Thoughtful.Passionate. Focused.
We work with organizations on the brink of doing something new.
Every leader has a list of ideas - things that could transform their organization, deepen their impact on their community, and bring new partners into their work.... if only they could figure out how to get there. We work with leaders to build the road map that turns a big idea into meaningful action.
Inspired by Carl Sagan's belief that "we make our world significant by the depths of our questions and the courage of our answers," we create space for leaders and organizations to ask new, scary, questions about what could be, and come up with the kind of brave answers that lead to someplace new. We believe that incredible things are possible when communities and organizations are willing to ask questions designed to challenge existing beliefs and given the space and support to imagine new ways of working together.
Our approach is person centered and collaborative - we believe our clients are the experts on their community, their needs, and their constituents. Our role is to create a space and a process for that expertise to develop into new thoughts, actions, and organizational behaviors. We use design thinking elements - empathy, curiosity, rapid-testing of ideas - combined with the kind of pragmatic organizational and policy knowledge required for successful implementation of your ideas.
MEGAN IRWIN - OWNER
Megan has worked as a journalist, non-profit leader, school district administrator, and state agency executive. The driving force behind her work is a deep commitment to improving the world we live in, and an unwavering belief that our biggest challenges can only be solved through collaboration and the courage to ask and answer difficult questions. Megan's areas of expertise include early childhood policy and programming, early learning workforce issues, early learning and K-12 integration, trauma informed care, and public administration.
Affiliations
Portland Business Journal 40 Under 40, class of 2016
Kairos PDX board member