At Canvas of Colors, we've seen it all. Teams frustrated, products stalled, organizations grinding to a halt—not because the future is hard to predict (that's a given), but because the process of getting from idea to execution is broken. That's why we're launching CoLabs by Canvas of Colors, our client consultancy built to partner with organizations and help them break through the internal barriers that slow them down.

The problem isn't the challenge of making great products. It’s not that users are difficult or unpredictable. It's that the way teams work internally—the way knowledge is shared (or not), how decisions are made, how employees are left out of the loop—is what holds them back. People get stuck. And when that happens, progress stops.

CoLabs is here to fix that.

Here’s what we’ve learned:

1. Internal Complexity Stifles Progress
   Most teams aren't struggling because their ideas are bad or their users are tough to please. They're stuck because they don't know what's going on inside their own organization. Knowledge gets siloed, relationships are kept close, and people operate in their own bubbles. Why? Because they're protecting their jobs, their value. But what if we could break that cycle? What if we could create an environment where ideas flow, decisions are transparent, and progress is shared?

2. A Disconnect from the End User
   Far too often, teams are detached from the very people they're building for. Research is buried under layers of bureaucracy. Reports are generated and passed along like second-hand knowledge, leaving those who weren’t involved in the process feeling lost. Think of it like a student trying to ace an exam based solely on someone else’s study notes—it doesn’t work. CoLabs aims to change that by making inquiry a team sport. We bring everyone closer to the product development process, so the connection to users is real and meaningful.

3. Chaos in Knowledge Work
   We’ve seen it time and time again—teams don’t know what to produce, so they create anything: documents, slides, spreadsheets, endless canvases. It’s all over the place, and it leads to confusion and frustration. What we do is bring order to that chaos. By standardizing processes and artifacts, we simplify the work, so people aren’t just “doing their best” but actually making clear, consistent progress toward a shared goal.

What CoLabs Does

At CoLabs, we partner with organizations to untangle the mess. We bring clarity to the process, align teams, and help them build the kind of internal systems that not only deliver outstanding products but also make the work itself more fulfilling. People know where their contributions fit, they understand how their efforts impact the final outcome, and they feel good about the work they’re doing. That’s our goal—to help teams perform at their best, from ideation to execution.

CoLabs by Canvas of Colors is here to make sure that exceptional products aren't just something you talk about—they're something you deliver. And the best part? The people building those products enjoy the process and know exactly how they contributed to making something great.

It’s time to get unstuck. Let’s do it together.