SERVICES
We co-create the right approach together, building on what works.
We support mission-driven organizations and coalitions working on climate, regenerative, circular economy, and equity goals in the food, energy, and the built environment sectors. We co-create custom approaches to working together and provide a few different offerings as starting points for our collaboration.
Clarifying opportunities
For when...
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External conditions are shifting.
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You don’t know what to prioritize and your teams/partners are not aligned.
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You don't have clarity about the best way to invest your limited time and resources.
Expected outcomes... Clarity and direction that saves time and effort investing in what matters, while building buy-in.
These are a few ways we’ve worked with others in the past...
Co-creating Programs for Adoption
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You need to turn plans into inclusive and effective action.
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Your programs are not getting adopted.
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You need community buy-in. Your risk tolerance is low.
Expected outcomes... Validated and compelling programs that are derisked and operationally sustainable, while building buy-in and increasing adoption.
These are a few ways we’ve worked with others in the past...
Grow More Resilient Change
For when...
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Your progress is plateauing.
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You need to evolve and get buy-in and investment from a broader ecosystem and funders.
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You need help to grow what works.
Expected outcomes... Success takes root across the ecosystem, attracting new partners and investment and creating durable change.
These are a few ways we’ve worked with others in the past...
"Dan is a strategic thinker who anticipates future needs, makes connections between projects, and imagines possibilities, all grounded in user voice/insights. He also models an agile, test and learn approach and can help organizations identify and focus on the most impactful solutions. "
Julia Luscombe
Former VP Strategic Planning, Feeding America
"The team was the perfect partner to bring our strategic planning process to realization. Having a third party that was collaborative, empathetic, and results-driven allowed our management team and staff to fully participate and see their ideas channeled into alignment and concrete direction for the organization."
Stacy Neal,
Chief Operating Officer,
New Ecology Inc.
"Dan is a powerful collaborator who always brings multiple perspectives to a project. He's smart, committed, and engaging. He can help you see things from a different angle. He's also an incredibly kind human being with a huge heart"
Jessica Jelinski,
Managing Director of Programs,
Feeding America
OUR APPROACH
We weave together diverse methods and innovative strategies to meet your unique needs.
Human-Centered Design
We put the people involved at the center of everything we do, from how we learn and create together, to making decisions. As experts in service design, we help you build experiences from start to finish that people want and that actually work for your organization.
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Service design
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Co-design
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Workshop facilitation
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Agile testing
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Qualitative research
Systems Thinking
We use systems methods to make sense of complexity and discover new strategic possibilities. We learn how your work fits into the bigger picture and what that means for what's needed. We use futures methods to imagine the change you want, so we can clarify the steps to take right now.
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Systems mapping
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Futures methods
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Trends analysis
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Qualitative research
Living Systems Thinking
We ground our work in the wisdom of living systems. We use regenerative design and circular economy principles to guide what we do and orient our work towards reciprocal conditions that are conducive to mutual flourishing.
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Regenerative design
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Circular economy