We see the patterns that others don’t.
The signals before talent walks. The conversations that create flight risks. The fear that blocks innovation.
These losses of time, people and revenue are, in fact, predictable and preventable. We specialize in pattern recognition – helping you see the invisible systems that create disconnection.
We see the patterns that others don’t.
The signals before talent walks. The conversations that create flight risks. The fear that blocks innovation.
These losses of time, people and revenue are, in fact, predictable and preventable. We specialize in pattern recognition – helping you see the invisible systems that create disconnection.
We see the patterns that others don’t.
The signals before talent walks. The conversations that create flight risks. The fear that blocks innovation.
These losses of time, people and revenue are, in fact, predictable and preventable. We specialize in pattern recognition – helping you see the invisible systems that create disconnection.
We see the patterns that others don’t.
The signals before talent walks. The conversations that create flight risks. The fear that blocks innovation.
These losses of time, people and revenue are, in fact, predictable and preventable. We specialize in pattern recognition – helping you see the invisible systems that create disconnection.
+ai Mindset
Leadership Guide
Turn AI fear into competitive advantage. This leadership assessment helps you see AI as amplification, not replacement.
Mattering Mindset Leadership Guide
Stop losing your best people. This assessment reveals why talent walks and how to build belonging systems that make leaving unthinkable.
Turning Patterns Into Performance
We help you identify patterns that others miss. What’s really driving talent away? What’s blocking innovation? What’s creating resistance? When you can see these invisible systems clearly, you stop wasting time on symptoms and start solving the actual problem: people who choose to stay, engage, and contribute.
Losing Talent
Reconnecting teams with your culture and one another
43% of employees will quit if they don’t feel they belong. We help you see patterns that lead to disconnection, think strategically about which systems to change, and co-create belonging systems that show people they matter.
Creating Flight Risks
Reconnecting your managers with their teams
88% of employees leave because of poor management, not pay. We help managers see the conversation patterns that create flight risks, think strategically about difficult moments, and co-create real-time coaching solutions.
Teams Fear AI
Amplifying your team’s potential through AI partnership
AI is here, changing how we work and connect. We help teams embrace technology and see AI as amplification, think strategically about partnership opportunities, and co-create confident human+AI collaboration
What patterns are costing your organization money?
Top Talent Walking Away Your best people disengage months before they leave.
AI Innovation Stalled Teams paralyzed by fear instead of seeing opportunity.
Toxic Management Conversations Good employees becoming flight risks after difficult moments
Change Resistance Blocking Growth Competitors gaining advantage while you’re stuck.
Leadership Pipeline Problems Managers avoiding conversations that build trust
Low Engagement Across Teams People showing up but not showing up fully
Organizations we have helped to see patterns
Leaders who have found patterns with us.
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We thoroughly enjoyed working with this team and look forward to continued collaboration. Curt supported our team in crafting a communications strategy, and his expertise was greatly appreciated. He offered creative solutions while building our team’s communications capacity. The end product has been very well received.
Hilary Dunn-Ridgeway
Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA)
Director of Communications
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Curt engaged our staff and board in creative ways to elicit feedback and “bring to life” a strategic direction that resonated, feels achievable and that we can all be proud of. He was also great at gently “leading the leaders” to efficiently guide us through the process. Curt is a talented and passionate navigator, listener,…
Lianne Carter
Elora Centre for the Arts
Executive Director
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Since the beginning of my product management career, Sean has been a valuable mentor. He listens first, asks probing questions, and shares relevant stories and resources at just the right time. He combines compassion with clarity, always ready with a strategy — or a pep talk. Sean continues to be my number one source for…
Ashley Osika
Software Product Sr. Leader
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Working with Sean for three years was one of the most formative experiences of my career. He helped grow the Centre for Virtual Reality Innovation from four employees to around 80, including 22 full-time staff. Sean fostered a welcoming and inclusive environment that drove retention and performance. I feel incredibly lucky to have learned from…
Balaz Karner
Snap Decision Studios
Founding Partner and Sr. Developer
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I worked under Sean for all four of my co-op terms. From day one, he created a workplace where open communication was the norm, not the exception. He valued each team member and backed it up with action, always with kindness and empathy. Under his leadership, our office felt like a community where we grew…
Kristian Biviens
Software Quality Analyst
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It’s difficult to sum up our experience with Curt and Lakhdeep into Four Simple Words. We invited FSW to co-create a session with our team centered around mattering and belonging. They delivered a session filled with deeply impactful experiences and practical tools and created a space where our employees left with not only conviction to…
Nicole Chin
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Senior Manager, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
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There is so much DEI information out-there, how does a small organization incorporate all of it in a meaningful way? As a white-settler with privilege, I try to practice DEI principles, but I was never sure it was enough; I was never fully confident that I was hitting the mark. Curt and Lakhdeeps’s program took…
Theresa Moisan
The Elliott, Guelph
Chief of Finance and Operational Services
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As both a sponsor and attendee of Four Simple Words “Building Better Business Through Belonging” workshop, I can say it was outstanding! Their ability to communicate and explain such an important topic in clear, concise and relatable ways was so refreshing. They add humour and story telling which is super engaging. To watch and listen…
Nora Whittington
Immigration Partnership – Waterloo Region
Community Engagement
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We partnered with Four Simple Words to host the “Building Better Business Through Belonging” workshop. Curt and Lakhdeep are excellent facilitators – clear, relatable, humorous, and skilled at guiding important conversations in simple, realistic ways. All participant feedback was positive (many said, “bring them back”). From our first planning call to delivery day, they were…
Olusola Oladele
Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin
Employer Liaison Lead
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I’ve admired Sean’s work for years — he’s sharp, approachable, and one of the most collaborative colleagues I’ve known. Sean is so sharp I feel like I’m merely watching him from a distance, and trying to keep him in eyesight before he disappears into the horizon. That’s not to say he isn’t one of the…
Ben Campbell
D2L
VP Global Solutions Engineering
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When Sean invited me to help build and mentor the team at VARLab (now CVRI) in late 2020, I was honored. Since then, we’ve both grown, built, and learned together. I have never worked with someone so committed to productivity, inclusion, and equity. As a leader, he was receptive to ideas and feedback, and from…
Cameron Turner
CVRI
Principal Investigator
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Rick Rubin simplifies the essence of sound. Sean Yo does the same for tech. He identifies the root problem with striking clarity and multiplexes solutions at incredible speed. The way Sean can distill complexity into clear action is nothing short of genius.
Jordan Joicus
Innovation Partner
Founder Institute
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Patterns, Insights, and Ideas
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Living A Life For Joy
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Serving Me To Serve You
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Three Simple Words: Black Lives Matter
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EQ and Servant leadership
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