About Novel Local
Understanding the Relationship Between People and Place
Novel Local studies how geographic environments influence human performance, stability, and well-being.
Most decisions about where people live or where companies place talent are made using surface variables such as job offers, cost of living, or lifestyle preferences.
But environments influence far more than convenience.
They influence stress levels, social integration, daily friction, and long-term stability.
Novel Local was created to help individuals and organizations make more informed location decisions by analyzing how environments interact with human behavior.
What We Do
Novel Local develops Environmental Compatibility Modeling™, a framework for evaluating how geographic environments influence human outcomes.
Our work focuses on two areas.
For Organizations
We help companies evaluate how geographic environments affect workforce stability, relocation success, and leadership retention.
Our flagship service, Executive Relocation Compatibility Analysis, helps organizations assess whether a senior leader is environmentally aligned with a destination city before relocation occurs.
For Individuals
We also help individuals evaluate major relocation decisions through services such as City Fit Snapshot and Move or Stay Sessions.
These tools help people understand whether their current environment is supporting their mental health, relationships, and long-term energy.
Our Perspective
The idea behind Novel Local is simple:
Where people live influences how their lives unfold.
For individuals, that affects wellness, relationships, and opportunity.
For organizations, it can influence retention, leadership stability, and workforce performance.
Novel Local exists to help make those environmental dynamics visible before major location decisions are made.