Insights
Writing on Invisible Architecture™, leadership, and the systems beneath work
Attention Is the Foundation of Invisible Architecture™
Attention Is the Foundation of Invisible Architecture™
Why leaders’ attention shapes organizational reality — psychologically, sociologically, and rhetorically
Leadership is usually discussed in terms of vision, strategy, and execution. But something far more basic precedes all of it: attention.
Recognition as a Mechanism of Socially Constructed Space
Invisible Architecture™ draws heavily on the idea that organizations are not neutral containers in which work happens, but socially constructed spaces shaped by power, meaning, and memory.
Recognition Isn’t Praise. It’s Memory.
Most leaders believe recognition is about appreciation.
Say thank you.
Call out good work.
Reward effort.
And while none of that is wrong, it misses the point entirely.
Because recognition is not about making people feel good.
The Workplace Has Always Been Speaking — Now It’s Time to Listen
It’s easy to treat space like a container. But as French philosopher Henri Lefebvre wrote, space is always socially produced. It reflects the values and assumptions of those who shape it. And that encoding doesn’t vanish once construction is finished.
The Theory Behind Invisible Architecture™
Invisible Architecture didn’t come out of nowhere. It came from years of walking into buildings that were beautiful, expensive, compliant, and completely misaligned with what they were supposed to represent.
A Building Isn’t a Building Without Its People: The Social Production of Workplace Purpose
For most of my career, I believed that work could exist anywhere. Technology, trust, and flexibility were the real enablers — space was secondary. But as I began studying spatial theory in the context of what I now call Invisible Architecture™, I found myself rethinking that belief.