Methods for New Realities

Katie Robinson (any pronouns) is a writer, facilitator, scholar, and interdisciplinary artist devoted to exploring what is present and possible outside of the white supremacist colonial imagination. They are the co-founder of Living Systems Consulting, where they bring over eight years of experience designing and facilitating equity-centered learning experiences, organizational development programs, and transformative curricula for institutions, collectives, and movements. K

World Making BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT What if the way you build your organization was as intentional as what you’re building it for? Our work worlds are extensions of our inner worlds. The businesses, organizations, and communities we create are exterior reflections of what we believe — about people, about power, about what work is actually for. Most of us, if asked, would say we believe in equity. In dignity. In the importance of relationships and the inherent worth of every p

Risk & Resilience Conflict Resolution & Organizational Repair We help organizations repair themselves. Something has broken down. Or it hasn’t yet — but you can feel it coming. The trust between leadership and staff is fraying. A complaint was filed and never truly resolved. Two teams can’t be in the same room. A crisis happened and the organization survived it, but the wound is still open underneath the surface. Most organizations respond to these moments with containment.

Learning Ways The Living Systems framework, in your hands, at your pace, on your terms. Teaching & Facilitation Learning is happening whether we design it or not. Every meeting, every policy, every moment of conflict or connection is teaching your organization something about what it values, who belongs, and what’s possible. The question isn’t whether learning is occurring; it’s whether it’s taking you where you want to go. Learning Ways is our offering for organizations, t

Community Stewardship Executive Mentorship What if leadership wasn’t the loneliest job in the room? “In community the needs of the one are the needs of the many. In community, one does not worry excessively about one’s intimate relationships because you are not left to confront your problems alone. In such a concept, people are not encouraged to be on the run every day, chasing survival. In this way, being a part of a community strengthens one’s individuality by suppo

Making Kin What if staff development was designed around dignity rather than extraction? Staff development has traditionally been framed around a simple transaction: the organization invests in its people in exchange for greater productivity, loyalty, or retention. Even the most well-intentioned versions of this model are still, at their core, designed to optimize output. The human being is the means. The organizational goal is the end. We think there’s a different way to fr