Terence Latimer
I build systems that speak — and write the words that make them work.
Writer, creative technologist, and builder of digital systems and the communities that use them. I help organizations turn complexity into something people can understand and act on.
Twentynine Palms, California.
Fig. 1 — Perspective, with the author
How I can help
Fig. 2 — Contour
For experts and creators
1-on-1 strategy sessions
For people building something under their own name. Start with a free audit, then a 90-minute session that leaves you with a written plan.
How sessions work →Fig. 3 — Technical drawing
For founders and teams
Fractional operations leadership
A senior operator inside your team, without a full-time hire: by project, as a 90-day plan, or monthly.
How fractional work works →Fig. 4 — Gesture
For event organizers
Speaking and workshops
Keynotes, workshops, fireside chats and panels on entrepreneurship, systems and technology.
Book a talk →16 : 9
Fig. 5 — Moving picture · Not a technology problem. A translation problem.
Watch and listen
Talks, workshops and a slow-reading series, made in the desert.
Series
Tsundoku and Tea, Terentiusly
A monthly reading series, broadcast from Black Cactus Co-Working.
Explore the series →Workshop
Telling your 30-year story, one post at a time
A Get Stuff Done workshop, hosted by Knit Marketing.
Watch the workshop →
Fig. 6 — Blind contour · One line, eyes on the page
Latest
Essay
What a book signing for John Hope Bryant taught me about competing with yourself
Read the essay →Start here
- What is system planning?
A practical definition, and a method you can run with your team this week. - Canva systems for small teams
Templates, SOPs and workflows that keep a brand consistent. - What is creative technology?
Technical tools used as instruments of craft. - Creative innovation, in practice
A working framework for turning ideas into things that ship.
Fig. 7 — Rendering · Templates, stacked
Tools and courses
Templates, workbooks and free courses, built for my own work first.
Template system · $47
The Canva Content System
A ready-to-run content system in Canva for small teams.
See it in the shop →Free course
5 Easy Sales Tips for startups
Ten short videos on building a sales process that repeats.
Start the course →Free checklist
15-Minute Campaign Checklist
Plan a campaign in the time it takes to drink a coffee.
Get the checklist →
Fig. 8 — The author
About Terence
Terence Latimer is a creative technologist and operator in Twentynine Palms, California, building in digital since 2010 and a founder since 2015. He runs Latimer Digital and Black Cactus Co-Working.
Outside paid work, he leads and serves 29 Dines, its Harvest & Thrive programs, and Adobe Mara Arts in the high desert.