Examine the assumptions
A useful question can change the direction of a project. We look at what is being taken for granted before settling on an answer.
Mirror Lake Ventures
A broad perspective.
A practical purpose.
Mirror Lake Ventures brings advisory work, storytelling and professional development together around a common commitment: clear thinking and meaningful action.
Clear thinking. Meaningful action.
The founder
Casey MacLeod
Casey’s experience spans policing, correctional reintegration, mediation, economic analysis and community planning. Across these settings, the work has involved understanding complex situations, navigating different perspectives and helping people make decisions with consequences beyond the immediate moment.
His multidisciplinary approach connects analytical work with direct experience of institutions and communities. Mirror Lake Ventures gives that work a shared home through Advisors, Media and Training.
Working principles
How we approach the work.
Respect evidence and context
Numbers need sound definitions. Experience needs to be heard. Neither is well served by conclusions that outrun what is known.
Make room for dialogue
Different perspectives can reveal missing information and clarify a disagreement. Understanding the difference is part of finding a way forward.
Keep action connected to purpose
Research, communication and learning should help people make a better decision or take a useful next step.
Start a conversation
Let’s begin with your question.
An initial conversation helps establish the fit, scope and useful next step.
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