Frameworks

Tools that surface what institutions prefer not to see.

Each framework emerged from practice, was validated through research, and is deployed through consulting engagements. They are not theoretical models applied to practice; they are practice that demanded its own theory.

01

360° ROI Framework

Financial · Achievement · Equity · Operational
Origin: Doctoral Research

A four-dimensional methodology for evaluating educational technology investments. Moves districts beyond vendor promises to evidence-based decisions by assessing total cost of ownership, student learning outcomes, equity impact, and implementation burden.

02

Institutional Risk & Integrity Index (IRII)

Diagnostic · Predictive · Prescriptive
Origin: Doctoral Research

Surfaces the systemic vulnerabilities that traditional audits miss. The IRII quantifies institutional risk across governance, technology, equity, and operational dimensions before they become crises.

03

Constellation Mapping

Authority · Accountability · Communication · Belonging · Time
Origin: 1978 Threshold (Said)

A five-dimensional diagnostic for mapping the relational architecture of organizations. Reveals how power, communication, and belonging actually flow versus how the org chart claims they do.

04

Ghost Learning Diagnostic

20-item Self-Assessment
Origin: Clairant IP

Identifies patterns of performative learning, where students complete tasks without cognitive engagement. The educational parallel to institutional ghost transformation, revealing the gap between activity and understanding.

05

Ghost Transformation Diagnostic

20-item Self-Assessment
Origin: Clairant IP

The corporate counterpart to Ghost Learning. Surfaces patterns where organizations undergo visible change initiatives that leave underlying structures untouched, forming a triptych with Ghost GDP.

Framework to Product

Claro: Assessment Technology

Clairant's frameworks are operationalized through Claro (CLARO: Cognitive Learning Assessment through Reasoning Observation), a SaaS platform delivering LLM-based in-task assessment through ThinkBridge and DialogIQ.

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