ExOS™ : The Operating System for Human Experience
From signals to systems: design the conditions, install the rails, measure the lift.
Run human performance with precision—without losing the soul.
ExOS reads and designs around human signals, then installs Standards · Rituals · Roles · Cadence—governed by Dual Scorecards—to create the conditions where focus, wellbeing, and results are predictable and enduring.
When alignment, beauty, and rhythm converge—people don’t just perform. They flourish.
Why ExOS™ (Why Now)
We are working in an era of mental depletion, AI acceleration, and persistent uncertainty. Attention thins, meaning fragments, and execution oscillates between urgency and exhaustion. These aren’t side issues—they are operating conditions.
ExOS installs the state before action as a daily discipline—so people think clearly, decide cleanly, and create without burning out. It establishes a repeatable cadence that makes results predictable and enduring.
What ExOS™ Is
ExOS is a management system for human experience. It turns invisible cues into daily operating mechanics your leaders can run—and your numbers can prove.
From signals to systems: we read the signals, design the conditions, install the rails, and measure the lift.
DV Philosophy
Beauty is coherence you can feel.
Neuroscience reveals why it matters.
Design turns it into experience.
ExOS turns it into a system.
The Five Human Signals (what we operationalize)
Sensory · Emotional · Cognitive · Environmental · Inner
Signals tell the nervous system whether to focus or fatigue, connect or withdraw, create or comply. ExOS makes these cues intentional, coherent, and repeatable.
ExOS Framework (five parts, one system)
State · Structure · Space · Meaning · Proof
State — Calm, clarity, presence before action
Structure — Standards · Rituals · Roles · Cadence (operating rails)
Space — Art · Nature · Beauty, light, thresholds, flows (conditions that shift physiology and attention)
Meaning — Essence → Ethos → Behavior (who we are aligns with how we work)
Proof — Dual Scorecards (Human + Operating) with weekly deltas
Operating Core (seven building blocks)
Essence & Ethos (Direction) — one-line essence; ethos charter (tone lines · house codes · aesthetic principles)
ANB Signals (Art · Nature · Beauty) — state-shifting vignettes (Arrival Exhale · Quiet Edge · Recharge · Wind-Down)
Environments & Flows — light, sound, sightlines, thresholds; arrive → focus → collaborate → reset → close
Experiences & Rituals — 60–90s micro-rituals; Anchor Days; Renewal moments; Story-in-Place
Roles & Rhythms (Operating Rails) — Standards · Rituals · Roles · Cadence; stewards + care cards
Dual Scorecards (One Page) — Human: calm, clarity, belonging, recovery · Operating: deep-work minutes, context switches, after-hours, cycle time, rework
Governance & Refresh — CSS™ Compass; quarterly Coherence Audits; seasonal ANB refresh
The ExOS™ Progression (beyond performance)
Alignment → Conditions → Performance → Flourishing
Flourishing = energy, meaning, creativity, belonging.
Alignment: inner → team → cultural → strategic coherence
Conditions: background architecture that shifts state before behavior
Performance: predictable lift in productivity, decision speed, and quality without burnout
Flourishing: sustained excellence with depth—where energy, meaning, and value compound.
How It Works (90-Day Install)
0–30: Signal Map — baseline the five signals + set Dual Scorecards
31–60: Minimum-Viable Experience — activate 3–5 state-shifting vignettes + micro-rituals inside real work
61–90: Operating Rails — lock Standards · Rituals · Roles · Cadence; weekly Resonance Checks; monthly Signal Audits
Governance: CSS™ Compass, quarterly Coherence Audits, seasonal ANB refresh (capex follows evidence)
Outcomes in 6–12 Weeks
Deep-work minutes ↑ · Cycle time ↓ · Rework ↓
Decision drag ↓ (“Facts → Meaning → Move” as default)
After-hours ↓ · Burnout ↓
Experience consistency ↑ · Dwell/NPS ↑
Leadership as Signal Designers (Leader Track → Executive Advisory)
Leaders shape state through tone, timing, space, and rhythm. ExOS trains leaders to move control → coherence, intensity → rhythm, talk → tone, heroics → stewardship.
Delivery: 6–12 weeks; leader cadence + team rails + weekly scorecards; quarterly Coherence Audit.
Programs & Investment
ExOS Diagnostic (30 days) — $45K–$95K
ExOS Reset (90 days) — $120K–$300K
ExOS Residency (6–12 months) — $200K–$500K+
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Visionary Organizations
High Tech Companies
Conscious Brands
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