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For Collaborative Initiatives
THE DESIGN LAB
We work on collaborative initiatives that navigate complexity, change, and collective decision-making, where success depends not just on a good plan but on alignment, trust, and the ability to learn and adapt over time.
The Design Lab helps teams apply systems design in practice by building shared strategies, stronger relationships, and healthier ways of working together for greater impact.
THE DESIGN LAB
We go deep with you to understand your system, the people in it, and the tradeoffs you’re weighing. We then help you translate this into a clear and actionable strategy, complete with the routines for learning and adaptation.
The result? Focused priorities, stronger alignment, and a strategy built for the real world.
→ Commitment: 3-6 months
→ Investment: Starts at $15,000
Strategy Development & Iteration
How We Can Work Together
FOR COLLECTIVE INITIATIVES
This is for organizations and collaborative initiatives looking to build a shared strategy people can commit to, along with a way to adjust it without starting over every time conditions change.
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We believe that how teams work together is just as important as what they’re working on. We help teams build trust, engage in healthy conflict, hold one another accountable, and create an operating cadence that supports follow-through.
The result? Execution in action (not just alignment on paper) that looks like clear accountabilities, faster decision making, and stronger relationships along the way.
→ Commitment: 2-3 months
→ Investment: Starts at $20,000
Team Activation to Bring the Strategy to Life
This is for teams who have a strategic plan and are looking to translate it into coordinated action.
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We lead the process, relationship-building, and learning routines early so you can fully participate in the work. We’ll work together to build your capacity to own the work over time, providing support throughout the transition.
The result? Ease in execution, sustained momentum, and a long-term arc for leading the work.
→ Commitment: 6-12 months
→ Investment: Starts at $10,000 per month
This is for teams looking for clear structure and skilled facilitation to support a collective effort.
Co-Design & Facilitation for Collective Efforts
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This is practical, grounded work that helps teams build shared language and skills to navigate inevitable differences in motivations, strengths, and conflict styles. It’s a great fit when the primary need is relational — not a full reset of decision-making and operating rhythms.
The result? Increased trust, productive conflict, and greater confidence in navigating complexity together.
→ Commitment: 2-3 months
→ Investment: Starts at $10,000
Relationship Building for Effective Collaboration
This service helps teams address the relational dynamics that shape collaboration—especially when the team is new, or when tension, misalignment, or unspoken patterns are slowing progress.
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You May Be Wondering…
(QUESTIONS WE GET ASKED FREQUENTLY)
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How is this different from traditional strategic planning?
Traditional planning often assumes stability and alignment. Our work focused on doing “just enough” because it’s designed for real-world conditions where priorities shift, relationships matter, and learning happens alongside action.
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What role do you play? Are you leading the work or supporting us?
Both, depending on the service. Sometimes we help design the strategy and ways of working; sometimes we serve as facilitators so our clients can participate or take on the role that’s most appropriate. Our goal is always to build your capacity to hold this work in the long term.
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Do you work directly with communities or only with leaders and teams?
We do both. When community engagement is part of the work, we help design and facilitate inclusive, thoughtful processes that support shared learning and decision-making.
That’s totally fine! Many clients start with a conversation to clarify what’s most needed right now—whether that’s strategy, facilitation, relationship-building, or a combination.
What if we’re not sure what we need?
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What
They’re
Saying
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Initiative Leader
Public Health
“Getting to work with you early in the process was invaluable. It was a launchpad that got us so much further. I can’t imagine getting to where we are right now without all of the work we did together.”
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Initiative Leader
Local Coalition
“What you did so artfully and respectfully was to acknowledge the work of individuals, regardless of their title or their place in the system, while still holding us as a team. You gave us the space to talk transparently.”
