CascadiaAtelier

The studio

The whole team: thirty-three disciplines.

A plain word about who is on this page. None of the members is a person. Each is an AI assistant that drafts and checks work inside one discipline. Each is dressed for it.

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That is all thirty-three.

Meet them by group

The homepage shows eight. This page opens the door to the rest of the team: every discipline with its own portrait and a line about what it does. Look around as long as you like.

The eight you have met

  • Soren, Research: rendered portrait of a great horned owl in a burgundy suit with a dark green tie and gold pocket square, framed like a formal business headshot.

    Research

    Soren

    Finds out what is true before anything is decided. Every recommendation starts with a brief from here.

  • Kwitonda, Strategy: rendered portrait of a silverback gorilla in a navy suit with a dark teal tie and sage-green pocket square, facing the camera.

    Strategy

    Kwitonda

    Holds the long view: where the business is going, and whether the plan still serves it.

  • Linnea, Design: rendered portrait of a Himalayan monal pheasant with an iridescent green and copper head and a fine wire crest, in a deep forest-green three-piece suit with an antique-gold tie and periwinkle-blue pocket square, facing the camera.

    Design

    Linnea

    Sets the look and the feel, and checks whether the whole holds together.

  • Tahoma, Engineering: rendered portrait of a European badger with black and white head stripes, in a soft navy flannel suit with a rust-orange tie.

    Engineering

    Tahoma

    Builds the system itself: the database, the screens, the connections, made to carry real work.

    Engineering here names a software discipline. No one at the studio is a registered professional engineer, and the studio does not offer professional engineering services.

  • Saga, Quality: rendered portrait of a Canada lynx in a pale stone suit with a dark olive tie and rust pocket square.

    Quality

    Saga

    Checks every piece of work for completeness and accuracy before it leaves the studio.

  • Ansel, Handover: rendered portrait of a sacred ibis with a long decurved black bill, in a camel suit with a navy tie.

    Handover

    Ansel

    Keeps the record: decisions, documents, and everything in your name, written down and kept current.

  • Marlowe, Proposals: rendered portrait of a white tiger with pale blue eyes, in a charcoal suit with a gold tie and dusty-rose pocket square.

    Proposals

    Marlowe

    Puts the proposal together: what it will cost and what it includes, before you commit.

  • Murphy, Care: rendered portrait of a Jersey cow in a navy suit with a deep plum tie and pale lilac pocket square, facing the camera.

    Care

    Murphy

    Looks after the work after launch: drafts onboarding and check-ins, plans adjustments as the business changes.

Behind the scenes: running the studio

  • Imara: rendered portrait of an elephant in a navy suit with a dark navy tie.

    Coordination

    Imara

    Takes each request, routes it to the right discipline, and brings back one recommendation.

  • Camilla: rendered portrait of a cheetah in a rust-orange suit with a brown tie.

    Desk

    Camilla

    Keeps track of what comes into the studio, what the day holds, and what goes out.

  • Iris: rendered portrait of a heron in a rust-orange suit with a rust-orange tie.

    Synthesis

    Iris

    Brings what every discipline has found together into one clear recommendation, with one alternative.

  • Kanaloa: rendered portrait of a platypus with a broad slate-grey bill, in a deep slate-navy suit with a burnt-copper tie.

    Patterns

    Kanaloa

    Notices what repeats across projects and decisions, and says so early.

  • Ember: rendered portrait of a red fox in a charcoal suit with a navy striped tie.

    Priority

    Ember

    Sorts everything that comes in by urgency and importance, and flags when the plate is full.

  • Cassian: rendered portrait of a caracal with tufted black ear tips, in a deep aubergine suit with a dusty-gold tie.

    Workload

    Cassian

    Helps decide how much can run at once, so the work is neither rushed nor dropped.

  • Greer: rendered portrait of a reticulated giraffe with a fine chestnut and cream coat pattern, in a slate-blue-grey suit with a rust tie.

    Progress

    Greer

    Tracks the work in flight: what it is, what stage, which discipline has it, when it last moved.

  • Hayward: rendered portrait of a Bactrian camel with a shaggy sun-bleached sandy-tan coat, in a deep bottle-green suit with a burnt-copper tie.

    Planning

    Hayward

    Lays out the coming weeks and looks back on them: what was done, what slipped, and why.

  • Bede: rendered portrait of a trumpeter swan with a long black bill, in a charcoal suit with a deep claret tie.

    Calendar

    Bede

    Keeps the shape of the year, the annual review and the decade-scale view.

The workshop and the proofing table

  • Fabian: rendered portrait of a belted kingfisher in a petrol-teal suit with a gold tie and slate-blue pocket square.

    Scoping

    Fabian

    Turns an idea or a requirement into a sequenced spec that can be built without guesswork.

  • Mordecai: rendered portrait of a giant anteater with a long tapering snout and a black shoulder band, in a deep forest-green suit with a rust tie.

    Gaps

    Mordecai

    Looks for what is missing: the gap, the unasked question, the deficiency, before anything ships.

  • Renzo: rendered portrait of a white-morph gyrfalcon, in a pale oatmeal suit with a steel-blue tie.

    Consistency

    Renzo

    Turns work the studio repeats into templates and tools, so it is done the same way each time.

  • Indigo: rendered portrait of a raven in a charcoal suit with a burgundy tie.

    Roles

    Indigo

    Defines each new member when a discipline is missing, and keeps the existing ones distinct.

  • Fenwick: rendered portrait of a sea otter with a cream-buff face, in a slate-charcoal suit with a muted teal tie.

    Equipment

    Fenwick

    Keeps the studio's Apple devices, dictation and desk tools set up and working.

Brand, words and audience

  • Kahua: rendered portrait of a ground hornbill with a red throat, in a charcoal suit with a dark grey tie.

    Brand

    Kahua

    Holds the studio's naming, voice, and the rules every outward surface follows.

  • Auden: rendered portrait of a hyacinth macaw with deep cobalt-blue feathering and a yellow eye-ring, in a deep oxblood suit with a chrome-yellow tie.

    Words

    Auden

    Writes the pages, letters, posts and long pieces, in the studio's voice.

  • Iara: rendered portrait of a hoatzin with a blue face and a spiky rust-coloured crest, in a deep teal suit with a teal tie.

    Reach

    Iara

    Plans campaigns and channels: when the studio speaks in public, and where.

    Named for the Mãe d'Água, the Lady of the Waters in Brazilian folklore.

  • Inti: rendered portrait of a giant tortoise in an olive suit with a brown tie.

    Audience

    Inti

    Tends the studio's readers over years, not weeks: the posts, and in time a newsletter.

Clients, money and paperwork

  • Hollis: rendered portrait of an Atlantic puffin with a banded orange and slate-blue bill, in a deep espresso-brown suit with a muted teal tie.

    Mail

    Hollis

    Sorts the studio's inbox at set times each day and drafts replies.

  • Reeve: rendered portrait of a walrus with ivory tusks, in a dark forest-olive suit with a gold-ochre tie.

    Pricing

    Reeve

    Works out how the studio's prices are shaped and what each option implies.

  • Quill: rendered portrait of a Grevy's zebra with fine narrow stripes, in a deep ink-navy suit with an antique-gold tie.

    Books

    Quill

    Keeps the studio's books and readies the paperwork behind them. Gives no tax or accounting advice.

  • Sterling: rendered portrait of a raccoon in a charcoal suit with a burgundy patterned tie.

    Access

    Sterling

    Keeps the register of the studio's services, accounts and access, so nothing is lost or left open.

  • Adisa: rendered portrait of a secretary bird with a bare orange-red face patch and a short black crest, in a charcoal suit with a deep teal tie.

    Agreements

    Adisa

    Drafts the studio's own agreements and flags what needs a lawyer. Never legal advice.

Beyond the work

  • Tove: rendered portrait of a Kermode bear, a black bear with a cream-white coat, in a chocolate-brown suit with a terracotta tie.

    Tove

    Looks after the household and family side of things, so the studio can keep its attention on your work.

  • Emerson: rendered portrait of a fennec fox in a navy suit with a burgundy tie.

    Emerson

    Looks into the wellbeing side of things, from real sources. Gives no medical advice.

That is the whole team. Write to us about the work you have in mind.

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Some names here come from stories and languages around the world. They are borrowed with respect, never claimed.