about us.
leadership for the long arc.
oaks + oars is a regenerative research and strategy studio—by function and by purpose.
we serve as a sanctuary for system shapers, regenerative thinkers, and radical doers working on today’s most urgent questions—from climate and culture to technology and liberation.
our work blends insight, design, and storytelling with the complexity of human existence and lived experience. we invite depth, welcome disruption, and foster alignment across disciplines, identities, and scales.
we believe resilience isn’t just survival—it’s creative resistance that births new possibilities.
our vision
there is much to see as we have clear ideas about the change we want to achieve. therefore, we are going to take our time, so keep looking around. soon you will be able to walk around, and learn all there is to know about us, our process, and our impact.
our mission
it’s possible! 🤫
oaks + oars is the leading independent, for-profit, non-partisan social enterprise made up of dynamic, decentralized teams. we are committed to shifting the frameworks through which people see and shape the world—locally, regionally, and globally.
we develop new ideas for public policy, and when existing fields fall short, we create new fields of knowledge. we plan for deep impact, learn from lived experience, and shape public ideas that influence real decisions. we don’t exist to prove the data—we’re here to defy it.
our values
we try our best: we lead with care, curiosity, and integrity—even when we’re still learning.
we take care of people and the world: we act in ways that protect, nourish, and repair what matters.
we don’t give up when it gets hard: we stay in the work, even when it’s uncomfortable, because that’s where change livesi.