Our Mission

The Mission: Make Functional Governance Inevitable

The Problem

Americans are exhausted. Both sides see dysfunction. Neither side can fix it. And increasingly, people are looking to authoritarians who promise to “manage the complexity” by concentrating power.

But that’s not the only option.

The Alternative

Professional institutional capacity. Like we built for monetary policy (Federal Reserve). Like we built for public health (CDC). Like we built for utilities (regulatory commissions).

We know how to manage complexity. We just haven’t built the institutional architecture for governance itself.

That’s what the Governance Design Agency would be: professional expertise, systematic methodology, democratic accountability, insulation from political cycles.

Not a strongman. Good design.

The Strategy

Phase 1 (Complete): Build capacity for structural thinking. Help people see that governance problems are design problems, not personnel problems.

Phase 2 (Current): Demonstrate governance architecture. Show specific, buildable solutions. Establish authority as the person who knows how to fix this.

Phase 3 (Building toward): Movement formation. Create visible demand for functional governance. Make structural reform politically inevitable.

The Vision

By America’s 250th anniversary (2026), we have an opportunity for constitutional-level reflection. Not partisan recriminations. Not policy battles. Structural reform that transcends ideology.

This is generational work. Constitutional change takes 8-25 years depending on citizen support. That’s not unrealistic - that’s just long.

The question isn’t whether it’s hard. It’s whether we’re going to keep choosing dysfunction because the fix requires sustained effort.

What You Can Do

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Share the loading symbol - The “government buffering” icon. Make functional governance demand visible.

Spread the structural lens - When friends complain about dysfunction, show them TSB

Engage - Comment, question, critique. This works better as dialogue.

Stay for the long haul - This is cathedral work. We’re building institutions for our grandchildren.

The Bottom Line

Government dysfunction is unacceptable. But it’s not inevitable.

We can design better systems. We just need the institutional capacity to do it professionally.

I’m documenting what that looks like. Join me.