How we work

We make transformation feel human

Our approach

We design for the whole system

Most organisations treat communication, culture, and wellbeing as separate problems. Separate teams, separate budgets, separate calendars.

But your people experience it all at once.

What If brings all three together using human-centered systems thinking. We map stakeholders, flows, feedback loops, and leverage points. We design for ripples, not just immediate outcomes. And solve root causes, not symptoms.

The result: Transformation that reinforces itself instead of competing for attention.

Three pillars. One experience.

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    Clarity

    Making the complex simple

    Leader voice & internal narrative

    Adoption toolkits for rollouts

    Campaigns that inspire belief

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    Connection

    Culture you can feel

    Gen Z leadership circles

    Culture conversation cards

    Brave conversation frameworks

    Rituals that bring values to life

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    Care

    Wellbeing woven into the workday

    Leadership resilience during transformation

    Mindfulness & creative practices

    Micro-moments of presence in meetings

    + Studio: Our creative engine for stories, artifacts, and immersive retreats

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Our operating principles

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    We say it like it is

    We ask the questions others avoid and surface tensions organisations dance around.

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    We design for ripples

    We map how changes cascade through your system and create feedback loops that compound.

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    We make it stick

    We design practices that become habits, rituals that become rhythms.

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    We feel it and measure it

    We track both system-level shifts and human experience, numbers and stories.

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    We choose brave

    We partner with leaders willing to hear hard truths and take real action.

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    We tap collective intelligence

    The answers live in your organisation, we create the conditions for them to surface.

Our 4-phase methodology

  • Phase 1: Listen

    (2 weeks)

    Connection Index | Leader interviews | Listening labs | Systems mapping

  • Phase 2: Make it human

    (4 weeks)

    Narrative design | Ritual frameworks | Manager toolkits | Ripple mapping

  • Phase 3: Embed

    (2-4 weeks)

    Integrate into rhythms | Launch + ongoing cadence | Multiple touchpoints

  • Phase 4: Prove

    (Ongoing)

    Leading indicators | Lagging indicators | System shifts | Story capture

Target outcomes:

Connection to purpose: +20%
Leadership clarity: +15-25%
Initiative fatigue: -15-20%

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Why What If is different

We're not a consultancy that delivers frameworks and leaves,
or a creative agency that makes things look good ,
or a platform selling software.

We're the integration layer that designs transformation as a lived experience.

- Born from 7+ years leading culture at scale (not theory)
- Human-centered systems thinking (not siloed solutions)
- We measure both numbers and narratives
- We embed practices, not just campaigns

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