Our power is in our partnerships, people
& processes
In a time when many are focused on scaling and speed, we’re encouraging slowness and stillness. We do need more, but not in artificial ways. We need more connection, conversation, relationship, and understanding for new possibilities and new futures to emerge. We need more joy, passion, creativity, connection, and community. We need more authenticity and alignment. We need you, we need us, we need each other.
Elizabeth Grim
Elizabeth Grim (she/her) is an organizational change facilitator, evaluator, storyteller, and advocate. As the Founder of Elizabeth Grim Consulting, she is committed to using joy, passion, creativity, and connection to support organizational and systems change. Elizabeth works with purpose-driven organizations seeking to imagine and design new possibilities and futures, where all our neighbors have opportunities to thrive.
Elizabeth brings curiosity and creativity to her work, focusing on learning over perfectionism. Her work is deeply informed by Emergent Strategy (adrienne maree brown), cycles of nature, and Master’s degrees in Social Work and Public Health from the University of Michigan.
In addition to evaluation, Elizabeth is known for her love of nature, traveling, photography, reading, and policy advocacy. On her time off, she is usually out exploring new hiking trails with her friends and their human and fur babies.
Our Process
Transformation happens in the in-between—the space between perspectives, between experiences, between what’s comfortable and what’s possible. We design and hold spaces that welcome both/and thinking. Where both structure and emergence are valued. Where deep listening and courageous action are honored. Where we sit with complexity and possibility over rushed solutions. Whether you are coming to us seeking evaluation support or organizational strategy, our foundational process is the same: Ground, Create, and Integrate.
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Ground
We start all our work by slowing down and grounding ourselves in relationship, history, respect, and curiosity.
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Create
Next we co-create a strategy that is meaningful, manageable, and measurable to tell your story.
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Integrate
We apply our learnings by continuously iterating, reflecting, and adapting as new information emerges.
Our Values
We thrive in partnerships that feel collaborative, nourishing, and reciprocal. This begins with values alignment, so let us share a bit about the values that we bring to our relationships.
Learning & Unlearning
We welcome generative tension to disrupt our biases and assumptions by creating the pace and space for new information, perspectives, partners, and views to come into being throughout the process. This means that we incorporate reflection as a regular practice where we cultivate curiosity, intentionality, humility, and openness.
Interdependence & Inclusivity
Systems change requires a holistic approach that reflects and honors the interconnectedness between individuals, teams, organizations, and systems. We prioritize inclusion, equity, and belonging in service of liberation. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to creating spaces that acknowledge and affirm all experiences.
Emergence & Intentionality
We recognize that organizations and systems are constantly evolving. We build in time for continuous learning, adaptability, emergence, and integration. To do this, we adopt approaches that are deeply iterative and collaborative to support sustainable solutions that are co-created and rooted in organizational values.
Care & Humanity
We create person-centered relationships and processes. We integrate practices that nurture personal well-being, promote collaboration, and support healthy and human organizational systems. In practice, this looks like balancing structured and spacious processes with clear boundaries to foster trust, transparency, and open communication.