Proprietary Framework

OCF
Organizational
Clarity Framework

The first framework that measures what organizations avoid discussing the most: the gap between what leadership thinks is happening and what the team actually experiences.

4
Pillars
32
Diagnostic items
12min
Per respondent
V
C
J
M
OCF
0-100

Organizations fail
from lack of clarity, not strategy

Most strategic frameworks assume the organization sees, discusses, decides and acts in alignment. Organizational Clarity measures exactly that.

Information exists but doesn’t flow

Data trapped in silos. Indicators no one looks at. Reports that don’t generate action.

Visible problems, undiscussable

Everyone knows what’s broken. No one feels safe to say it. The elephant in the room grows.

Decisions without shared criteria

Each area prioritizes differently. Lack of data in decisions. Over-analysis or premature action.

Plans that don’t become movement

Cycles too long. Lessons ignored. Changes that take too long to happen.

V · C · J · M

Four organizational capabilities in logical sequence. Each pillar depends on the previous one.

V
Vision
“Can the organization see what’s happening?”

Information flow, indicator visibility, cross-functional communication, access to strategic data.

8 diagnostic items
C
Culture
“Can what is seen be said?”

Psychological safety, trust, openness to disagreement, alignment between values and practice.

8 diagnostic items
OCF Differentiator
J
Judgment
“Can the organization interpret and decide collectively?”

Clear decision-making roles, data-driven decisions, distributed autonomy, prioritization criteria.

8 diagnostic items
M
Movement
“Can the organization act, learn and recalibrate?”

Review cycles, learning incorporation, implementation agility, experimentation.

8 diagnostic items
V C J M OCF Index

Each pillar depends on the previous one. Without vision, no culture. Without culture, no judgment. Without judgment, no movement.

Divergence Map
Leadership vs. Team

Organizational Clarity applies the same instrument with two voices: leadership answers about the organization (“people have...”) and the team answers about themselves (“I have...”).

The distance between these two perceptions reveals the systemic blind spots that no other framework can capture.

Divergence ≥ 1.5 points between leadership and team = critical point of systemic disconnection. The first recommendation is always: reveal and discuss the divergence before any intervention.
Example: Divergence Map
V — Vision
4.2
2.9
1.3
C — Culture
4.5
2.6
1.9
J — Judgment
3.8
3.4
0.4
M — Movement
3.5
3.0
0.5
Leadership Team Divergence ≥ 1.5

One number. Four ranges.

The Organizational Clarity Index synthesizes the 4 pillars into a 0–100 score. Each range indicates the recommended reapplication frequency.

0 – 35
Critical

Severe disconnections. Information doesn’t flow, problems aren’t discussed. Urgent intervention needed.

Reapply in 90 days
36 – 59
Attention

Identifiable improvement areas. Some pillars work well, others need focus.

Reapply in 6 months
60 – 79
Healthy

Strong clarity foundation. Focus on refinement and continuous evolution of weaker pillars.

Reapply in 12 months
80 – 100
Reference

Systemic clarity achieved. Sector benchmark. Maintenance and mentoring mode.

Reapply in 12 months

Simple to apply,
powerful in results

01
Distribute

Individual links for leadership and team. No login, no app. 10–12 minutes per respondent. 32 questions, 1–5 scale.

Tokenized links (no registration)
Two surveys: leadership and team
Captures hierarchical level and tenure
02
Calculate

The system automatically computes pillar scores, OCF Index, group averages and the item-by-item divergence map.

0–100 score per pillar + overall
Divergence map (32 items)
Critical points (divergence ≥ 1.5)
03
Analyze

SebastIAn generates a report with diagnosis, pillar analysis, identified risks and prioritized recommendations. Consultant adds notes.

SebastIAn narrative report
Radar chart: leadership vs team
Consultant notes + action plan

Built on evidence

Senge (1990) — The Fifth Discipline: organizational learning and systems thinking
Argyris & Schön (1978) — Double-loop learning and organizational defensive routines
Weick (1995) — Sensemaking: how organizations interpret and construct meaning
Hutchins (1995) — Distributed cognition: collective intelligence beyond the individual
Edmondson (1999) — Psychological safety: the invisible pillar of team performance

Organizational clarity
starts by measuring what no one is asking.