Where This Comes From
The Culture Patterns Project is the product of years of collaboration with and learning from brilliant humans showing organizations that if they want to change the world for the better, they may need to change themselves too.
Decades of management science and organizational research tell us that strong organizational cultures, engaged people, and effective work go hand-in-hand. But nearly all the tools based on that science were developed for companies making it harder to live in this world. We’re here to change that.
The Culture Patterns Framework is a synthesis of science and values. It’s a way for values-driven organizations to understand who they are, what they need, and where they can go. It’s a way of meeting change, and sometimes even sparking it, with real purpose.
If that sounds like something you want to learn more about, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Our Mission and Vision
Mission
The Culture Patterns Project exists to empower social change organizations with the knowledge and tools to intentionally map their cultures and meet change with purpose.
Vision
The Culture Patterns Project seeks to give social change movements the tools, knowledge and motivation to understand their own cultures, how they interact, and how to change them for the better. We envision a world where we move intentionally with the knowledge that we co-create the cultures we are a part of. We envision organizations that reflect the values and reality that they struggle to bring about in the world. We envision leaders capable of vulnerability, change, and creativity.
Who “We” Are
George Chavez, PhD
Principal, The Culture Patterns Project, LLC
George (he, him, his) started The Culture Patterns Project after over a decade of research and analytic experience. Journeys rarely follow straight lines, and following a doctorate in race and gender psychology, teaching eager undergraduates, years of change work in progressive nonprofits, and even broader consulting in analytics, George decided the next stage of the journey was simply every prior stage rolled into one. When not working on the Project, George is either writing unpublished science fiction, learning to play the piano at a late age, or dreaming of what life would be like to live with a family of chickens and cats. If you want to reach out, just email George at george.chavez@culturepatterns.org.