WHO WE ARE
Not one person with a method. A growing network with a shared standard.
Plain Sight Advisors is part of Collaborative Commons, a network of seasoned practitioners who share a passion for excellence and for systems that enable good people to do their best work. We’ve led the organizations we now help, so we know the chair as well as the method. And when your situation needs more than a map, the right people are already in the room.
Who You Will Work With
THE SYSTEMS LENS
Jim Goodwin
Jim led non-profits and public agencies for more than 30 years, including 17 as City Manager across three California communities. He has been the leader staring at the org chart, wishing he could see the work, and the one who watched a capable employee get blamed for a process that was never designed to succeed. After retiring from city management in 2025, he built a practice around giving the next generation of leaders something he rarely had: an accurate, shared picture of the organization, early enough to lead from it. He brings that lived credibility, plus the structured method that makes the invisible visible.
CHANGE STRATEGY
Scott Winter
Scott has spent 35+ years designing and implementing large-scale change initiatives across healthcare, manufacturing, and public and federal agencies. He founded Collaborative Commons to connect providers who build capacity at the individual, team, organizational, and community levels. That experience is paired with the human side that makes change stick: the trust and safety a team needs to see itself clearly and own what comes next. His through-line is simple. Structure produces behavior, and people are rarely the problem; their systems won't let them reach their potential.
Our Posture: with you, never to you.
No authority handed down, no consultant's verdict dropped on the table. We guide the process and hold the space; your team builds the map, identifies the pain, and owns what comes next.
That's not a style preference; it's how the results last: people defend what they help build, and a picture drawn by those who run the work is believed rather than debated.
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