Catalyzing Holistic Change for Complex Challenges
Harness collective intelligence to drive systemic transformation
What We Do
The Shoal Co. is a boutique systems change advisory that empowers impact organizations to navigate complexity and create transformative impact through systems approaches.
Uncover Root Causes
Analyze interconnections to move beyond surface-level symptoms
Cultivate Collaboration
Support the whole system to see itself and co-create solutions
Enhance Adaptability
Respond and evolve with ever-changing conditions on the ground
We help impact organizations sense, map, and shift systems, unlocking collective action for deep transformation.
Imagine a shoal of fish—loosely connected yet responsive to one another. Now picture them transforming into a school, moving in perfect unison with shared purpose, their synchronicity creating strength and resilience.
At The Shoal Co., we help organizations make this shift—from loosely connected efforts to aligned, purposeful action. By bridging individual behaviors with deeper systemic awareness, we empower teams and different stakeholders in the system to embrace collaborative leadership, move cohesively, navigate complexity, and create meaningful, lasting impact in the systems they serve.
Our Mission
Our Vision
A world where diverse voices co-create transformative solutions, weaving new possibilities for a just and regenerative future.
Our Services
Primer
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
A tailored introduction to systems thinking for your organization. Through interactive activities, real-world examples, and a guided future visioning exercise, discover how shifting perspectives can unlock new pathways for lasting impact.
Sensing the Currents
Duration: half day to full day
A dynamic workshop that will help your team see and sense your system through tactile practices and embodied intelligence. Through an immersive experience, participants externalize complexity, uncover hidden dynamics, and identify key leverage points, uncovering strategic directions for change.
Duration: two weeks to multiple months
We will guide your organization to explore, understand, and influence the underlying dynamics of the system you operate in. Through systems mapping and weaving collaborative insights from multiple stakeholders, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools to craft adaptive strategies that navigate the evolving currents of your systemic challenge.
Strategic Systems Navigation
Introduction to Systems Thinking
Rapid Sensemaking
Comprehensive Advisory
Testimonials
Pei Ya is an outstanding facilitator. I partook in a workshop where Pei Ya led a systems mapping exercises on a complex fisheries system in Indonesia. She had the ability to make what could have been a highly complicated activity easy to understand and fun to engage with. Highly recommend working with Pei Ya!
Dr. Mei'ra Mizrahi
WCS Marine Director, South-east Asia Pacific
"The workshops were not only immensely productive, but rewarding and delightful."
Pei Ya is a skilled systems change facilitator and thoughtful leader. I have and would recommend her to anyone thinking of planning a systems mapping or systems change project. I participated in two workshops she led; each had about 20 participants from representing multiple organizations, disciplines, cultures and personalities. She planned and managed the content adeptly and the workshops were not only immensely productive, but rewarding and delightful.
Jada Tullos Anderson
Global Community Fisheries Program Manager, WCS
★★★★★
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