Design learning experiences that build community, not just curriculum.
We help organizations design fellowship programs, cohort-based learning experiences, and community engagement strategies that create lasting connections and meaningful transformation.
Whether you're launching your first fellowship, reimagining how your community engages, or building a learning program that goes beyond content delivery—we help you design the structure, culture, and momentum that make it work.
WHO WE WORK WITH
We partner with organizations building the next generation of leaders, practitioners, and changemakers:
VCs & Accelerators — Building portfolio communities and cohort-based programs that go beyond capital
Foundations & Impact Investors — Designing fellowship programs and leadership learning experiences that scale impact
Impact Organizations & Networks — Creating member engagement strategies and learning communities that advance the field
Organizations supporting HR Professionals or educators — Designing communities of practice and cohort-based learning programs for clients
WHAT WE DO
We design learning ecosystems that help people grow together, not just learn individually.
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From selection criteria to curriculum arc to community rituals—we help you design every element of a fellowship that builds the next generation of leaders in your field.
Whether you're starting from scratch or scaling an existing program, we bring systems thinking and learning design to create coherent, sustainable programs. -
More than a course, less than a degree. We design learning journeys that balance expert input with peer learning, creating the structure and facilitation approach that helps cohorts gel and grow together.
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You've built the community. Now how do you keep it alive? We help you design member engagement strategies, event rhythms, and facilitation approaches that sustain connection beyond the launch phase.
From volunteer networks to alumni communities, we create the infrastructure for long-term engagement.
HOW WE WORK
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We start by understanding your goals, audience, strategy, and context.
We help you clarify your theory of change before jumping into program design.
What impact are you trying to create? What does success look like?
Who are you serving?
What's the ecosystem you're building within?
What resources do you have?
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Together, we design the full program architecture:
Theory of change - How does this fellowship advance your strategy?
Participant profile & selection - Who should be in this cohort and how do you find them?
Program structure - What's the arc of the experience?
Curriculum & learning design - What do participants learn and how?
Community & engagement design - How do you build connection and sustain it?
Impact measurement - How do you demonstrate results to stakeholders and funders?
Sustainability model - How does this work with your team's capacity and budget?
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Together, we build out the program elements. Depending on your needs, we can:
Create facilitator guides and training materials so your team can run the program
Design and deliver facilitator training programs for staff or volunteers
Provide 1:1 coaching for community managers and program leaders
Co-facilitate key sessions (onboarding, retreats, critical conversations)
Design and deliver participant materials
If you're piloting, we help you design for learning so you can iterate intelligently.
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We can support the actual launch—troubleshooting in real-time, coaching facilitators, and helping you learn from the pilot so you can iterate intelligently for future cohorts.
Or we can hand off the blueprint and check in strategically as you implement.
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The program doesn't end when the cohort ends. we help you think through alumni engagement, ongoing community rhythms, and how the network sustains itself over time.
ALSO OFFERING: COACHING FOR INDIVIDUALS
While our primary focus is organizational work, we also offer 1:1 coaching for leaders and professionals navigating moments of transition—whether it’s a career shift, leadership growth, or changes in life stage.
For organizations designing fellowship or cohort-based programs, individual coaching can be integrated as an optional add-on to deepen participants’ learning, support their inner development, and strengthen the overall cohesion and maturity of the cohort or community. We tailor the coaching approach to the goals, structure, and scale of your program.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Founder: Tomoko Matsukawa
Tomoko brings experience across learning design, organizational development, and coaching, with a career spanning finance, consulting, education, and international development. She spent nearly a decade at Acumen leading fellowship program innovation and global community-building, and has worked with foundations, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations in Japan and internationally. Her approach blends systems thinking, adult learning, and cross-cultural facilitation.
READY TO START?
Whether you're launching your first fellowship, scaling an existing program, or reimagining how your community engages—let's talk about what you’re creating.