Projects by Evan Foster

My work is not limited to research and governance architecture. I also build independent projects across writing, tools, apps and other practical ideas that reflect the same habits of thought behind the rest of my work.

Some projects are closely connected to governance, structure and decision-making. Others are more personal or product-oriented. What ties them together is the same instinct I bring to everything else. I pay attention to patterns, friction, what gets overlooked and what people quietly adapt to even when it is making life or work worse than it needs to be.

This page brings those projects together in one place.

Current Projects

Integrated Value Architecture

Integrated Value Architecture is the largest and most developed project in my portfolio. It is a five-ledger governance architecture built to address structural failure inside organizations when finance becomes the default home for every important decision, unresolved tradeoff and unowned form of value.

Sleepytime and related apps

I am also building independent app-based projects, including Sleepytime and related ideas. These projects sit outside my governance work, but they come from the same broader drive to build things that are useful, thoughtful and worth carrying forward.

Writing and long-form work

Some of my projects take the form of writing instead of software or formal architecture. That includes essays, working papers and my book project, Always Over Capacity.

Why these projects belong together

I do not think of research, writing, governance architecture and product development as separate identities. They are different expressions of the same underlying way of thinking. I notice patterns quickly. I care about structure. I care about what people have to live inside. And I am more interested in building something real than performing expertise inside systems that never fix the actual problem.

This page will continue to expand as more projects move into public view.

For more about my research, visit Research. For more about my broader background and how I think, visit About.