10 Domains. 120 Capabilities.

The 120

The Peace Works Capability Framework — 120 capabilities for building, operating, and growing ventures.

The architecture

A common framework for moving work forward.

Businesses are built through many different kinds of work. Strategy alone is not enough. Neither is marketing, technology, finance, talent, or operations in isolation.

The 120 gives Peace Works a common framework for understanding what an opportunity requires and organizing the capabilities needed to move it forward.

  1. 0110 Domains
  2. 02Capability Areas
  3. 03120 Capabilities
  4. 04Expandable Work Units
Capability → Work Units → Evidence → Outcome

From capability to outcome

  1. 01Capability
  2. 02Work Units
  3. 03Evidence
  4. 04Outcome
01

Capability

Something a person or organization can reliably do.

02

Work Unit

A standardized, observable piece of professional work through which a capability is applied.

03

Evidence

Proof that the work was completed and can be reviewed.

04

Outcome

What changed as a result of the work.

The Work Unit Library is designed to expand over time while The 120 provides a stable capability language.

Capabilities are combined according to what a venture, project, or organization needs. The 120 is not a menu of 120 services.

10 Domains. 120 Capabilities.

Explore the Domains

DOMAIN 01 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Venture Strategy

Understand opportunities, design business models, enter markets, manage venture performance, and prepare for investment.

Explore Domain 01 →
DOMAIN 02 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Growth & Brand

Build positioning, demand, acquisition, commercial pipelines, and sustainable growth.

DOMAIN 03 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Media & Creative

Turn ideas into identities, visual communication, media, and creative assets.

DOMAIN 04 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Events, PR & Community

Create experiences, public visibility, networks, relationships, and communities.

DOMAIN 05 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Learning & Development

Design learning systems that turn knowledge into demonstrated capability.

DOMAIN 06 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Finance & Business Operations

Create financial control, insight, planning, and commercial decision support.

DOMAIN 07 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Systems & Automation

Turn recurring work into reliable, connected, and scalable infrastructure.

DOMAIN 08 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Data & AI

Turn information into intelligence and apply AI where it improves the work.

DOMAIN 09 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Commerce & Supply Chain

Move opportunities through trade, commerce, procurement, delivery, and commercial relationships.

DOMAIN 10 / 12 CAPABILITIES

Talent & Venture Operations

Put people around the work and keep teams, knowledge, and ventures operating.

Putting capabilities to work

How Peace Works uses The 120

Ventures

Identify the capabilities an opportunity needs at different stages of development.

Projects

Combine capabilities around a specific objective.

Roles

Define meaningful combinations of capabilities for people contributing to the work.

Systems

Identify repeated work that can be standardized, supported, automated, or improved.

Evidence

Connect work to observable outputs and outcomes.

Professional Development

Help contributors understand what capabilities they have practiced and what evidence supports that experience.

Capabilities become valuable when they are put to work.