Hi! 👋 Matt here.
I design and assemble information systems for learning, collaboration and community building.To do that, I problem find and map what's happening against what needs to happen, build the collaborative or technical infrastructure to close gaps, then iterate until systems run sustainably without heroics.Right now, I and my various AI co-pilots are building NeXusEedu for K-12 schools. Our software enables the surfacing, logging and visualization of routine process behaviors and collaboration patterns within an organization's digital ecosystem.(Most behavior is a rational response to the structure surrounding it — so the work is to make the structure visible so we can fix that, and the people will do just fine.)By turning anecdotes and workflow mapping into documented data we identify and remove factors limiting growth, measuring not just what was done, but what actually changed. The hope is that the next process/initiative doesn't fail for the reason the last one did.NeXusEdu runs on a diagnostic and collaboration verification protocol that reorients siloed IT, Teachers, Admin and Coaches toward cross-functional capacity building; one small step beyond collective teacher efficacy, ranked by John Hattie as the number one factor influencing student achievement.The work integrates a diverse range of influences: systems thinkers, designers, modelers and scientists (and a few comedians) who all helped me come to see that systems produce exactly what they're designed to produce.I got into this kind of ambitiously integrative, curatorial journalism/work through curiousity mostly, taking roles that aren't typically found together: outside sales in power tools, Fortune 50 C-level executive assistance & communications (MTV/Viacom, Dow Chemical, Capital Group), Peace Corps service in Kazakhstan, New York City special education, and international school digital leadership on four continents.Reach out if you'd like to talk or collaborate.
From Dow to Now
