Ecosystem
Aligned Services. Shared Principles.
We can’t serve everyone. We don’t want to. If your work aligns with ours, let’s make it easy for practitioners to find you.
The Concept
The Shift That Sticks methodology isn’t the only good work happening in local government leadership development.
There are consultants, trainers, coaches, and facilitators doing excellent work that shares our principles – even if they’ve never heard of us. Environmental framing instead of blame. Dignity preservation instead of deficit focus. Completion orientation instead of dependency creation.
We’re building a network of these providers. Not competition – ecosystem.
What Alignment Means
Aligned providers share these commitments:
Environmental Framing
You address challenges as “conditions changed” not “you’re failing.” Your marketing, your delivery, your follow-up – all frame the environment, not the individual.
Dignity Preservation
You treat practitioners as capable professionals who’ve earned their expertise. You build their capacity, not their dependency on you.
Completion Orientation
Your engagements have endings. You succeed when they don’t need you anymore. You don’t design for perpetual retainers.
Transparent Pricing
You publish your pricing or provide it readily. No “contact us to find out what it costs.”
What You Get
- Listed on the Imagine That Performance Provider Network (coming soon)
- Methodology Aligned badge for your website
- Referrals when our scope doesn’t fit but yours does
- Community connection with other aligned providers
- Association with a methodology-driven ecosystem
What We Ask
- Annual verification of continued alignment
- Notification if your services significantly change
- Honest representation of the relationship (you’re aligned, not employed by Imagine That Performance)
How It Works
Step 1
Submit Your Service
Tell us about your offering and how it aligns with the principles above.
Step 2
Alignment Review
We review submissions for principle alignment. Not gatekeeping – verification that we’re speaking the same language.
Step 3
Get Listed
Approved providers receive listing, badge, and welcome to the network.
Current Status
We’re accepting founding members now. The full directory and badge system is in development. If your work aligns, introduce yourself below.
Submit for Review
Tell us about your service and how it reflects the alignment principles.