USE SOMETHING TODAY

Tools for better work.

Use a tool, question its assumptions and help make it better. These practical examples are a starting point for shared work with providers, frontline staff, managers and executives. Original templates are free to adapt with attribution.

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01 / Finance

Service cost & capacity

See what a service costs, what capacity a change releases and whether the numbers work.

A service viability worksheet →Free · Worked example · Editable download
02 / Operations

Workforce scenario planner

Compare aggregate coverage, paid hours and costs before changing a roster.

A workforce comparison worksheet →Free · Worked example · Editable download
03 / Operations

Reporting duplication finder

Find repeated capture, quantify effort and choose one reporting change to test.

A workflow map and experiment brief →Free · Worked example · Editable download
04 / Governance

Policy & procedure reviewer

Compare a procedure with an explicit requirement and identify evidence to collect.

A policy gap and evidence register →Free · Worked example · Editable download
05 / Governance

Board briefing builder

Turn a practical question into a decision paper with options, costs and accountability.

An editable board decision paper →Free · Worked example · Editable download
06 / Operations

90-day improvement planner

Set a baseline, test one change and decide whether to adapt, stop or expand.

A 90-day charter and measurement plan →Free · Worked example · Editable download
07 / Finance

Technology & AI business case

Count full costs, challenge benefit assumptions and compare a bounded pilot.

A three-year business case →Free · Worked example · Editable download
08 / Governance

Operational risk & action planner

Make a risk concrete and assign controls, ownership and evidence for closure.

An operational risk and action register →Free · Worked example · Editable download
Open your private AI workbench →

Approved pilot members can develop a task with AI and analyse non-identifying operational documents. Read the evidence briefs and worked questions →

Guides and worksheets

10 resources

Guide · V1.0

Stanford to daily practice

Translate the public Stanford management evidence into a testable daily routine. This is the Collective’s interpretation, not Stanford training or endorsement. The licensed OB90 case has not been acquired.

Reviewed 2026-10-26Open resource →
Assessment · V1.0

Find reporting friction

Choose one non-urgent operational reporting workflow and follow it from first observation to decision. Do not start with a proposed software solution.

Reviewed 2026-10-26Open resource →
Workbook · V1.0

Baseline measurement workbook

Agree the workflow, observation window, sampling approach and definitions before collecting data. Start with a representative two-week window where feasible. Record workload and staffing context; avoid selecting only easy cases.

Reviewed 2026-10-26Open resource →
Calculator · V1.0

Capacity and full-cost worksheet

Record baseline cost, verified cash savings, extra care investment, recurring technology/operations cost and one-off transition cost. Keep restricted funding streams separate.

Reviewed 2026-10-26Open resource →
Dataset · V1.0

Synthetic operational scenarios

These invented operational scenarios contain no resident records and are not evidence of effectiveness. The public demo is a browser simulation, not an integration with KnowingMe or a live provider system.

Reviewed 2026-10-26Open resource →
Participation · V1.0

Provider participation and scope pack

One residential aged-care team examines one non-urgent reporting workflow. Start with a scope conversation, baseline and synthetic demonstration. Participation does not imply endorsement, procurement or a national pilot.

Reviewed 2026-10-26Open resource →

Evidence in context

The original Stanford case →Current source desk →Collective perspectives →