Our work

We have had the privilege of working with all kinds of organizations, from small non-profits to all levels of government, on projects of all shapes and sizes.

Portfolio of projects

Select one of our services from the list below to see examples of our work in that area.

A colorful apartment building in the background with a playground and pine tree in the courtyard in the foreground.

Process design, facilitation and coaching

Tenant Engagement and Community Resilience (2023 – 2024)

BC Housing

Satellite image of the Peace Athabasca Delta with Lake Claire.

Process design, facilitation and coaching

Nipîy Tu Research and Knowledge Centre (2020, 2023 – 2024)

Solutionogenics Consulting

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Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

SWAN Media Project Evaluation (2022 – 2024)

SWAN Vancouver Society

An aerial photograph of Kelowna.

Learning and capacity building | Participatory research, engagement and strategy

From Risk to Resilience – Climate Change and Health in B.C. (2022 – 2024)

BC Ministry of Health

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Process design, facilitation and coaching

Collaborative Coaching (2021 – 2024)

Victoria Foundation

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Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

SWAN Developmental Evaluation (2021 – 2024)

SWAN Vancouver Society

Vancouver downtown skyline with mountain backdrop.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Climate 2050 Health & Wellbeing Roadmap (2023)

Metro Vancouver

Aerial photo of a residential neighbourhood.

Process design, facilitation and coaching

Regional Affordability Vital Conversation (2023)

Victoria Foundation

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Integrating Equity in Provincial Risk Assessments (2022 – 2023)

BC Ministry of Environment Climate Action Secretariat

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Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment | Learning and capacity building

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Strengthening Inclusion and Participatory Practices (2019 – 2023)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group 1

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Learning and capacity building | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Flood Recovery in the Lower Fraser Region (2022 – 2023)

Build Back Better Together Collaborative

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Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment | Participatory research, engagement and strategy | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Inclusive Housing Solutions Lab – At Home in a Neighbourhood Where I Belong (2021 – 2023)

L’Arche Canada

A row of sprouting seedlings in the dirt.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Plant and Animal Health Branch Strategic Planning (2023)

Ministry of Agriculture and Foods

A table full of colorful fruits and vegetables.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Sources Food Hub Evaluation (2020 – 2023)

Sources Community Services Society

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Participatory research, engagement and strategy | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Right to Housing Solutions Lab (2021 – 2023)

National Housing Council / SHS Consulting

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Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Scaling the Community Scholars Program (2021 – 2023)

Community Scholars Program

A person sits on a bench on the UVic campus surrounded by green and purple trees.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions: Theory of Change (2023)

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

A group of people standing in a line behind cardboard boxes of food. The person in the center is smiling and handing another person a bag of food.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Healthy Eating and Food Security Committee Strategic Planning (2023)

BC Ministry of Health; Provincial Health Services Authority

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Process design, facilitation and coaching

Effective Collaboration: Mindsets and Practices to Work and Innovate Better Together (2022 – 2023)

BC Ministry of Health Innovation Hub

Collage of photos to illustrate extreme heat.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Heat Response Planning for Southern Interior B.C. Communities: A Toolkit (2020 and 2023)

Interior Health

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Participatory research, engagement and strategy | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Environment and Climate Change Canada Collaboration Coaching (2022 – 2023)

ECCC, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis

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Learning and capacity building | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Towards a Shared Understanding of Weight in B.C. (2022 – 2023)

Ministry of Health

A red and white helicopter dumps a bucket of water while flying past a smoky hill. There are pine trees in the foreground and blue sky in the background.

Learning and capacity building

Wildland Interface Fire Regional Forum (2022 – 2023)

Metro Vancouver

A woman leans over a baby stroller to say hello to the baby who's looking up at her.

Process design, facilitation and coaching

BC Housing’s Women’s Transition Housing Program: Experiences and Lessons Learned with Recent Extreme Weather Events (2023)

BC Housing

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Process design, facilitation and coaching

Surfacing our Strengths: Co-Creating Strategic Solutions with Women+ at Risk of Violence and Homelessness (2020 – 2022)

Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region

Colorful diagram showing compentency domains of climate adaptation.

Learning and capacity building

Climate Action Competency Framework Engagement (2022)

Pearson College and Royal Roads University

A young girl smiles and holds a basketball. She is sitting in a wheelchair and an adult is holding the back of the chair.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Strategic Planning and Developmental Evaluation (2021 – 2022)

OneAbility Foundation

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Learning and capacity building | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Regional Assessment of the 2021 Heat Response (2022)

Interior Health

A bumble bee sits on a pink flower.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Community Development Evaluation Approaches (2021 – 2022)

Collingwood Neighbourhood House

An aerial photograph of solar panels in a green field.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Synergia Animation (2021 – 2022)

Alberta Community & Cooperative Association

A lake in Penticton, BC, with a beach on the right and mountains in the background.

Learning and capacity building

Heat Response in Interior BC Communities (2019 – 2022)

Interior Health

Aerial view of T’Sou-ke Nation Territory

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment | Participatory research, engagement and strategy | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Indigenous Housing Solutions Lab (2020 – 2022)

IISAAK OLAM Foundation

A group of 40 people standing in front of a bell tower and smiling at the camera. A few people are holding handpainted banners, one of which says "AYO! Aboriginal Youth Opportunities!" One person is holding a megaphone. One person is holding a hand drum.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Supportive Solutions for Indigenous Youth Aging Out of Care (2019 – 2022)

Winnipeg Housing Solutions Lab

View of mountains and lake.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Northeast Climate Resilience Network, Community Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments (2018 – 2020)

Fraser Basin Council

Lived experience of extreme heat report front cover.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Lived Experience of Extreme Heat in B.C. (2022)

BC Climate Action Secretariat

People in a conference setting, sitting around tables and smiling.

Learning and capacity building

Making the Links Climate and Health Forum and Framework for Collaborative Action (2018 – 2022)

Health Canada, Interior Health, Real Estate Foundation of B.C., and Simon Fraser University

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Process design, facilitation and coaching

Psychological Rehabilitation Collaborative Collective Impact Coaching (2019 – 2022)

Island Community Mental Health

People joining arms to illustrate community.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Scale Your Impact: Systems Change Developmental Evaluation (2020 – 2022)

Collingwood Neighbourhood House

A river in a forest.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment | Learning and capacity building | Participatory research, engagement and strategy

BC Parks Westcoast Region Climate Vulnerability Assessment (2021 – 2022)

Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

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Learning and capacity building | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Extreme Heat Planning in the Capital Region (2021 – 2022)

Regional Emergency Management Partnership

A graphic showing Living in Community's theory of change.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Impact and Developmental Evaluation (2018 – 2022)

Living in Community

Ocean view from a dock in BC.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment | Learning and capacity building

Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise Committee Workshop (2020 & 2022)

Natural Resources Canada

A colorful graphic showing the building blocks of a healthcare system in an inner circle and the components of a climate resilient healthcare system on the outer circle.

Learning and capacity building | Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Health System Climate Resilience in B.C. – Baseline Assessment (2021 – 2022)

BC Ministry of Health

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Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Resilience Strategy, Strategic Planning, and Retreat (2019 – 2022)

North Shore Emergency Management

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Process design, facilitation and coaching

Natural Infrastructure Challenge Dialogue Workshop (2022)

Royal Roads University

Hands packing up food in a food bank.

Learning and capacity building | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Sox Box (2021)

Seeds of Change Surrey

Man sorting food at food bank.

Process design, facilitation and coaching

Food Collective Impact (2021)

United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington

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Learning and capacity building | Process design, facilitation and coaching

Extreme Heat Forum (2021)

Integrated Partnership for Regional Emergency Management

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Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Climate Change, Intersectionality, and GBA+ in British Columbia (2020 – 2021)

BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Children playing on the ground in a star shape.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment | Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Theory of Change and Evaluation Framework for Qwalayu House and Bear Essentials (2020 – 2021)

Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island

Vancouver downtown skyline with mountain backdrop.

Participatory research, engagement and strategy

HealthADAPT Climate Change and Health Engagement Process (2020 – 2021)

Fraser Health Authority

A group of people sitting in a semi-circle. One person in the middle is speaking.

Process design, facilitation and coaching

Regional Resilience Roundtable (2021)

URBC

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Process design, facilitation and coaching

Collective Impact Coaching and Developmental Evaluation (2017 – 2021)

North Shore Tables Matters

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Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Food Hub Evaluation (2019 – 2020)

Island Health – Community Food Action Initiative

Hands picking up fruit and cans from a box of donations.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Sources / Dan’s Legacy Developmental Evaluation (2020 – 2021)

Dan’s Legacy Foundation and Sources Community Resource Society

Women with their arms around each other.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Stitched Services Developmental Evaluation (2018 – 2020)

Burnaby Association of Community Inclusion

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Learning and capacity building

Climate Change and Healthy and Safe Environments Workshop Series (2020)

Capital Regional District

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Learning and capacity building

Physician Quality Improvement Planning Workshop (2020)

Island Health, Physician Quality Improvement Committee

A group of four seniors sit talking and laughing.

Learning and capacity building

Non Violent Communication workshop (2020)

BC Community Response Network

Children and teacher working on crafts in a classroom.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Developmental and Program Evaluation Design (2019)

The Circle Education

Women serving a plate of food.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Developmental Evaluation of Maundy Café (2018 – 2019)

Christ Church Cathedral

People sitting together listening to a elderly man talk.

Learning and capacity building

Convening Collaboratives Series (2018 – 2019)

Victoria Foundation

Two students discussing some information on a piece of paper. One of the students is in a wheelchair.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

TeenWork Program Evaluation (2018 – 2019)

TeenWork at CanAssist

Man sharing his story in a group of people.

Learning and capacity building

Livable Cities Forum – Building Better Communities Through Resilience (2019)

ICLEI Canada

People working together around a computer.

Learning and capacity building

Exploring Ways to Strengthen Impacts (2019)

Oceanside Health And Wellness Network

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Learning and capacity building | Participatory research, engagement and strategy

Community Dialogue: Hey Victoria, Let’s Talk About Your Drinking (2018)

Victoria Foundation & Community Action Initiative

Vancouver skyline at sunset.

Evaluation, sense-making and impact assessment

Healthy City Strategy Evaluation (2018)

City of Vancouver

A person's hands holding two puzzle pieces close together above green grass.

Learning and capacity building

Building Healthy Communities for All in a Changing Climate – Collaborating with Municipalities on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (2018)

Fraser Health Authority

Ice melting in the ocean, indicating climate change.

Learning and capacity building

Low Carbon Resilience – Best Practices for Professionals (2018)

SFU Adaptation to Climate Change Team

Impact of our work

For details of our recent work,
explore our latest Impact Report.

SHIFT Collaborative Impact Report 2017-2022 cover page.

Scale of our work

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Selection of organizations we’ve worked with

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