Framework catalogue
Strategic Thinking Skills
19 frameworks from The Helix Moment, with source chapters and practical context for your strategic work.
Explore the catalogue below. For a downloadable starting point, use the public 5Ps pack and its setup guide for working with AI.
Core Frameworks
The Helix Model
Rethinking strategy fundamentalsStrategy × Design as two intertwining strands spiralling upward. Strategy as a living system, not a static deck.
Lines · Loops · Vibes
Approach doesn't match environmentThree rhythms of organisational intelligence — structured, adaptive, emergent. Diagnose rhythm mismatches.
Co-Intelligence
Designing human-AI collaborationHuman + AI rhythmic partnership. Amplify, mirror, partner, and extend — not replace.
Seven Faces of Strategic Dysfunction
Each Face has a full diagnostic → root cause → solution pathway → strategy framework → AI integration.
1. The Paralysis
"We don't know where to start"Cognitive overwhelm — scattered sensing with no convergence. Teams can't decide, stuck in endless analysis.
2. The Beautiful Plan
"Our plans never get used"Perfect plans disconnected from reality. Strategy documents gather dust while the world moves on.
3. The Ivory Tower
"Strategy feels disconnected"Leadership strategy disconnected from frontline reality. Strategy "happens above" and stays there.
4. The Hamster Wheel
"We're stuck reacting"Reactive loops without strategic direction. Teams are always busy but going nowhere meaningful.
5. The Whiplash
"Strategy keeps changing"Static strategy colliding with dynamic environment. Direction keeps changing violently.
6. The AI Fog
"AI pilots don't connect"Disconnected AI capabilities without strategic integration. AI pilots everywhere, strategy nowhere.
7. The Safety Dance
"We protect the old way"Cultural risk aversion blocking innovation. Protecting the status quo at all costs.
5Ps of Loop Design
Five stages of one learning loop. Read the chapters below, then use the public 5Ps downloads to put the method into practice.
1. Perceive
Before solution-buildingSense unspoken needs, emerging patterns, and cultural undercurrents before building solutions.
2. Perform
Execution and deliveryConvert insights into concrete, measurable action. Focused momentum with purpose.
3. Portfolio
Risk management, innovationMaintain multiple pathways forward through meaningful diversity of experiments.
4. Pause/Promote
Strategic prioritisationChoose what matters by combining analytical insight with intuitive wisdom.
5. Progress
Capability buildingConvert experience into evolutionary organisational capability. Build learning systems.
Advanced Frameworks
The EEE Layer
Values-based design, responsible AIEthics, Emotion, Emergence — the missing third layer beyond Logic and Action. Where human wisdom concentrates.
AI in the Loop
Workflow-level AI integrationFour collaboration modes (Amplifier, Mirror, Partner, Capability) plus the Human-AI Spiral process.
Co-Intelligent Organisation
Organisational AI strategyScale co-intelligence with four archetypes. From individual tool use to organisational transformation.
Public 5Ps downloads
The public pack covers Perceive, Perform, Portfolio, Pause/Promote and Progress as one learning loop. Open the 5Ps guide to choose a format and set up the method with AI.
Public 5Ps downloads · ChatGPT setup · Claude setup
To explore the wider catalogue, follow the chapter links above for each framework's explanation and practical application.