Where Organizations Think Smarter
A non-profit applying cognitive engineering to de-risk the cybersecurity
and business systems that run our world.
Decisions that matter are the hardest to make
Too much data. Not enough thinking.
Too much data. Not enough thinking.
Too much data. Not enough thinking.
Information is displayed but rarely transformed into understanding. It’s scattered across charts, feeds, and alerts that compete for attention instead of guiding it.
Fragmented Decisions
Too much data. Not enough thinking.
Too much data. Not enough thinking.
Every function builds its own view of risk, performance, or safety, and no one sees the whole picture.
Complexity Outpacing Design
Too much data. Not enough thinking.
Complexity Outpacing Design
As systems grow smarter, their interfaces often grow less human. Tools evolve faster than the visual and cognitive patterns people rely on, forcing even experts to translate meaning from raw data under pressure.
Need for a New Approach
Traditional task flows work well for tactical activities like incident response, providing clear guidance for predefined events and predictable conditions.
But when it comes to more strategic initiatives—such as setting budgets, modernizing technology, or strengthening resilience—linear processes fall short. Strategic work doesn’t follow a script. It requires judgment, iteration, and adaptation in response to changing conditions, incomplete information, and competing priorities.
Our Methodology
Adaptive Workflows are built to evolve—shifting their sequence, timing, and emphasis as risks, business priorities, and insights change.
Grounded in the Cognitive Engineering Design Methodology (CEDM), our methodology addresses how the human mind perceives, compares, and decides under pressure. Tapping into the "expert mind"—CISOs, risk leaders, and functional executives within the Mesh Commons community—our workflows mirror how experts actually think and act when context is fluid and outcomes are uncertain.
Mesh Commons Services
Members Monthly Workshops
Mesh Commons Workshops are twice-monthly working sessions where leadership and their teams bring real-world decisions to the table, stress-test them using cognitive engineering principles, and co-develop open frameworks that strengthen human performance, decision clarity, and collaboration across complex, high-stakes systems.
Custom Views Services
Custom Views Service enhances the applications your teams already use—redesigning around how experts think. Using Cognitive Engineering Design Methodology (CEDM), we transform complex interfaces into intuitive decision environments that reduce cognitive overload and bring clarity to every choice.
Simulation Platform
An interactive environment for rehearsing decisions under realistic conditions, built on a framework refined through a decade of use in financial and mission-critical systems. Our simulations enable cybersecurity partners to run tabletop exercises that strengthen coordination, communication, and cognitive performance before crises arise.
Deliverables
Visual Decision Frameworks
Structured models that capture how critical decisions unfold — who decides, when, and with what information.
Task Sheets & Workflow Blueprints
Step-by-step guides that break down complex workflows into clear, actionable tasks.
Community Knowledge Base
A growing library of deconstructed decision workflows contributed by member organizations.
Take the Cognitive Audit
Get a Cognitive Engineering Audit of your application to reveal how cognitive performance gains could apply to your systems. Submit three screenshots, and we’ll return a detailed deconstruction highlighting optimization opportunities and estimating the potential business value.