Welcome to the Third Layer

Hi. We’re Alex (she/her) and Jarmo (he/him).

We make things that help people feel more connected, curious and creative.

For over 20 years, Alex has been an author, journalist and Editorial Director and Jarmo has been a Solutions and Enterprise Architect. We’ve also both done improv and standup comedy at Second City in Chicago and Alex has worked in juvenile psychiatric facilities in arts therapy.

We deeply love helping people structure creativity, is what we’re saying.

Look Around

Sign up to follow our board games. We designed them for conversation, connection, and lots and lots of laughs.

Wander through the Library to find blog posts from Alex on imagination, procrastination, the Inner Critic, or the physiology or neuroscience of creativity.

And if you ever want help connecting whatever dots you need connected — whether that’s creative thinking, communicating, or solving a problem in a more playful way — Alex does that, too through speaking, consulting and workshops. (Update: Alex is currently almost fully booked through early 2027.)