Foldercase: Structural Infrastructure for Organizational and Research Systems
Foldercase is built around a simple but decisive idea: sustainable coordination requires explicit structure. Instead of organizing work around documents, messages, or isolated tools, Foldercase models organizations, projects, processes, and collaborations as a connected system. Roles, responsibilities, dependencies, and points of contact are made explicit and remain understandable over time. Originally developed in an academic context, Foldercase is especially suited for environments where governance, accountability, and cross-organizational coordination must be transparent, auditable, and durable.
Make Structure Explicit
In many organizations, critical knowledge remains implicit: who is responsible for what, how projects depend on each other, where key data resides, or which partners are involved. This implicit structure is fragile and often lost during transitions. Foldercase makes organizational structure explicit by representing organizational elements as connected nodes with defined relationships. Teams, projects, datasets, workflows, and external partners become part of a shared structural model that can be navigated, maintained, and extended over time.From Structure to Governance and Management
Once structure is explicit, it becomes governable. Foldercase allows organizations to identify responsibilities, dependencies, overlaps, and gaps across units and projects. This supports clearer ownership, better coordination, and informed decision-making — without centralizing operational systems or replacing existing tools.Collaboration Through Shared Structural Reference
Foldercase supports collaboration by providing a shared structural reference instead of isolated information silos. Users no longer need to search across emails, folders, or disconnected platforms to understand context. Responsibilities, relationships, ongoing activities, and points of contact are visible in one coherent structure, enabling coordination across teams and institutional boundaries.Applicable Across Complex and Regulated Environments
- Public administration: manage programs, responsibilities, and inter-agency dependencies with clarity
- Healthcare: align clinical operations, research activities, and governance structures
- Industry: document organizational units, partners, and operational dependencies
- Research & academia: structure projects, consortia, and data stewardship across institutions
Designed for Long-Lived Systems
Foldercase is designed for systems that evolve over years rather than weeks. It preserves institutional knowledge, supports continuity across personnel changes, and allows structures to grow incrementally without losing coherence. This makes it suitable for organizations that require durable, auditable coordination — not short-lived project documentation.Getting Started
Most users begin by mapping a single project, unit, or collaboration and gradually expand the structure as coordination needs grow. Foldercase supports incremental adoption while maintaining a coherent overall system.