SAGE SOLUTIONS

The Renaissance – most notably recognized by the image of the Vitruvian Man – was a remarkable period of Western history defined by bursts of raw creativity. This innovativeness came from the experimental and visionary fusion of disciplines like art, engineering, mathematics, weaponry, literature, medicine, business and political thought (and through the intellect of notables such as daVinci, Galileo, Luther, More, Machiavelli, Bruno, and Brahe). That is to say, cultures, conversations, domains, fields, ideas, ideologies, processes, procedures, tools, and techniques all collided and something new emerged: new products, new processes, and new politics.

At SAGE, we work at the center of these same types of intersections that revolutionized the way we thought and became the catalyst for the modern world. Central to the groundbreaking shifts in policy, advances in technology, and approaches in management, SAGE utilizes its position and embraces this philosophy with an eclectic mix of thinkers from a variety of disciplines that collaborate to solve our clients’ most challenging technological, managerial or governance problems.

Read more about how SAGE Solutions is innovating at the intersections of TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, and POLICY.

Technology is hope. It is our muse. It is our source of wealth, and it is essential to our national competitiveness. Technology allows us to harness nature, making the modern world possible. We are constantly and recursively refreshing and replacing our technologies. Phenomena of nature are harnessed for some purpose that is to our benefit and these natural principles are operationalized into practice. The evolution of technology is path dependent, circular, and autopoietic. It lives within an ecosystem that is defined by policies that may serve as the coercive function to induce or retard it. SAGE understands the dynamics of technology development. SAGE appreciates the symbiosis between technology, economics, and policy. This understanding and appreciation has enabled SAGE to become very successful at the development of new products at the right time. That is, the time when they are supported by the marketplace and the political environment.

Read more about how we are INNOVATING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY at SAGE.

Too often we see innovation is an artifact – a product that can be sold in the marketplace. The reality is that innovation must also include management and policy. In fact, in our current economy, technology is rarely the source of economic gain without complementary management practices and favorable policies. Innovations in management are as important as innovations in technology. SAGE recognizes this and often develops novel business practices in consort with novel technologies. Often, the business cases and models developed by SAGE will uncover needs that will drive the technology development with the aim that the technology and the management structure can operate in symbiosis. SAGE understands that management is not simply to support the technology, but to be an integral part of the solution proffered to the market.

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Often the word policy invokes a concept of something that happens at some level of government. But policy is not necessarily a passively compliant act for a corporation. Corporations can enact policies that help them foster growth and profitability. Policy, in its most simple form, is risk mitigation. Policies are part and parcel to corporate governance essentially mapping out the firm’s culture and operating rules. Policy and strategy, as a result, go arm in arm. Policy at a governmental level, however, can also create opportunities for a firm. Laws and regulation influence the market and seams in policy allow exploitation for new product development. SAGE understands policy analysis and synthesis, and its relationship to management and technology: technology drives policy, and policy drives technology. SAGE employs a variety of techniques to analyze problems and to derive the appropriate policies that are consistent with a firm’s goals. Furthermore, SAGE is able to properly synthesize governmental policies to show firms the potential for new products that will be needed by the market in order to adapt to the new regulatory or policy environment.

Read more about how we are INNOVATING THROUGH POLICY at SAGE.

SAGE operates to resolve tomorrow’s problems, yielding unparalleled results through the best prepared, most knowledgeable, and most diverse personnel. Email SAGE for all inquiries or ping an associate at (703) 627-1228.

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SAGE holds offices in Northern Virginia. SAGE preserves the confidentiality of its clients, and is a professional consultancy limited in practice to the following:

• New Product Development
• Technology Management & Assessments
• Technology and Performance Modeling & Simulation
• Technology Roadmapping
• Technology Transition
• Business Case Development
• Symbiotic Management Practices
• Systems Engineering
• Strategic Planning
• Policy Analysis

• Policy Synthesis