Heartwood Guild
AI-native, enterprise-grade applications that deliver measurable outcomes for institutions with real constraints.
What We Do
We build AI systems that understand how your business actually works — then direct attention toward the one thing that matters most.
Theory of Constraints as the foundation. We identify the constraint, then build everything around moving it.
Purpose-built applications with AI at the core — not retrofitted. Native to the workflows and data of your industry.
Systems that adapt to how your people work — not the other way around. Alignment from first mile to last.
The Flagship Product
GPS for your business. Finds the constraint, gives guidance, recalculates as conditions change.
Flow Machine ingests your operational data and surfaces the single bottleneck limiting throughput.
Specific, actionable direction — not dashboards. The right decision, at the right moment, for your team.
As conditions shift, Flow Machine adapts. Continuous routing — not a one-time report.
"The constraint is always somewhere. Flow Machine finds it."
Built on Theory of Constraints. Delivered through the Constraint Intelligence Engine. Configured for your specific vertical, your specific data, your specific team.
Where We Work
We focus where constraints have the highest leverage — the businesses that feed, teach, and sustain communities.
Flow Machine for QSR, fast casual, and multi-unit operators. POS-native, constraint-first operations intelligence.
Agency — the Outcome Engine for schools and universities. Governance, community intelligence, and institutional memory.
FIIP and Flow Machine for banks, credit unions, and private equity. Constraint intelligence on public and private data.
Get in Touch
Tell us about your institution, your goals, and where you feel stuck. We'll tell you where the leverage is.
hello@heartwoodguild.com