Culture doesn't transform—it evolves.
We believe change is something you nurture. At Culture Shift Studio, we design human-centered, emotionally intelligent pathways to shift culture from the inside out. Our approach bridges lived experience and leadership vision to move from insight to action.
Surveys alone won’t fix your culture. Listening and experimentation will.
Most organizations over-survey and under-respond.
We take a different approach:
participatory diagnostics,
rapid culture experiments, and
strategy grounded in empathy, equity, and emotional intelligence.
Our Beliefs:
Culture change happens through movements, not mandates.
Empathy is a strategic advantage, not a soft skill.
People support what they help shape.
Emotional intelligence is infrastructure.
Clarity, care, and collaboration lead to lasting impact.
What We Believe Shapes How We Work
Two Ways We Partner
The ACT Model (Short Term Engagements)
Clarity
Traction
Co-design actions that move the needle
Awareness
Surface what’s working and what’s not
For quick clarity, alignment, and traction.
Our ACT Model is designed for targeted engagements like workshops, diagnostics, or strategy sprints. Ideal for teams in moments of decision, transition, or stuckness.
Common formats: Culture Snapshots, Listening Labs, Burnout Workshops, Culture Co-Labs.
Align on purpose, values, or direction
Awareness: Understand the system you’re in
Aspiration: Define what “thriving” looks like
Acceptance: Name and release unhelpful patterns
Action: Co-design strategic, human-centered experiments
Accountability: Build rhythms and structure to sustain the change
The Thriving Together Method™ (Long-Term Transformation)
For organizations ready to evolve deeply and sustainably.
This five-stage method supports long-term culture evolution. It combines systems thinking, emotional intelligence, and co-creation to embed lasting change.
Common formats: Strategic Roadmaps, Values Alignment, Leadership Labs, Coaching, Peer Networks.
Stages Of Change
We Meet You Where You Are
Crisis, burnout, or transition
Momentum, optimization, and deepening
Alignment, repair, and realignment


Rebuild
Reset
Refine




We work with organizations across three readiness stages:






The Burnt Out Do-Gooder
A mission-driven team with strong values and big hearts: running on fumes and struggling to set boundaries
The Identity Shifter
An organization in the midst of change, redefining who they are and how they show up internally and externally.
The Exhausted Achiever
High-performing on paper, but emotionally drained and disconnected beneath the surface.


The Purpose-Drifting Team
Once aligned around a vision, now scattered and unsure what they’re really building together.




The Quiet Resistor
The Eager Adapter
A team going through the motions on the surface, while quietly questioning the status quo underneath.
Open to change, energized by new ideas, and ready to build culture more intentionally—but looking for a guide.
Culture Patterns
We’ve identified six common culture patterns that shape how people show up and systems behave. Recognizing your pattern is the first step toward change.
What It’s Like to Work With Us
Relational, Strategic, Grounded in Care
Trauma-informed and emotionally intelligent
Collaborative, not prescriptive
Systems-aware and action-oriented
Safe enough to go deep; structured enough to move forward
Honest, kind, and deeply human
Let’s Shift Your Culture—Intentionally
Ready to explore what’s possible?
Culture Shift Studio
Helping organizations co-evolve with empathy, resilience, and shared power. We blend strategy, storytelling, and emotional intelligence to create thriving workplace ecosystems.
Get in Touch
Amy@CultureShiftStudio.com
Based in Washington, D.C. – Serving clients globally