THIS IS HOW

WE DO IT

Our innovative, five-step process uses an emergent approach to design each project. Our method is rooted in empathic listening, as we prioritize building relational trust at every project phase. We deliver impactful and resonant strategies by combining our techniques with decades of expertise and a deep understanding of our client’s goals.

The process

HOW WE ADD VALUE

  • 1Discover

    Listen with empathy

    Facilitate community (stakeholder) engagement through individual and group listening sessions


    Listen for aspirations, strengths, and challenges at an individual and organizational level


    Listen for mindsets, attitudes, and points of disunity and unity that present barriers and opportunities to individual and organizational aspirations


    Work to gain an understanding of the organization’s
    context and complexity


    Honor all stories


  • 2Survey

    Develop data-driven strategies


    Collect, analyze, and synthesize findings
    from the discovery phase


    Identify salient human and organizational
    strengths and challenges


    Identify strategic priorities for developing a
    durable initiative or program foundation


    Identify strategic partnerships for added value


    Define goals, strategies, and milestones


    Comprehensive reporting of findings
    and recommendations


  • 3Generate

    Create tailored actions

    Design from an informed and holistic understanding of the organization’s unique humans, context, and complexity


    Formulate realistic phased actions meeting
    challenges and aspirations


    Harness the existing strengths of the humans
    and the organization


    Design for capacity where gaps exist


    Design repeatable actions embedded within daily operations to reinforce the organization’s values and initiatives


    Co-design pilot programs to learn with
    scale and sustainability in mind


    Design necessary feedback processes


  • 4Launch

    Test, evaluate, and strengthen

    Connect to meaningful ecosystem partners


    Support meaningful pilots


    Identify key markers of program efficacy
    and associated measurement tools


    Facilitate listening and other feedback processes


    Empower and support community (stakeholders)
    to organize around change


  • 5Iterate

    Re-design for sustainable impact

    Synthesize information and learnings from pilots


    Reflect on process, learnings, and impact on the community


    Identify desired learnings for the next phase of development


    Co-design the next phase according to organizational need


    Repeat launch


small actions,

big ripples

of change

INTEGRITY
EMPATHY
VULNERABILITY
TRUST
EMPOWERMENT
LOVE