SAGE Documents

SAGE is the mindset and method of ownership, a language-based practice that builds inner agency and connection. These documents are meant to be read in order. The first three give you the full picture, and the rest are here for anyone who wants to go deeper or try the practice for themselves.

  1. SAGE Snapshot3 pages · 6 min read
    Where SAGE is today, what this round funds, the seed round that follows, the terms, and my ask.
  2. The Age of Ownership: The World SAGE Is Building9 pages · 17 min read
    The Bill Ury story, the finished product, how people will use SAGE, what the app measures, why now, and the path to get there.
  3. The SAGE Phenomenon4 pages · 8 min read
    What people report when they speak with ownership, the cascade of shifts that follows, and why the practice works best all the time.
  4. The Case for Investing in SAGE10 pages · 19 min read
    The full argument for anyone who wants depth, covering the diagnosis, the mechanism and research, connection, competition, team, proof, terms and use of funds.
  5. Experience SAGE7 pages · 13 min read
    The practice written to you, so you can feel what it's like to live this way.
  6. SAGE Language Guide2 pages · 3 min read
    A quick reference for ownership language, with examples by situation.

For those who want the research

These two papers were written earlier for practitioners and researchers. They open as PDFs, and some of their terms predate the documents above.

  • SAGE Theory21 pages
    The academic paper, covering attribution grammar, the five linguistic shifts, neighboring frameworks and the planned research.
  • The Overview Effect in Psychology11 pages
    The original introduction to what SAGE makes possible, written for practitioners.

Kevin Miller · kevin@kevinmiller.co