Sente Co.

CGF welcomes to Jay Smethurst and Bryan Coffman, two of the best and (in Bryan's case) crustiest scribes in the business. I have admired these guys for years and always enjoyed working with them.

Sente is a term from the Asian game of Go and means initiative, or a move that carries initiative, by requiring a follow-up.

Located in Orlando, Florida, they have positioned their firm as applying visualization to conference services and producing not only captivating graphics during presentations, but also constructing complex animated story maps, websites and book-length conference summaries. They are accomplished consultants and facilitators as well, helping organizations through strategic modeling.

They are the house scribes for the Sante Fe Institute, a scientific research community emphasizing multidisciplinary collaboration in pursuit of understanding the common themes that arise in natural, artificial, and social systems.

Jay and Bryan are also partners of InnovationLabs. Recent work can be seen at the Legg Masons' Thought Leader Forum or www.senteco.com.