The STAGES Framework™
Theater-Tested. Corporate-Ready.
For 2,500 years, theater has been solving an impossible problem: getting diverse humans to create bold work together under pressure — without destroying each other.
We've spent decades working in theater and arts spaces, observing which teams thrive both behind the scenes and on stage — and which ones don't. We discovered patterns in what separates high-performing creative teams from those that burn out.
We codified what we learned into the STAGES™ Framework — a 6-step operating system any team can use to build psychological safety, unlock creative capacity, and sustain their best work.
The Result: Creative teams that tell the truth, take risks, and ship work that actually lands — without burning out.
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How STAGES™ Works
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1
SET THE SCENE
Pause before the rush. Align people, purpose, and conditions so everyone knows what container they're working in.
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2
TAILOR
Design a customized blueprint for your specific team and project. Not generic best practices — a playbook built for these humans.
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3
AUDITION/APPOINT
Build your team intentionally for both skill and collaborative culture fit. Assemble people who can show up bravely together.
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4
GATHER
Facilitate your kickoff with rituals that help people arrive as humans, not just roles. Build psychological safety before asking for brave work.
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5
EMPOWER
Actively protect creative capacity with communication tools, recovery moments, and a plan for staying resourced under pressure.
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6
STRIKE
Reflect on what worked before the next project, so lessons feed forward instead of repeating the same exhausting patterns.
