Field Notes
Notes from planning rooms across Bangkok
Short articles on intake pauses, studio handoffs, partner calendars, and preparing for an operational planning engagement.
When a small firm should pause new client intake
Accepting every enquiry feels safer than it is. Here is how Bangkok professional practices decide when the books are full enough.
Mapping handoffs inside a design studio
Where drawings stall between designers, project managers, and external consultants — and how to see it on paper before you change anything.
Partner calendars, fee pressure, and quiet overwork
How looking at a partner’s week explains more about thin margins than another spreadsheet of utilisation percentages.
How to prepare for an operational planning engagement
Documents worth gathering, people worth involving, and questions partners should settle before the first on-site day.