Our core values are at the heart of everything we do.
These five principles ensure that our flexible approach remains deeply grounded in effective practice and enables us to support with deep conviction and humility, embracing both victories and mistakes on the path to fulfilling your—and our—potential.
Leadership
We believe that organizations are stronger when people at every level exercise leadership in pursuit of a common mission and vision. We believe that leadership is a set of skills and orientations that can be taught and nurtured so that inspiration can happen at all levels.
Relationships
We believe that love, caring, joy and listening are essential. We center practices that embed these elements to create thriving, collaborative organizations.
Process
We prioritize inclusive and iterative design processes that enlist participants, embrace dissent, learn from mistakes, and build energy for organizational improvement.
Learning Science
Our work is built on a deep understanding of how young people and adults develop. We center this build organizations that support learning and ongoing improvement for everyone, at all levels.
Anti-Bias
We actively integrate work on racism, sexism, and biases to build equitable organizations where each of us can contribute and thrive.