Providing the building blocks of public engagement and facilitation to the Department of Small Business Services. The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is committed to driving economic growth and supporting business across all five boroughs. Working with community partners and adjacent agencies,...
Building the internal capacity of a global LGBT advocacy group. Leveraging “people power” through creative community organizing tactics, All Out builds global online and offline campaigns to advance the rights of the LGBT community. The organization petitions world leaders and global organizations to work closely...
Building a strong foundation for a leadership transition with professional development and collaboration. Columbia University’s Earth Institute brings together many disparate research units to address complex issues facing the planet, particularly focusing on sustainable development and its impact on poverty. Under the direction of international recognized...
Growing organizational capacity by aligning values and goals. CUNY’s At Home in College (AHC) works with NYC public high schools to prepare students for college-level academics and prevent remedial coursework. Their small team was looking to build unity and grow their capacity for collaborative work. OUR STRATEGY TYTHEdesign...
Building a public workshop series to help the City connect with women entrepreneurs. WE NYC is a first-of-its-kind program in a major American city to empower women entrepreneurs in a wide array of sectors. The program, initiated in March 2015 by Mayor DeBlasio and NYC’s Department...
Training civil servants and innovators to consider services from a new perspective with journey mapping. . Civic Design Camp is multi-city day-long ‘unconference’ that brings together public servants, designers, and innovators to build better experiences for citizens. Seeking a means to provide relevant skills to their attendees,...
Guiding Prospect Park Alliance through the process of diversifying community committee members The Partnership Lab is a program from the Central Park Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks (the Institute) that supports urban parks and open spaces in solving complex organizational challenges so their communities receive the...
Developing an Educational Program Design Thinking Workshop and Toolkit During the early stages of their iZone initiative, the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Innovation was looking to build the capacity of their team to pilot new programs and engage in innovative problem solving. The agency...