◌SharedShape
Complex ideas · shared clearly

Move the model,
not just the message.

SharedShape helps people with different expertise build the same useful picture of a difficult idea—then checks whether that picture is clear enough to act on.

See how it works
  • Sender-reviewed meaning
  • Explanations shaped for the collaborator
  • Evidence of task-ready understanding
Two collaborators building a shared conceptual bridge
One structure, made useful across different expertise
Not a summaryThe structure and uncertainty survive translation.
Not mind readingAlignment is inferred from observable reasoning.
Not forced consensusPeople can disagree while sharing a workable model.
The Gestalt Loop

A communication loop with evidence.

SharedShape keeps the difficult parts visible: meaning, assumptions, uncertainty, and the collaborator’s ability to use the idea.

1
Capture

Gather the source, purpose, and collaboration question.

2
Model

Build a sender-reviewed packet of concepts and relationships.

3
Reconstruct

Bridge the same structure into the collaborator’s domain.

4
Check

Look for explanation, prediction, counterfactual, and transfer.

5
Repair

Target the mismatch, then confirm the repaired understanding.

SharedShape use cases across research, planning, health, and organizations
Where shared shape matters

Designed for work that crosses boundaries.

Research teams

Move a model across disciplines without flattening its assumptions.

Public decisions

Connect technical evidence to the choices communities need to make.

Clinical handoffs

Preserve intent, uncertainty, and decision context between specialists.

Learning at work

Check task-ready understanding without turning collaboration into a test.

A functioning eight-minute walkthrough

Choose where trees can reduce human heat exposure.

Play both sides of a seeded collaboration between an urban climate scientist and a city planner.