Get everyone reading from the same script.

Orchestrate and harmonize your operations so you can go from plan to action and bring your vision to life. Make your institutional knowledge visible so everyone is working toward the same goal.

MOVE FROM DISSONANCE TO RESONANCE

Zahler Design guides arts organizations and social enterprises to

Launch new services and products

Get organized

Build equity and belonging

Extend impact through customized

CONNECT THE DOTS

Strategic Design Consulting

For teams imagining new services and products that build equitable and inclusive communities, using systemic and people-centered approaches.

Learning & Organizational Development (L&OD)

For organizations focusing on strategic operational systems, practices, culture, and change management … to live and breathe their values.

Capacity Building

For leaders looking to make their organization the best place to work by building internal employee skills and extend program reach through transformative learning experiences.

REAP THE BENEFITS

Conserve precious resources while extending your impact.

Make the most of limited resources. Don’t waste time bickering or doing the wrong things. Build momentum and complete important work.

Convince funders of your efficacy and responsibility.

Be ready to withstand major changes such as recession, pandemic, natural disaster, etc.

Build the trust of your learners and community, leaving them excited and empowered.

Extend your brand authority through courses and experiences that exceed expectations.

Improve production efficiency when creating courses and services, preserving precious resources for your core business.

“Kim is definitely a trusted design doula. Instead of just providing a solution, we’re doing the work together. She pulls the ideas out of my head and guides me through the process of putting structure to them. And in the end, I’m ready to bring my own business to life.”

Shiree Dyson
Founder of Sage & Needles nonprofit providing sewing, design, and fiber arts training to Oakland, CA-area youth

Photo by Kitoko Chargois, courtesy of Equity | Impact Center

Meet Kimberly

Kimberly Zahler (she/her), is a designer, musician, artist, and systems thinker. Through her work, she guides leaders and organizations to connect the dots and see the systems dynamics at play so they can make more effective decisions and pull together in a more connected way.