Jam started in 2005. Like the best things in life, it took time to hone the craft and find the artistry in it.
Back then, we were both interested in communication and the difference between knowing something and being able to make it meaningful to someone else. Simon came from engineering and the emerging mobile technology of that time. He had an instinct for turning complicated ideas into something people could actually understand. Jess was building a career around words, brands and the stories organisations tell about themselves.
We set up Jam and then, in many ways, headed off on our own pathways.
Jess went deeper into brand: positioning, tone of voice, storytelling and the craft of helping organisations sound more like themselves.
Simon became curious about what was happening beneath the words. Engineering led to systems thinking; systems thinking led to organisation development, coaching, learning, psychotherapy and a fascination with the relationships, behaviours and stories that make organisations work.
Over the years, we worked with very different organisations and challenges. Yet the same question kept appearing: does what an organisation says about itself match what it feels like to work with it or within it?
For Simon, that question leads to the systems that are created by our working lives and enabling people to make better sense of what is happening all around and between them.
Turns out it all comes down to the mix.
Who we work with
