Maps and models that give you clarity in sustainability.
You don’t need another long report. You need clear choices, tested options, and the few actions that actually move the needle.
We support decision-makers in strategy and sustainability; and their teams; to cut through complexity and design strategies that last.
We help you to see the bigger picture, spot hidden risks, and find the few high-impact interventions that move the needle. Using facilitated workshops, systems thinking, and modeling, we turn complex cause-and-effect relationships into clarity.
The result: strategies grounded in shared understanding and designed for resilience.
Strategy with sustainability that moves
your organization forward.
Our approach is modular. Pick the service that fits your challenge or combine them for deeper impact. Align your team and co-create convincing evidence to receive support for sustainability-oriented strategies, policies and actions.
Simulation and Dynamic
Strategy Testing
A step beyond mapping: we build dynamic simulation models that let you test strategies over time without implementation risk.
Mapping
for Systemic Sustainability
A structured, qualitative investigation that connects your sustainability challenges with your business model through causal loop diagrams (CLDs)
We visualize how cause-and-effect relationships of sustainability-related topics (such as impacts, risks and opportunities as well as related strategies, policies and actions) influence business performance.
The complexity of the sustainability challenge can be communicated with simplicity and clarity.
Outcomes:
A shared mental model visible to your whole team
Clarity on how sustainability drives revenue, cost, and risk
A foundation for strategic alignment
Maps show structure and simulated models reveal behavior. We translate causal structures into dynamic models to explore how strategies, policies, and actions could play out.
Potential outcomes of sustainability-oriented interventions can be simulated over time.
Outcomes:
Stress-test your strategies under different scenarios
Explore trade-offs (e.g., short-term cost vs. long-term resilience)
Build confidence in decisions grounded in system behavior
From insight to action: your journey.
Step 1: Listen & Surface
We start with a focused conversation and a half-day pilot workshop. Together, we identify key variables, dynamics over time, and initial webs of causality.
Step 2: Map & Model
Depending on your needs, we create causal loop diagrams and, where useful, simulation models. These become the shared reference for your team.
Step 3: Prioritize and act
Using the maps and models, we identify where to act for the highest impact and agree on coordinated next steps. You leave with a roadmap you own and can explain to others.
Beyond reports: understanding you can use.
Causal Map
Visual representation of your cause-and-effect relationships
Usable for communication and decision-making
Simulation Model
Reusable tool to test strategies and scenarios
Shared with your team; yours to keep and adapt
You do not get a thick PowerPoint deck and a handshake. You get a shared Causal Compass: maps, stories, and models that your team can use and iterate on. You walk away equipped to make better decisions, faster.
Facilitated Alignment
Your team co-created the compass, so they own it
Built-in momentum for implementation
What you gain.
Depth meets clarity
Systems thinking and modelling of the behavior of your challenge is grounded in research, but communicated in language your team understands.
Co-creation builds ownership
You are not a passive recipient of analysis. Your expertise shapes the map and the insights.
Designed for real decisions
We build simple models for maximum insight always asking: what does this clarify for your decision?
Ready to build your Causal Compass?
A half-day pilot is the fastest way to see if this approach works for you. No long-term commitment, no surprises; just clarity and a clear next step.
FAQ
How is this different
from traditional consulting?
Do you only advise, or do you also help with implementation?
Our focus is on helping you make the right strategic choices. We work with your teams and partners to co-design interventions and hand over practical tools. If you need implementation support, we can stay involved or bring in trusted network partners.
What makes your
approach different?
Instead of long reports, we reveal the hidden dynamics such as feedback loops, delays, and leverage points that really drive outcomes. You can get a clear map, tested options, and practical steps tailored to your situation.
What if our challenge is
too complex or unique?
That's exactly when systems thinking and system dynamics shine. We don’t force your situation into a standard framework. We build a custom map of your system, test scenarios, and co-create solutions with you so the advice fits your reality.
How quickly
can we see results?
In the very first session, we surface the assumptions and perspectives that sit behind your challenge; and turn them into a shared starting point. We start small, prove value, and scale if you see the benefit.
Traditional consulting often relies on benchmarks and best practices. We use systems thinking and system dynamics to test strategies before they’re rolled out, so you avoid hidden risks and unintended consequences.
How long does this take?
Engagements range from a one-day pilot (already giving you clarity) over short-term engagement (4–6 weeks) with facilitated workshops and mapping to multi-month programs with ongoing facilitation for modelling with iterations, verification and testing. We start small, prove value, and scale if you see the benefit.
Causal Compass
From complexity to clarity.
Contact
clarity [at] causalcompass.co
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