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LAS Customer Journey

Verbal Decision-Theoretic Version

I have not modeled the customer journey as a traditional marketing funnel. Instead, I have modeled it as a sequence of decisions under uncertainty, where both the client and LAS are attempting to maximize their respective utility functions.

Our Story

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Meet The Team

Don Francis

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Stage 1: Awareness

Client State

The client experiences a problem:

  • Communication is unclear.

  • Stakeholders disagree.

  • A system is difficult to explain.

  • Complexity is preventing action.

The client may not yet know LAS exists.

Decision

Should I continue operating with my current understanding or seek outside assistance?

Possible actions:

  • Ignore problem

  • Continue existing approach

  • Seek consultant

  • Seek LAS

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Stage 3: Evaluation

Client investigates.

Questions include:

  • Can LAS solve my problem?

  • Is the methodology credible?

  • Is the cost justified?

  • Do I trust this organization?

Client Objective

Reduce uncertainty.

LAS Objective

Demonstrate value.

Stage 4: Initial Contact

Client reaches out.

Information exchange begins.

LAS attempts to identify:

  • Objectives

  • Constraints

  • Stakeholders

  • Desired outcomes

Decision

Should both parties proceed?

Possible outcomes:

  • No fit

  • Future opportunity

  • Proceed to discovery

Stage 5: Discovery / Model Construction

LAS gathers information.

Activities:

  • Interviews

  • Documentation review

  • Systems mapping

  • Utility function identification

Client Decision

Provide deeper access?

LAS Decision

Invest additional effort?

Stage 6: Proposal

LAS presents:

  • Scope

  • Deliverables

  • Timeline

  • Price

Decision

Accept proposal?

Possible outcomes:

  • Accept

  • Negotiate

  • Decline

Stage 7: Engagement

Project begins.

LAS creates:

  • Models

  • Diagrams

  • Simulations

  • Animations

Client evaluates progress continuously.

Stage 8: Delivery

LAS presents final product.

Client learns:

  • New relationships

  • Constraints

  • Tradeoffs

  • Strategic opportunities

Decision

Implement insights?

Stage 9: Outcome

Client experiences:

  • Better understanding

  • Improved communication

  • Better decisions

  • Reduced uncertainty

Stage 10: Long-Term Relationship

Satisfied clients may:

  • Purchase additional services

  • Refer others

  • Become collaborators

At this point trust becomes a valuable asset.

Ashley Jones

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Stage 2: Recognition

Client encounters LAS.

Examples:

  • Website

  • Social media

  • Referral

  • Presentation

  • Case study

Client learns:

"LAS does not merely create animation.

LAS builds visual decision models that clarify complex systems."

Decision

Is my problem significant enough to justify further investigation?

Possible actions:

  • Leave website

  • Save for later

  • Contact LAS

Tess Brown

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Office Manager

Lisa Rose

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Product Manager

Kevin Nye

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

HR Lead

Alex Young

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Customer Support Lead

Our Clients

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We make complex systems visible Leimert Animation Studio (LAS) is a visual systems consultancy that helps organizations

LAS DECISION-THEORETIC VISUAL SYSTEMS MODEL

A Decision-Theoretic Visual Systems Model is a structured visual representation of a complex system that reveals incentives, constraints, relationships, and decision pathways.

By making these structures visible, organizations can create clarity, improve decisions, and unlock value.

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Visual Systems Strategy for Institutions Conceptually rigorous. Structurally precise. Built for decision-making.
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Systems Thinking

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Visual Storytelling

Public Understanding

Actors

Decisions

Flows

Cultural Gravity

Outcomes

Decisions do not operate in isolation. They emerge from structure, incentives, and relationships within a system.

Complexity → Clarity → Better Decisions → Greater Value

Evidence → Model → Visualization → Animation

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