These services help you answer big questions:
Are we saying what we really mean?
How can we speak with one voice?
How will we change the world?
How I work
Most of my work involves this kind of conceptual doodling (or “graphic organizing,” as my friend Brandi Olson calls it. Once a professor, always a professor. Photo: Workshop on Healthcare Ideas, 2018
VALUES
These are the beliefs that are built deepest into the way I work, and I work with clients who share them:
Benevolence. Try your best to do good, always.
Compassion. Never stop trying to understand what life is like for others.
Integrity. Durable change requires conceptual rigor.
Equity. All people are equally and inherently precious.
If my services aren’t right for you, or if the work we’ll do requires help beyond my skills, I’ll be delighted to recommend and collaborate with colleagues I trust.
Discounts and pro bono services
I don’t offer discounts, but — when the fit is right — I sometimes offer pro bono services for nonprofits and faith-based organizations, progressive political campaigns, and startup enterprises in health and human services.
Terms
I’m happy to adapt my contract terms to suit clients with specific needs, like government agencies. To get an idea of how I like to work, you can look at the terms I start with when I begin the contracting process with each new client.
Speaking engagements
For speaking engagements and executive coaching, my daily rate is $1,750, excluding travel. Past talks have been about how to pitch, communications strategy for nonprofits, escaping from the tyranny of metrics, and “poetry for startups.”