Collapsing Triangles

Dismantling Defaults to Build Kinetic Teams

Kathryn Maloney M.A. ABS

Kathryn, an appreciator of contrast and the exquisite beauty found in the spaces between, thrives at the dynamic intersection of system design and applied behavioral science, driving outcome-focused transformation.

With over 25 years of experience, she catalyses change by weaving visionary systems initiatives into strategic priorities. As a trusted advisor, she empowers leaders and teams to build resilient businesses and create profound impact.

Drawing on deep expertise in leadership, communication, and human systems design, Kathryn infuses presence, power, and rigor into evolutionary organisational strategies. Her approach transcends managing complexity – it’s about co-mastering context to unlock strategic potential and elevate value.

Kathryn guides organisations to navigate challenges with unwavering clarity and intent, transforming visions into lasting legacies of co-crafted innovation and evolutionary growth that align with system aspirations.

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2025-10-29, Brooklyn

Picture this.

The triangle casts off infinite circles, each discovering its own priorities – curating precise, time-based, achievable outcomes. These circles breathe bespoke rhythms, defining what matters most, and establishing agreements to run free of dross.

See it not as a collapse or a swap-in of the same old, well-baked default system architectures dressed up in new costumes. Feel it instead as an evolutionary imperative.

Emergence from Kinetic Teams

This is the shift.

From rigid, control-based, mechanically inclined (and wasteful) hierarchies to vibrant ecosystems of sovereign players and kinetic teams – teams that form, deliver, and dissolve in real time, in service of unfolding strategic priorities, against bold visions.

This isn’t only theory; it’s applied design. More than that, it is living strategy. A conscious organism, building smarter, breathing more alive.

Not a new idea – a transcendent one. A move beyond the defaults of small-minded, incremental, mechanical thinking.

Weaving a Living Ecosystem

Keeping pace with innovation isn’t a proclamation or orchestration from the top of the triangle. It’s an arduous, day-in, day-out process, of calibrated design and delivery; communication and weaving; humility and effort; sensing and responding; blank-sheeting and reiterating.

Complexity is the whole of our natural order, not a concept invented by technologists. Building accordingly is an emergent phenomenon of evolutionary demand – a necessity for meeting and undoing the control-based mindsets that interfere with progress.

The question isn’t whether your team or organisation should make this shift. It’s whether your leadership is courageous enough to let imperial shapes and colors fall away. It's about building workflows, teams, and system conditions where authentic talent thrives – not needing to perform and position – to deliver the magic needed for an alternatively powered future.

Not Easy. Evolutionary.

You’ve got this. x

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Published on 2025-10-29by Kathryn Maloney M.A. ABS