Our Mission
At transentis, we believe that understanding precedes transformation. You cannot effectively change what you do not clearly see.
The Challenge
Modern enterprises are complex adaptive systems - webs of people, processes, technologies, and relationships that evolve constantly. Yet most organizations try to understand and manage this complexity with tools designed for simpler times: static documents, disconnected spreadsheets, and rigid databases.
The result? Critical knowledge lives in people's heads. Relationships between systems remain invisible. Impact analysis is guesswork. Transformation initiatives fail because no one truly understood the starting point.
Our Vision
We're building tools that help organizations see their enterprise as a living system.
Enterprise Digital Twins
Imagine having a complete, queryable model of your organization - not just an org chart, but a true representation of how things connect and interact:
- Business capabilities linked to the applications that enable them
- Processes connected to the data they create and consume
- People mapped to their expertise, responsibilities, and relationships
- Infrastructure tied to the services it supports
This isn't just documentation. It's a digital twin - a model that evolves with your organization and enables real understanding.
AI at Every Layer
We believe AI should enhance human understanding, not replace human judgment.
AI-Assisted Design: Describe your domain in natural language. Let AI help structure your models.
AI-Powered Queries: Ask questions about your enterprise in plain English. Get answers grounded in actual data.
AI-Enhanced Insights: Surface patterns, identify risks, and discover opportunities that would be invisible in traditional tools.
Collaborative Understanding
Complex systems require multiple perspectives to understand. Our tools enable teams to:
- Build shared mental models together
- See each other's contributions in real-time
- Develop collective understanding of how things connect
Our Approach
We combine three disciplines:
Design Thinking
Start with humans. Understand needs. Prototype solutions. Iterate based on feedback.
Systems Thinking
See wholes, not just parts. Understand feedback loops. Recognize that everything connects.
Computational Thinking
Model precisely. Validate automatically. Query systematically. Scale intelligently.
The Journey
Transformation happens in stages:
Explore
Discover the unexpected connections in your enterprise. Map what exists. Surface what's hidden.
Design
Create models of where you want to go. Prototype changes before committing. Test scenarios safely.
Transform
Implement with confidence. Monitor progress. Adapt as you learn.
Why Metapad?
Metapad is our professional IDE for Enterprise Digital Twins. It embodies our belief that:
- Visual models communicate better than documents
- Semantic structure enables queries that natural language can't
- Collaboration builds shared understanding
- AI assistance accelerates without replacing human judgment
- Living models stay current, unlike static diagrams
About transentis
transentis is built on two pillars, based in Berlin, Germany.
transentis consulting
Our consulting arm has spent years helping enterprises understand and transform themselves. Through hands-on engagements, workshops, and training, we've developed deep expertise in systems thinking, enterprise architecture, and digital transformation.
transentis labs
transentis labs productizes our consulting experience into SaaS tools. Every product we build is born from real problems we've seen in the field:
- Metapad — The professional IDE for Enterprise Digital Twins
- BPTK — Our open-source Business Prototyping Toolkit for building simulation models
- Beer Distribution Game — A multiplayer simulation game for learning about supply chain complexity and systems thinking
- transentis Academy — Our portal for learning through video courses and live events
Metapad is the latest and most ambitious product in this portfolio — the culmination of everything we've learned about helping organizations see, understand, and transform themselves.
Join Us
Whether you're an enterprise architect, a strategy consultant, a systems thinker, or simply someone who believes in the power of understanding - we'd love to have you along for the journey.
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." — Peter Drucker