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  <description><![CDATA[FlowShiftWaveMind is a Portland-based consulting practice helping founders and team leads think more clearly. Book a free 30-minute intro call.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why summer is actually a good time to think]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Everyone assumes July is for switching off. We think it is one of the better months for the kind of slow, unhurried thinking that gets crowded out the rest of the year. Here is how a few of our clients are using the quieter weeks.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[After running the clarity session format for about two years, some patterns have emerged. The most common presenting problem is almost never the actual problem. Here is what we have noticed, and what it means for how you might prepare.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[There is a version of business problem-solving that goes like this: something is not working, you identify what it is, you fix it, and it stays fixed. That version exists, but it is rarer than most people think. More often, the thing that is not working is pointing at something else, and fixing the surface problem just moves the pressure somewhere new.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-30</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[A 90-minute strategy session can be one of the most useful things you do this month, or it can be a pleasant conversation that produces nothing actionable. The difference is almost entirely in the preparation. Not hours of preparation. Usually about 20 minutes of the right kind of thinking before you open the video call.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-20</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most consulting happens on calls. There are good reasons for that. Calls are fast, they allow for tone and nuance, and they feel productive. But there is a version of strategy work that happens better in writing, over a few weeks, with time to think between exchanges. We introduced the written strategy format in 2022 and it has become one of the most-requested things we offer.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-28</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Know When You Actually Need a Consultant]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[There is a version of this article that lists ten signs you need a consultant and then sells you one. This is not that article. Some business problems genuinely benefit from outside thinking. Others are better solved by the person closest to them, with time and a clear head. Knowing the difference saves money and, more importantly, time.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Running a Team Workshop That Actually Produces Something]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most team workshops are well-intentioned and largely forgotten. People leave feeling good, the sticky notes go on the wall, and by the following Thursday the team is back to the same patterns. The problem is usually not the people or the facilitator. It is the design. A workshop that produces something lasting is built differently from the start.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-02-10</pubDate>
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