Organizations need clear, actionable insights to thrive.
Backed by our patented Mental Models System, we create tailored solutions that align judgment, decision-making, and stakeholder behaviors—giving leaders clarity and confidence to drive success.
Our methods transform complex knowledge into clear, actionable frameworks that uncover decision drivers and empower confident, measurable outcomes.
Proven
Methods
Learn how our expertise in behavioral insights and precise strategies empowers leaders to align stakeholder actions and achieve impactful results.
Leaders in Data-Driven Growth
Meet the experts behind our success—leaders with decades of experience, cutting-edge methodologies, and a commitment to solving your most complex challenges.
Commitment You
Can Rely On
Ready to solve your organization’s toughest challenges? Reach out to our expert team to explore tailored solutions designed for measurable success.
Transformative Partnerships
We create tailored solutions that align judgment, decision-making, and stakeholder behaviors—giving leaders clarity and confidence to drive success.
Our Proven Approach
CSS offers two distinct methodologies for organizations facing complex stakeholder and innovation challenges. Mental Models, our patented system pioneered at Carnegie Mellon in the 1980s, maps how stakeholders reason so leaders can align judgment, decision-making, and behavior. Planned Innovation, built across four decades of product development practice, grounds new product and service decisions in confirmed market need so resources are committed to opportunities with real commercial demand. Across hundreds of applications in commercial, industrial, government, and aerospace sectors, both methodologies deliver evidence-based answers to the questions that determine outcomes.
Who We’ve
Worked With
Mark Roll, General Partner
Innovation is a planned process.
We combine mental models & innovation processes to
reduce risk and make informed decisions
for clients.
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Mark Roll, General Partner
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Innovation is a planned process.
We combine
mental models and innovation processes
to reduce risk and make informed decisions for clients.
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Innovation is a planned process.
We combine
mental models and innovation processes
to reduce risk and make informed decisions for clients.
Mark Roll, General Partner