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We're looking for hospitality operators who want to shape what collective intelligence looks like for their industry.

01Method

Embedded Research, Not Surveys

We don't believe you can understand hospitality operations from a conference room. We need to see how your property actually works—the unofficial systems, the unwritten rules, the things that only make sense when you're there.

Our research involves spending time on-site, watching, asking questions, and mapping the information flows that make your property run.

Shadowing

Observing operations in real-time without interfering—seeing what happens naturally.

Observation

Tracking guest journeys, staff interactions, and information flows across shifts.

Contextual inquiry

Conversations during work—understanding the "why" behind decisions.

All research is confidential. We're here to learn, not to judge.

02Focus

What We're Trying to Understand

Our research focuses on how hospitality teams build and transfer knowledge.

  • A.Knowledge transfer: How does institutional knowledge pass between team members today?
  • B.Guest memory: What do you remember about returning guests, and how?
  • C.Handoffs: How do shift changes actually work vs. how they should work?
  • D.Judgment calls: When staff face ambiguous situations, how do they decide?
  • E.Workarounds: What unofficial systems have you built to compensate for tool gaps?
03Exchange

What You Get in Return

This isn't free consulting—but our research does produce useful artifacts.

01.
Service flow documentation: A detailed map of how requests and information move through your property.
02.
Knowledge audit: Identifying where institutional knowledge lives and where it's at risk.
03.
Early access: First to use what we build, with permanent pricing preference.
04.
Direct dialogue: Shape the product roadmap based on your real needs.

Research partners receive a permanent discount on any future product—our way of thanking those who help us build.

04Criteria

Who We're Looking For

Ideal partners
  • Boutique hotels (10-50 rooms)
  • Vacation rental portfolios (5-30 units)
  • Properties that pride themselves on service
  • Teams that feel turnover pain
Mindset
  • Willing to let us observe (2-3 days on-site)
  • Interested in being early adopters
  • Open to trying new approaches
  • Anywhere — we're based in California, designed globally

We're talking to 5-10 properties in this phase. Limited spots.

05Process

How It Works

1
Intro call (30 min)

We learn about your property and you learn about our research.

2
On-site research (2-3 days)

We shadow operations, conduct interviews, map information flows.

3
Synthesis & deliverables

You receive documentation of what we learned and recommendations.

4
Ongoing dialogue

Early access to prototypes and continued input on product direction.

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Let's Start a Conversation

If this sounds like a fit, let's talk. No commitment—just a conversation to see if we're right for each other.

Or email directly:carlos@omote.io
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