Contribute
Help shape the questions we ask and the understanding we develop.
The Intent Organisation explores how organisational intelligence may change the way people work together, make decisions, coordinate action and learn.
That inquiry needs different experiences and perspectives—including those that challenge its assumptions.
You do not need to be a specialist, a published author or a supporter of the ideas presented here. A useful contribution can begin with something you have encountered and a question worth asking.
What you can contribute
We welcome:
Questions and problems from organisational life that deserve investigation.
Practical experiences, including approaches that worked, failed or produced unexpected consequences.
Counterexamples and alternative perspectives that challenge a published argument.
Research and sources that strengthen, complicate or change our understanding.
Case studies and articles that develop a relevant question in depth.
Collaborative investigations that bring together different skills, evidence and experience.
Contributions may concern people, knowledge, responsibilities, decision-making, governance, technology or the connections between them.
The practical difficulties matter as much as the possibilities.
Start with a conversation
You do not need to prepare a finished article before getting in touch.
For an initial proposal, tell us:
What question, experience or argument you would like to explore.
Why it matters and who might find it useful.
What evidence or experience you can draw on.
Whether you would prefer to contribute a short account, write an article or develop something together.
Any relevant professional interests, confidentiality concerns or attribution preferences.
You can begin through a relevant article’s comments or the contact route listed on our About page. Our Community & Discussion page explains the discussion arrangements.
Please avoid sharing confidential or identifying material in public comments.
How contributions are considered
The founding editor will consider proposals for their relevance, clarity, supporting evidence and potential value to readers.
Agreement with the editor’s conclusions is not a requirement. A well-supported challenge may be especially valuable.
We may suggest a narrower focus, ask for supporting information or propose developing an idea together. Not every proposal will result in publication, and submitting material does not guarantee acceptance.
Before substantial work begins, we will agree the intended format, editorial process and any contribution-specific arrangements.
Credit, ownership and permission
Guest articles will carry their authors’ names. Collaborative work will receive appropriate authorship credit, and contributions that materially inform other published work will receive appropriate acknowledgement.
We will agree attribution and permission with those involved before publication.
Contributors retain ownership of their original work. Any permission needed to publish or reuse it will be agreed explicitly. Submitting material does not give us unrestricted permission to use it.
Please only share material you have the right to provide. If an account involves colleagues, customers or other organisations, consider whether permission or anonymisation is needed.
We will agree how private accounts and unpublished material may be used before publishing them.
Evidence and relevant interests
Make clear what you directly experienced, what you measured, what you infer and what remains uncertain.
We welcome unfinished thinking and experiments when their limitations are visible. Claims about reliable organisational use need evidence appropriate to those claims.
Please disclose professional or commercial interests relevant to your contribution. Experience from a product or project is welcome when it helps readers understand a broader issue. Contributions should offer useful insight rather than product advertising or sales pitches.
Bring us the question
What is difficult to understand, coordinate, retain or improve in your organisation?
What have you tried? What surprised you? What do you think we are overlooking?
Your experience may help identify the next question worth exploring.