A Growth Edge on a plant is where cells grow, and stretch, and transform, to become something new. It is cataclysmic and uncomfortable and wild with potential. Humans have Growth Edges as well- places where if we can just push past our comfort zone, we can discover a whole new world.

WE BELIEVE that with the right conditions, all of us can create great things. That together we can achieve more than we can apart. That the wisdom is already in the room. That when we give people the tools to excel, that they will surprise themselves & each other with what we can achieve.

Our antiracism lens combined with our systems analysis, & facilitation practice, provide a unique lens that allows us to coax out the inherent brilliance in you & your organization to reach your Growing Edge.

Our Values

 

Analyze Power

Observe it. Explore it. Play with it. See how it comes into the room and changes the conversation. Be intentional with the power you have.

The Wisdom is in the Room

This is a truism from the LS crowd. You already have the knowledge, wisdom, and experience for success. We just help you alchemize it.

Accountability is a Level Up

Loving accountability is an opportunity to level up. To hone rough edges and to fill in unwanted gaps. It is a mirror to see how we show up, and do better.

 

Learn from Nature

Our work is based in Permaculture Ethics and Principles. There’s nowhere better to test theories of complexity. Nature is and always has been our greatest teacher.

LS Principles

Liberating Structures principles were not developed with justice in mind, but as they strove to flatten hierarchy, Keith & Henri created a platform that fosters equity.

Embody the Work

The ‘how’ is just as important as the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ in our work. Equitable outcomes mean principled processes and embodying our values from the bird’s eye to the beetle wings.