Designing Systems
That Work
Aligning strategy, institutions, and ecosystems to deliver lasting impact. The Intersect is a strategy and organizational change practice helping institutions and ecosystems navigate complex systems.
We help institutions and ecosystems design and align systems that work, advancing just, effective, and durable solutions to complex societal challenges.
What Makes Us Different
We work at the intersection of strategy, organizational change, and system alignment.
Ecosystem Conditions
Internal Institutional Realities
What We Do
At The Intersect, we help organizations bring clarity to their vision and strength to their systems—so change isn’t just possible, it’s lasting. From aligning leaders and teams to designing frameworks that adapt in real time, we partner with you to navigate complexity and move with purpose
Who We Work With
Public Agencies
and
Government Leaders
Philanthropic Institutions
and
Collaboratives
Nonprofit
Organizations,
Leaders and
Networks
Cross-Sector
Coalitions
and
Initiatives
“Their combination of deep subject matter expertise, excellent project management skills and a client centered focus made them invaluable...”
Zachary Alberts,
Director of Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives, Center for Urban Families
Practice Areas
Institutional Strategy & Organizational Change
Leadership alignment, governance design, and institutional strategy.
Systems Design & Implementation Strategy
Policy environments, infrastructure, and large-scale initiatives.
Ecosystem & Partnership Strategy
Coalitions, partnerships, and cross-sector collaboration.
Evidence, Research & Strategic Learning
Diagnostics, landscape analysis, and data-informed strategy.
"The process we designed together — it’s helping me think differently about what we’re doing and how we're building now."
~ Detroit Economic
How We Work
Working alongside our partners, we design structures that allow initiatives to move forward and hold under pressure.
We support implementation by helping institutions and partnerships translate strategy into structures, practices and systems that sustain change.