What is SOIL?
SOIL (Social Organizational Intelligence Lab) is a research-first nonprofit project devoted to collecting organizational autopsy data at scale — to ignite a completely new scientific field: Organizational Biology, Health, and Medicine.
We stand at the beginning of a new discipline. Organizations are born, grow, get sick, and die — yet we have no systematic understanding of why. No taxonomy of organizational diseases. No diagnostic frameworks. No preventive medicine. No treatment protocols. SOIL is building the foundation to change that.
From Human Autopsies to Organizational Autopsies
Modern medicine developed through systematic autopsy — the careful examination of deceased bodies to understand disease processes. Before autopsy became standard practice, medicine relied on theory and speculation. SOIL proposes the same approach for organizations.
How Medicine Evolved
What SOIL is Building
The SOIL Ecosystem
SOIL is not a single product but an ecosystem of interconnected institutions, each serving the broader mission of organizational health and longevity.
Cenotaphery
Digital memorials honoring organizations. Founders share their stories through structured interviews, contributing data while finding closure.
Visit MemorialsResearch Center
Systematic analysis of organizational mortality. Pattern recognition, framework testing, and publication of findings.
Explore ResearchFounder Community
A network of founders who have experienced organizational closure. Peer support, knowledge sharing, and mentorship.
Join CommunityFuture commercial spin-offs (Phase 3+):
What We Stand For
Dignity
Every founder and organization deserves respectful remembrance. Failure is human; our methodology honors rather than exploits this reality.
Truth
Honest, systematic understanding of why organizations die. No predetermined conclusions, no comfortable narratives — we let data reveal patterns.
Rigor
Scientific standards for research and analysis. Peer review, transparent methodology, and honest acknowledgment of limitations.
Transparency
Clear separation between nonprofit mission and commercial activities. Founders always know how their data is used and protected.