reshift is
your innovation
support partner.
We'll Guide You to Impact
Organizations don't make change; their people do. We believe that people are at the heart of creating value for other people, which in turn drives organizational success.
We're passionate about guiding you and your teams to move from big challenges to human-centric innovation that works.
Learn how to frame the problem differently. Embrace new ways of thinking and doing. Get creative. Question everything. You'll be blown away by the transformative solutions and visible results you and your people can create when you do.
ideate.
prototype.
test.
iterate.
We're Practical Catalysts of Change
We are a rare breed of optimists with a pragmatic approach to driving big, transformative change.
And your transformation is what drives us. Our passion is to get you to measurable impact through a collaborative, creative, holistic approach that equips your teams to think and work differently and engages all of your key stakeholders.
Successful outcomes require not only expertise and hard work, but also the ability to stay focused beyond the workshop and past the prototype. We'll guide you to stay on track from start to finish — and enjoy the adventure as you go.
METHODOLOGY
Let’s
Co-create
Transformation can only happen when people embrace new solutions. And people tend to be more receptive to change if they have a voice in developing those solutions.
Our reshift co-creative process ensures decision makers, implementers, and especially the people we are designing for are involved as needed at the right moments in the solution-creation process. We'll work with you to make sure you have the right people in the room at every step.
Let's Get
Human-
Centered
Developing a deep understanding of people’s needs is the starting point for successful transformation.
reshift comes alongside you to generate evidence-based insights and frame your biggest problems in fresh, enlightening, empathy-driven ways, grounded in your stakeholders' lived experience. Together, we iteratively develop a portfolio of solutions to bring the transformation you seek to life.
Let’s Be
Iterative
Typical management structures tend to box us into linear ways of thinking. But in reality, the journey to big change isn't a straight line. Instead, it's 'squiggly,' uncomfortable and inherently non-linear.
reshift equips and emboldens teams to navigate ambiguity and shift to more iterative and agile problem-solving. We'll leverage our decades of experience across diverse sectors and organization sizes to create a safe space for exploration of new ideas and help your team get comfortable being uncomfortable on the path to impact.
Let’s Make
Impact
At reshift, we're obsessed with getting to positive impact. We will forge an authentic, trusting partnership to make sure that your people stay focused on the end game even when the solution-building process is at its squiggliest. We'll also equip and support your teams to lead successful implementation in your organization and find ways to shift any resistance to change you may face.
EXPERTS
meet your
innovation
support team.
reshift was launched in 2023 to help bold leaders and their teams tackle ambitious challenges while building the "innovation muscle" they need to sustain big change and drive transformative results.
Spun out of DesignThinkers Group USA, reshift is built on a global foundation of innovation leadership established in 2007 in the Netherlands. DesignThinkers Group has led the way in human-centric, design-driven problem solving around the world, even before it was cool.
We remain part of the global DesignThinkers Group network dedicated to helping organizations leverage design thinking to problem solve and innovate in more than 20 countries around the world.
reshift is not just about design thinking. Our team of expert innovation guides takes a blended approach to creative problem solving that leverages the best methods and tools of human-centered design, systems thinking, strategic foresight, and behavioral science.
We draw on a deep bench of team members with a broad spectrum of talents and experience to complement your team's innovation capabilities and empower you to drive big changes and make real, measurable, game-changing impact.
SAY HELLO
Dana Akins -Adeyemi
Consultant
Dana is an Innovation & Design Strategist and Educator, with over 30 years experience in Product Development, Design, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) Education and Inclusive Design & Equity. She is a former Rhode Island School of Design Industrial Design professor and trains professional designers. She has founded K-12 programs, served on a Department of Education frameworks committee, and worked in High Tech, Biomedical, Municipalities, Higher Ed, Fortune 500, and more.
Marc
Bolick
Partner
As an engineer at GE, Marc experienced firsthand how driving big change could be a huge competitive advantage. After getting his MBA, he co-founded a startup in Amsterdam and started the innovation consulting journey that led him to embrace the power of design for complex problem- solving. In 2012, he co-founded DesignThinkers Group USA and began building the highly experienced team that is now reshift. Marc is obsessed with cycling, enjoys exploring new cultures through travel, and delights in bringing broken things back to life.
Steve
Bosak
Partner
Steve learned innovation facilitation in 1995 and applied it to his environmental policy work before learning human-centered design. Whether it’s a tech company trying to improve its customer service or an organization seeking ways to tackle climate change problems, Steve enjoys helping clients build a deeper understanding of their stakeholders and helping them develop solutions to their challenges.
David
Esch
Consultant
David enjoys working with people and learning about them and their views. Listening and telling stories are the vehicles David has used to manage teams in Pakistan, Ghana, Russia, and Guyana during long-term contracts and as a Foreign Service Officer of the US Agency for International Development. Working with our team, David is a senior facilitator and mentor. His smile is his welcome, his background is his offering, and his patience is a gift he shares.
Manfred
Gollent
Consultant
Manfred supports successful up-and-coming leaders, C-level executives, CEOs, and business owners in their development towards excellence in leadership effectiveness. Leadership and strategy development is his passion by helping clients to become the most effective leaders and culture innovators they can be! His coaching engagements include all aspects of leadership, strategy, sales & influencing, communication, goal setting, and goal achievement.
Elizabeth
Lo Serro
Consultant
Elizabeth Loserro is a dynamic leader with 5+ years of experience, having founded 3 companies. She currently manages a diverse product portfolio for the US market, employing strategic thinking and project management skills to drive success. As a trusted consultant, she provides valuable insights and facilitates client engagements globally in both private and public sectors. Elizabeth excels in designing workshops and training sessions to enhance client capabilities. She believes in the importance of embracing life's adventures for personal growth and fostering innovative thinking.
Lisa
Morris
Consultant
Lisa is a visionary leader in human-centered service and employee experience design, driven by empathy, creativity, and action. With over 25 years of expertise in organizational behavior and design innovation, she founded XPLOR—an employee experience design and strategy studio. As the CEO, she spearheads XPLOR's mission to make the world a better place to work through thoughtful design. Lisa’s side passions including lettering and typography design, all things sports and gardening, and enjoying craft beer with lots of hops in the sun.
Bre
Przestrzelski
Consultant
Bre enjoys designing, coaching, and facilitating inclusive learning experiences that build compassionate individuals, organizations, and communities to create meaningful impact. Bre currently leads Projekt (Polish for "Design") Consulting, Inc., coaches a global community of learners at Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford University, leads a myriad of courses offered by IDEO U, and advises countless institutions rooted in community empowerment and equitable change. When they aren't doing the above, Bre chases sunsets and fails miserably at cooking.
Cecilia
Rivera
Designer
Ceci is a tea lover, Pilates fan, and a strategic designer with 10 years of experience in the creative and advertising fields. She holds a Master’s Degree in Research for Design & Innovation and has worked with global corporate brands, healthcare foundations, innovation consultancies, and several startups. She owns a strategic branding studio inspired by addressing people’s needs, collaborating with clients in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Spain. Her favorite typographic quote "be bold, never regular" (is the postcard in the background of the photo).
Heather
Stagl
Consultant
Heather is a change management facilitator who helps clients make a bigger impact by making change stick. She is the author of “99 Ways to Influence Change” and the change management toolkit “The Influence Change at Work Toolkit”. She started on this path as an industrial engineer until she got a Masters in Leadership and Change Management and realized the path to progress is people, not process.
Ezequiel
Williams
Consultant
Ezequiel is a customer experience and innovation strategist and facilitator. He works with brave leaders who want to tackle complex problems using a combination of design thinking, anthropology, and business tools to deliver value for organizations’ customers and other stakeholders. He is a creature of the tropics and thinks there’s no place like the beach, loves dark chocolate, and is an avid podcast listener and producer.