Stop Pushing Your Ecosystem Uphill. See If It's Ready to Form.
The S6-Scan™ is the diagnostic Greg.ai uses to determine whether a hub-centric ecosystem is still effort-driven — or ready to be pulled into inevitability. Most founders don't need more strategy. They need to know whether the system they're building is aligned enough to start pulling resources, partners, and belief toward it.
Formation Diagnostic: Evaluating readiness for inevitability
From Push to Pull: A New Model for Ecosystem Formation
The diagram illustrates the fundamental shift in how ecosystems form in today's landscape.
Old Model: Force-Based Growth
Ecosystems grow by force — time, money, and persuasion pushing uphill. Every step requires effort and resources to maintain momentum.
New Model: Teleological Pull
Aligned hubs form through pull — the future state attracts momentum like quantum tunneling. The S6-Scan identifies which physics you're operating under.
In simple terms: The S6-Scan shows whether your hub still needs pushing — or whether it's ready to pull people toward it.
Growth doesn’t climb the hill. Aligned systems tunnel through it.
What Changed
For decades, ecosystems were built by force — time, money, and constant persuasion. Leaders spent resources convincing stakeholders, attracting partners, and maintaining momentum through sheer effort. That model breaks down when institutions begin to form.
When identity is clear, purpose is real, timing is right, the environment supports it, and continuity exists, the future state starts pulling the system forward. Instead of pushing against resistance, you're riding alignment. The work shifts from persuasion to coordination, from effort to orchestration.
Core Terms: Plain Language
Hub
The central node everything connects to. A hub can be a person, organization, business, platform, or idea. It's the gravitational center of the ecosystem.
Ecosystem
Everything that interacts with and is affected by the hub. Old-world example: a mall with stores, foot traffic, and anchor tenants. New-world example: a creator brand with audience, platforms, collaborators, and sponsors.
Identity
What the hub actually is — not what it offers. If identity is clear, attraction rises. If identity is blurred, persuasion becomes the job.
Purpose
What the hub exists to become — and why that matters. In the S6-Scan, "this deserves to exist" means the hub-centric subject warrants attention and participation.
Timing
Why now — not earlier, not later. Ride-sharing didn't work before smartphones. Right timing feels like pull, not force.
Environment
Where the hub can spread, grow, and multiply value. Where does the hub's influence compound through trust, attention, adoption, partnerships, and capital?
Continuity: How the hub keeps working without constant founder effort. How does identity, influence, and momentum persist if you stop pushing for 30 days?
What the S6-Scan Diagnoses
The S6-Scan evaluates six formation signals that determine whether a hub is still being pushed — or is ready to form naturally. Each signal represents a critical dimension of readiness. Together, they reveal whether you're operating in push physics or pull physics.
These aren't aspirational values or wishful thinking. They're observable signals that show up in how partnerships form, how capital flows, how attention compounds, and how continuity emerges. The diagnostic identifies gaps, bottlenecks, and misalignments that keep founders in perpetual effort mode.
The Six Formation Signals
1
WHO — Identity (Ontology)
What is the hub, really — not the offer, but the identity?
Push signal: Identity is fragmented. Pull signal: Identity is singular and recognizable.
2
WHAT — Becoming (Teleology)
What is the hub becoming — program, platform, institution, movement, category?
Push signal: Future state is undefined. Pull signal: Becoming is named and believable.
3
WHY — Meaning (Cosmology)
Why does this deserve to exist? This = the hub-centric subject: person, platform, organization, or institution.
Push signal: Utility without meaning. Pull signal: Meaning people want to belong to.
4
WHEN — Timing (Kairology)
Why now? What changed in the world that opens the window?
Push signal: Constant resistance. Pull signal: Doors open faster than effort explains.
5
WHERE — Environment (Ecology)
Where does this compound? This = the hub and its influence: trust, attention, adoption, partnerships, capital.
Push signal: Isolated efforts. Pull signal: Adjacency and networks that multiply outcomes.
6
HOW — Continuity (Technology)
How does it continue without force? It = the hub's identity, influence, and momentum — even when the founder is absent.
Push signal: It stops when you stop. Pull signal: Continuity mechanisms keep it moving.
Who This Is For
Is This You?
If you're asking what needs to align so pushing stops, this is the right step.
- Founders who feel "tired of selling" and sense the system should pull instead of push
- Leaders building hubs, not just products — creating platforms that others build on
- Institutions forming ahead of capital, where belief and alignment precede funding
- Ecosystems spanning media, infrastructure, and community across multiple stakeholders
- Organizations sensing pull but lacking continuity mechanisms to sustain momentum
If you're still asking how to push harder, this isn't the right step. The S6-Scan is for leaders who recognize the shift from force to formation.
What You Receive
Formation-Level Readout
A clear assessment of where you are on the spectrum from push-dependent to institution-ready, with specific indicators.
Pull Blockage Identification
Precise diagnosis of where pull is blocked — which of the six signals needs alignment before momentum can accelerate.
Strategic Clarity
Explicit guidance on what should not be built yet — preventing wasted effort on premature infrastructure.
Alignment Guidance
Strategic direction for media, partners, and capital positioning — ensuring all ecosystem elements reinforce rather than fragment identity.
Formation Path
A next-step formation path — not a to-do list. This isn't about tactics; it's about sequencing alignment so pull can emerge.
Request an S6-Scan Briefing
Answer these seven questions to begin the S6-Scan process. This intake reveals the current state of your formation signals and helps identify whether your hub is ready to transition from push to pull.
01
What is the hub you're building?
Person, business, organization, platform, or idea. Be specific about the central node everything connects to.
02
What problem does it exist to solve?
One sentence. Clarity here reveals identity strength.
03
What does this become if it succeeds?
Program, platform, institution, movement, or category. Name the future state.
04
Why now?
What changed in the world that opens the window? Timing reveals readiness.
05
Where does this already have traction?
Communities, industries, platforms, locations. List what's already working.
06
What requires the most effort to keep moving?
Funding, attention, partnerships, belief, operations. Be honest and specific.
07
What would stop if you stopped pushing for 30 days?
This question reveals continuity — or the lack of it. Answer reveals formation readiness.
Ready for the S6-Scan Briefing?
The S6-Scan doesn't tell you what to build. It tells you whether it's time to stop pushing. It reveals which formation signals are aligned, which are blocked, and what sequence of moves will shift your hub from effort-driven to pull-ready.
This is a paid formation diagnostic — not a pitch, not consulting. It's designed for founders and leaders who recognize that alignment precedes acceleration, and that clarity about readiness is more valuable than another strategy deck.
Alignment precedes acceleration. The question isn't whether you're working hard enough — it's whether the system is ready to form.