Who we are
"Stephanie, we love your work! Thank you for creating openings for people to understand the content. This is really a powerful instrument for connectivity on the individual and larger levels. Thank you for your commitment to bringing our work to life in this iterative way.” — Rachael Wong, Founder & Strategic Advisor, One Shared Future
We’ve been having fun working to activate social change & sustainability and uplift communities since 2008.
Stephanie Chang, M.A.
Principal and Founder
I love that we choose to move with community energy and honor community intelligence. The direction of the business continues to be shaped by our interests, passions, and intentions. My clients’ enthusiasm and deep expertise never stops exciting me.
My life’s work has always been guided by a keen interest in creative problem solving, visual excellence, and a joy (and kuleana) in community building. My years as a dancer and my first career in museum education and exhibitions built a solid foundation in project management and creative execution.
So grateful to learn alongside and from communities of visionaries devoted to Native Hawaiian ways of knowing, Civic technology, Urban design, Social innovation, and Natural resource restoration.
A favorite 11 year old in my life describes me as “A tiger chasing a butterfly.”
Punahou School, 1992
University of Denver, 1996
New York University, 1999
Communities of Practice:
Energy Equity Hui, 2021 – current
Code for America Community Fellow, 2018
Purple Mai‘a Ka Maka Inana cohort for indigenous design, 2020, 2021
Aloha Response with Pono Shim, 2021
Hawai‘i Public Radio Generation Listen, Founding Member, 2017 – 2021
Annie Hackett, B.A.
Graphic Designer
HNL > SF > HNL > NYC !
I am constantly learning — from projects, clients, and other inspiring creatives.
Working as a designer in San Francisco and in the epicenter of Silicon Valley tech, I enjoyed the opportunity to learn from so many different kinds of thinkers and share so many ideas, at times participating in larger global conversations.
My experience since then working at an ad agency here in Hawaii has brought into focus the important role Hawai’i also has in that conversation. My passion is designing for organizations with social impact, and I am grateful whenever I can offer well-designed solutions to further that impact.
Punahou School, 2004
San Francisco State University, 2009