is costing you more than you think.
Most leaders see the symptoms (slower decisions, less ownership, low energy in rooms) long before they see the true impact on a balance sheet. This quick calculator reveals your hidden culture cost so you know exactly where to act first.
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Evidence-Based Frameworks
The Connection Blueprint is built on psychological science and organizational research that explains why people disengage, and what actually rebuilds trust, motivation, and belonging. We use evidence-based frameworks to shift behavior, build belonging, and redesign the employee experience to improve connection and unlock courageous performance.
Human Needs & Motivation at Work
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Motivational Science, Psychological Safety, and Belonging
Performance and engagement don’t break down because people are lazy, they break down when core human needs go unmet. When people don’t feel safe, seen, or supported, motivation stalls and employees become disengaged.
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We don’t focus on “motivating” people, but rather our tools help leaders uncover what’s blocking it. We identify where needs are unmet across the employee lifecycle and redesign for belonging, clarity, and agency.
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Key Contributors: Abraham Maslow, Edward Deci & Richard Ryan, Dr. Amy Edmondson, and Brené Brown
Key Studies & Sources:
The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmondson
Brown, B. (2012). Daring Greatly
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Behavioral Design, Habit Science, Systems Thinking, HR Lifecycle Strategy
You don’t build culture with values posters or training alone, you build it through repeated, intentional behaviors embedded into systems. If you don’t design for connection, you default to disconnection.
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We embed connection into your current systems. From structured 1:1s to onboarding rituals and micro-prompts, we build relational habits into the flow of work, so that safety, trust, and clarity are not extra work, but how things are done.
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Key Contributors: BJ Fogg, Charles Duhigg, James Clear, Josh Bersin, MIT Sloan
Key Studies & Sources:Fogg Behavior Model
Duhigg, C. (2012). The Power of Habit
Clear, J. (2018). Atomic Habits
Josh Bersin: The Employee Experience Framework
MIT Sloan: Systems Thinking Overview
Generational Insight & Emerging Workforce Trends
Culture Architecture: Systems, Habits & Human Design
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Generational Insight, Mental Health, Strength-Based Leadership
Today’s workforce, especially Gen Z. is the clearest mirror of what’s broken in workplace culture. Their expectations for authenticity, mental health, and growth aren’t problems to manage, they’re signals to evolve.
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We use Gen Z behavior as a diagnostic tool to rewire outdated norms. We teach leaders to spot and affirm strengths in real time, respond to vulnerability with safety, and shift culture through intentional micro-risks and human-centered practices that support well-being across generations.
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Key Contributors: Gallup CliftonStrengths, Appreciative Inquiry, Vivek Murthy, Jonathan Haidt, Pew Research, Jean Twenge, Mind Share Partners
Key Studies & Sources:Gallup: CliftonStrengths Science
Appreciative Inquiry Overview
Surgeon General’s Advisory on Workplace Well-Being (2022)
Mind Share Partners: Mental Health at Work 2021
Pew Research: Gen Z
Twenge, J. (2017). iGen