Our Approach
We don’t just create plans—we design strategies that work. Our methodology integrates strategic design, systems thinking, foresight, and evaluation to help leaders navigate uncertainty and drive meaningful change.
This is strategy making, not just planning. Built for complexity.
How We Work
Strategic Design for Living Systems
We recognize that people, teams, organizations, and communities are dynamic. Our approach promotes health, wellbeing, and planetary sustainability while adapting to evolving contexts.
You won’t get something dull, off-the-shelf, and rigid—but something fit for purpose.
Participatory Development
- Sprint Methodology: Micro-consultations with targeted prompts build frameworks iteratively
- Progressive Elaboration: Gradual evolution from initial frames to comprehensive plans
- Multi-stakeholder Engagement: Weaving together perspectives from leadership, frontline workers, and partners
- Aspiration Meets Action: Visionary plans that excite people and connect resources to possibilities
Complexity-Informed Lens
- Adaptive Planning: Clear direction that responds to disruptive forces
- Systems Orientation: Recognizing interdependencies in your ecosystem
- Resilience Building: Strengthening capacity to navigate uncertainty
Evaluation Throughout
- Learning Systems: Feedback mechanisms that enable continuous adaptation
- Measurable Success: Clear metrics that honor complexity
- Evidence Generation: Robust data to inform decisions and track progress
What Makes Us Different
Dual Focus: Plans that are simultaneously aspirational and immediately actionable
“Telling the Story While Writing It”: The design process itself builds engagement and capacity
Implementation Pathways: Concrete guidance beyond recommendations
Structure + Flexibility: Enough structure to guide action while remaining adaptable
Impact in Action
Our methodology has proven effective in contexts facing significant transformation—helping public health departments transition from pandemic emergency operations to strategic renewal while honoring lived experience and expanding possibilities for action.
Ready to create impact by design? Connect with us to explore how strategic design can transform your organization’s approach to planning and change.ile creating meaningful, sustainable change in their organizations and communities.
