Evolving Work, Together.
We help mission-aligned organizations surface what’s really happening beneath the surface, unlearn outdated patterns, and co-design a culture where we all can thrive.
The result? A culture rooted in trust, aligned with your values, and designed to help your people grow, stay, and flourish.
We call that an Essential Lovable Culture™.
Clarify what matters. Align your people. Practice the shift.
Start Here
Three ways to get oriented. Choose what you need.
What we mean by culture, and what an Essential Lovable Culture™ looks like.
Approach
Process
Services
How We Work:
Listen & Diagnose
Align & Design
Practice & Evolve
Ways to work together, starting with the 90-Minute Culture Shift Session.
Culture isn't created by chance—it's shaped by choice.
In a time of burnout, division, and constant change, organizations need more than values on the wall. They need living systems of trust, clarity, and care.
At the Culture Shift Studio, we partner with teams to co-create those systems through strategy, story, and emotionally intelligent design.
About Us
The Culture Shift Studio is led by Amy J. Wilson—culture futurist, facilitator, and author of Empathy for Change.
For 20+ years, Amy has helped organizations navigate change with emotional intelligence, systems thinking, and practical tools teams can actually use.
Our Approach
People don’t want more data.
They want clarity, care, and a path forward they helped shape.
The Culture Shift Process
A practical path for culture change that sticks—without forcing a mandate.
1) Listen & Diagnose
Understand where trust, energy, and clarity are breaking down.
2) Align & Design
Turn values into usable ways of working, with a plan your team believes in.
Run short cycles of experiments so new habits actually take root.
3) Practice & Evolve
Reset: You’re reacting in an unstable moment.
The team is in firefighting mode, and strain is high. Things feel shaky and urgent.
Rebuild: You’re reacting in a steadier moment.
Basic rhythms are back, and you’re repairing what frayed. Things feel steadier, and you’re getting back on track.
Reimagine: You’re being proactive in an unstable moment.
You’re experimenting with new ways of working while things are still shifting. You’re trying something new and finding your footing.
Refine: You’re being proactive in a stable moment.
The foundation is working, and you’re improving what’s already strong. You’re strengthening what’s good and making it last.
Stages of Change
Organizations tend to fall into one of four seasons:
Capacity Collapse
Culture Lag
Performance Pressure
You’re high-performing — but it’s taking a hidden toll.
Purpose Drift
Change Fatigue
Trust Fracture
Your values are on the wall — but not in the room.
You’re trying to evolve — but people are overwhelmed.
Culture Risks
Your Culture is Speaking. Are You Listening?
Your team cares deeply — but they’re running on empty.
You’ve evolved — but your culture hasn’t caught up.
You talk about purpose — but people aren’t feeling it.
Most culture problems show up quietly. In misaligned decisions, hidden burnout, or broken trust. At the Culture Shift Studio, we help you spot the early signs, name the deeper risks, and build a healthier workplace that works for everyone.
We’ve identified six common Culture Risks holding teams back. None of them are solved with a values poster or a one-off workshop. These aren’t just HR issues — they’re business-critical signals of strain, disconnection, and pressure inside your organization.
Curious what's showing up in your culture?
Our Method
What’s happening beneath the surface?
How will this take root and thrive over time?
Where do you want to go, and how will you get there?
Together, we co-create values-aligned strategies, participatory roadmaps, and story-driven workshops that move teams from insight to intention.
Sample offerings:
Values Alignment & Strategy
Culture Shift Roadmaps
Culture Co-Labs
We begin with listening through cultural snapshots, organizational health audits, and facilitated insight labs. These help reveal unseen patterns, misalignments, and signals for change.
Sample offerings:
Culture Snapshot
Organizational Health & Culture Audit
Listening Labs
We support implementation through leadership labs, coaching, peer networks, and emotional intelligence workshops that turn big ideas into lived realities.
Sample offerings:
Adaptive Leadership Labs
Executive Coaching
Emotional Intelligence & Psychological Safety Training
Peer Learning Networks
Design
Discover
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case studies
Explore Our Culture Shifts
Want to see what transformation looks like in action?
These aren’t just projects—they’re real stories of change. From federal agencies to startups, we’ve partnered with leaders to build more empathetic, resilient, and collaborative cultures.
Culture Shift Studio | Evolving Work, Together.
We partner with leaders to build Essential Lovable Cultures through listening, co-design, and practical culture experiments.
amy@cultureshiftstudio.com
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