Exploring complexity, context, and the systems that shape how we understand people and organizations.
Philosophy
The challenges people and organizations face rarely exist in isolation. They are shaped by history, systems, relationships, assumptions, and the environments around them. Compass & Context explores these connections to better understand complexity, identify patterns, and create clearer paths forward.
Selected Works
Examples of applied analysis, research, and problem-solving across academic, organizational, and professional contexts.
Featured Work
Compass & Context brings together research, analysis, writing, and conversations exploring how people, organizations, and systems interact. Through academic work, thought pieces, and public conversations, this work examines complexity, challenges assumptions, and looks for clearer ways to understand the world around us.
Thought Pieces
Writing that explores complexity, assumptions, systems, identity, and the contexts that shape how we understand the world.
Media & Conversations
Podcasts and conversations exploring experiences, perspectives, & ideas that challenge assumptions.
Founder
Compass & Context was founded by Chris, whose work has centered on helping people and organizations navigate complexity across cultures, communities, and systems.
Through experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer, EMT, educator, and higher education leader, along with an MBA and MS in Global Healthcare Policy and Management, Chris developed a perspective grounded in understanding the relationships between people, structures, and the contexts that shape them.
Photography by Kat Nockels
