Level up.

Most systems we build for people work against them.

They don’t have to.

There’s always another level up.

In the tools. In the work. In ourselves.

Hola, Simon here!

For over twenty-five years I’ve been translating between the languages of business and technology, bridging the gap between strategy and execution, with a focus on the value to be found at the intersection of people, process, and technology.

In that time I’ve experienced a fair amount!

From the energy of scale-ups to the [lack of] pace of global enterprises.

From the growing-pains of “Slack saturation”, to the challenges of enterprise-scale change management.

From the perils of top-down “command and control”, to the beauty of emergence.

From the clutches of synchronous meetings to the liberation of asynchronous collaboration.

And distributed work before hybrid was even a thing!

Today, with my friend and co-founder Ben Visser, we’re building Askara Solutions. Cybersecurity compliance, minus the theatre.

Let's talk!
Simon Scullion, bearded and wearing tortoiseshell sunglasses and a black-and-white gingham shirt over a white t-shirt, standing in front of an out-of-focus coastline with calm blue sea and partly cloudy sky.

“There’s always another level up. There’s always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow.”

Elizabeth Gilbert

Some of the organisations I’ve had the privilege to work with

Level Up

Them old mistakes are gone, I won't do them no more
That's old news, there's new news, I done did that before
I turned nothing to something, my comeback on one hunnid'
Less talking, more action, you just gon' CiCi coming
I just keep elevating, no losses, just upgrading
My lessons, made blessings, I turned that into money
Thank God I never settled, this view is so much better
I'm chilling, I'm winning, like on another level

Level Up by Ciara

For years I’ve been saying, the technology is not the most important part

Geek And Poke - How To Become An Enterprise 2.0
Geek And Poke – How To Become An Enterprise 2.0

What I’m building right now

Askara Solutions. Cybersecurity compliance for SMEs, built for understanding rather than completion.

A company structured to be an example of what we’re advocating for.

No traditional hierarchy. Source principles, sociocracy, dynamic equity.

Building the thing the way the thing is meant to be built.

See what we’re building at Askara Solutions

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