Making & learning, together.

Co.school is a human-centred design studio, based in Kelowna, British Columbia, and serving clients all across Canada. We are a Canadian small business, with a strong focus on collaborative partnerships, to help co-create a better world. Our toolkit includes facilitation, coaching, service design, strategic design, participatory strategy and systems thinking. Our emphasis is on co-creation and co-design: we sense that commitment, innovation and achievability increases with involvement.

Where our work has helped

Since 2022, Co.school has helped member-driven organizations listen, launch and lead change. Our work has helped:

• Launch the BC Disability Collaborative, a province-wide disability advocacy coalition
• Inform the strategy of the National Autism Network, from the Government of Canada
• Re-imagine the Canadian Cancer Society’s “Wheels of Hope” program
• Launch a member-driven rebrand of the Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce

…and much more, which you can explore in the case studies.

What kinds of partners do you work with?

We've found our sweet-spot is with social innovators: community-facing organizations that seek a social good. Foundations, non-profits, health organizations have been some of our best partners. That being said, we also work with friends, acquaintances, startups, not-for-profits, leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs, change-makers, educators, explorers and community-minded service organizations. Read more in our case studies.

What kind of things do we help make?

• New strategies and plans, through facilitation, retreats and summits
• New services and programs, co-designed with the people they serve
• New skills and confidence, through coaching and training
• New insights and stories, through listening, research and reporting

You can see more about our services, here.

"To foster flourishing futures for our people and partners."

- Co.school's purpose

What values inspire Co.school?

What Krystal said

"As we face crises on many fronts—health, climate, inequality, governance—the challenge that looms largest for me is our diminished ability to work together across lines of difference. The co-creation mindset is critical for anyone working in complex problem spaces. The methods and tools that Co.school employs help people work together by ensuring meaningful participation, harnessing collective intelligence, and shaping sustainable solutions for the future. Kevan and his team are exceptionally skilled and possess a toolkit of creative problem-solving techniques that can be applied across disciplines. I hold their work in the highest regard."
– Krystal Renschler, Founder & Facilitator, Mutatio

A few more details

• Co.school was initially developed as a service line within a BC-based digital agency, as a response to the growing need to teach and facilitate collaborative design within large-scale digital transformations.
• Co.school was officially founded as its own company in 2022.
• 100% Canadian owned, independent; no global/overseas owners, incorporated in BC.
• Based in Kelowna, BC, but serving clients all across Canada, including Vancouver, Calgary, and beyond.