A Design Framework
Full-stack business design through diagnostic, direction and development.
Whether exploring yourself or an idea, shaping a concept or operating an active project, founders encounter different challenges throughout their journey. Microdosis supports projects across the three stages of an idea.
What makes a founder a founder. The decision to pursue, embrace and build something that does not yet exist.
Alongside the design of a project we build creative capacity, enabling you to navigate present and future challenges with a new connection to creativity in context, more clarity and a toolbox you can use.
for founders.
Pre idea
Before having that idea, and way before taking that idea to life. Basically all of us humans at a default stage: You, many potential futures and the world.
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Many ideas, no prioritization.
Not sure what’s noise and what’s opportunity.
Difficulty identifying what deserves attention.
Unsure where to start.
Confusing excitement with direction.
Waiting to be ready.
Looking for certainty before taking action.
Fear of investing time into the wrong thing.
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Without a project or an idea to work with just yet, you are the vantage point. The journey goes from understanding context, recurring signals and patterns up to causes that feel in resonance. At a glance, shifting chaos into order so we can identify what direction is worth exploring next. The job is understanding the founder before understanding the project, and to take you from Pre idea to Project idea, without the non-sense.
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A stronger starting position.
Actual clarity about what to pursue.
From possibilities to priorities.
Reduced uncertainty and overwhelm.
More confidence in the next steps.
Better decision-making criteria.
A project direction that feels intentional rather than accidental.
Project idea
The idea is there, or a version of it, which is actually the challenge. This is where most people stop: What now? Taking an idea to life is what separates us all.
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Something is in the air, but feels difficult to organize.
Too many possible directions.
Unclear priorities.
Opportunities flatten.
Difficulty translating ideas into systems.
Effort scattered across too many fronts.
Reactive decision-making.
Inconsistent positioning.
Building before knowing what matters most.
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Nothing beats a project well built on its foundations. Before taking the leap, our angle is to make sure the pressure testing and transition from Project idea to Active project is done right. The job consists in defining structure and and decision-making criteria transforming intention into systems.
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From ideas to priorities.
No more scattered efforts, yes to coordinated action.
Less ambiguity, more direction.
Decisions that are not reactive.
Momentum transformed into intentional progress.
From a project concept to a coherent project system.
Active project
A real-life project. Growth generates complexity, complexity leads to fragmentation. Is your project coherent? Any blindspots? Forward only goes one way: future-proof.
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The project is moving, but not always intentionally.
Complexity keeps increasing.
Priorities compete for attention.
Systems have grown organically rather than strategically.
Communication feels fragmented.
Decision-making can become reactive.
Teams, assets and initiatives start drifting apart.
Growth creates pressure.
The original vision becomes harder to maintain, or to justify.
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What else besides building a project under its most aligned version? Whatever it takes. For that, the job is securing a future that is built through systems thinking. Inside and outside mirror-like connection. Design for real-world resilience.
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Complexity and coherence coexist.
No more reactive growth left.
Aligned systems.
Strategic, mindful, in-context decisions as the future.
Operational pressure transformed into greater clarity.
From survival to sustainability.
A system.
Diagnostic
Diagnostic is the first layer of the Microdosis framework. Before developing anything, the system focuses on understanding the current state of the idea, context and project: its world, fragmentation points, installed capacity, opportunities, limitations and invisible forms of waste. The objective is not speed, but clarity.
Direction
Direction transforms diagnostic into strategic orientation. Once the project has been understood more clearly, Microdosis helps organize priorities, systems, positioning and decision-making into a more coherent structure. Direction reduces ambiguity and creates alignment before expansion.
Development
Development is the execution layer of the framework. Once diagnosis and direction have established clarity, Microdosis develops the necessary systems, assets and creative infrastructure with greater precision and contextual awareness. Development is approached as a consequence of understanding — not improvisation.
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Thought provoking in the best ways possible
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Creative Capacity Building
Creative Capacity Building
Microdosis doesn´t only build projects, it builds founders too. Grow as we go.
Your growth means a better project. A better project means a better founder.
Take creativity into your own hands. Build it.
First things first.
Whether you are at a pre idea, project idea or active project stage as a founder, the Scanner 2 works great if you are looking for a speedy yet deep diagnostic process that will get you to clarity, possible courses of action and new ideas.
The Scanner 2 is developed at the Scanner app, and includes
→ Form 1. 20 Questions. Your moment to pour out that first iteration.
→ Consulting Session. 60 Minutes. An inflection point, and a point of no return.
→ Diagnostic. The last step around your summary, insights and actionable next steps.
→ Layers. A free to use, tangible tool for you to transform a diagnostic process into a building process.
First things first.
Whether you are at a pre idea, project idea or active project stage as a founder, the Scanner 1 works great if you are looking for agility and a light, short process to get you to clarity.
The Scanner 1 is developed at the Scanner app, and includes
→ Form 1. 10 Questions. Your moment to pour out that first iteration.
→ Consulting Session. 30 Minutes. An inflection point, and a point of no return.
→ Diagnostic. The last step around your summary, insights and actionable next steps.
→ Layers. A free to use, tangible tool for you to transform a diagnostic process into a building process.
Diagnostic Tools
Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence, wherever you're headed next. From ambiguity to clarity.
First things first.
Whether you are at a pre idea, project idea or active project stage as a founder, the Scanner 3 works great if you are looking for a robust, rock solid process that will not only get you to clarity but beyond. Expect volumes of insights.
The Scanner 2 is developed at the Scanner app, and includes
→ Form 1. 20 Questions. Your moment to pour out that first iteration.
→ Form 2. 20 Questions. An additional layer to the Form 1. We are seeking depth.
→ Form 3. A number of topics to be presented at the Consulting Session, answered through our facilitation.
→ Consulting Session. 120 Minutes. An inflection point, and a point of no return.
→ Diagnostic. The last step around your summary, insights and actionable next steps.
→ Layers. A free to use, tangible tool for you to transform a diagnostic process into a building process.
What humans are saying about the Diagnostic process.
“The diagnostic itself was very efficient and everything explained in great details. He asked the right questions which allowed me to really think through my business direction and obtain clarity over my next steps and immediate direction.”
Sam.
“Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out. We’ve already recommended them to others.”
— Former Customer
“What I love most is the flexibility. I can go at my own pace, revisit lessons, and keep learning whenever it works for me.”
Former Customer
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