Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure, and how to fix them. It comes TODAY, April 7th, everywhere books are sold as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase on BulkBooks. For bulk orders
Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure, and how to fix them. It comes out April 7, 2026 everywhere books are sold as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase at Porchlight. For bulk
Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure, and how to fix them. It comes out April 7, 2026 everywhere books are sold as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase at Porchlight. For bulk
Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure, and how to fix them. It comes out April 7, 2026 everywhere books are sold as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase at Porchlight. For bulk
Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure, and how to fix them. It comes out April 7, 2026, everywhere books are sold, as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase on BulkBooks. For bulk
Our new book, Crisis Engineering, is about what actually happens when systems break under pressure and how to fix them. It comes out April 7, 2026, everywhere books are sold, as a paperback, and audiobook (read by Cassandra Campbell). For bulk orders below 500 copies, purchase on BulkBooks. For bulk
The latest episode of ProdCast features Layer Aleph partner Carla Geisser, who gives a great overview of how to tell an incident from a crisis, and the 5 signs you may be in a useful crisis (including what to do if your cat wakes you up to invite you onto
For most of the economy, the "AI" recession looks much like other recessions. That's good news for anxious policy-makers; at least they know what to expect. The much bigger hazard will be the financial wildfire that starts in the tech industry itself.
Layer Aleph is a group of four people who each had success leading our own bands before we decided to work together. Each of us has worked on large complex systems for about 20 years, and as Layer Aleph, we have taken on around 30 consulting jobs that were interventions
Watch Carla's presentation on "The Magic of Crisis" at the LeadDev conference: The magic of crisisDiscover how Staff+ engineers can use moments of crisis to drive lasting technical change and strengthen organizational systems.LeadDevCarla Geisser
Most of our jobs at Layer Aleph have been to fix a specific, urgent problem. We founded the company hoping to be a kind of Titan Salvage for computers—we are available on short notice, we go where most people won’t, and we take contracts where the deliverables are
Clients hire us to make sense of all sorts of crises and systemic problems. While the specific goals and outcomes of each engagement vary widely, the majority of our projects follow a set pattern the first few days. Our engagements are almost always (only) 2 weeks long. Day 1 We