What We Do: Our Expertise

We help people help themselves – benefiting individual, organizational and community well-being.

Common Knowledge works in partnership with the target audience throughout the entire development process, going beyond routine approaches to deliver new insights that catalyze lasting change.

		Education – making information accessible We distill complex issues into accessible concepts and language. That means communication minus jargon, in language that is socially, culturally and developmentally relevant – all presented in ways that address how people learn in real life.
		Motivation – uncovering new perspectives about what is possible We identify pathways to “readiness” among key audiences for the information you want to share, reducing psychological and emotional barriers that prevent learning. We help people see the issue -- and themselves -- in a new light.
		Transformation – generating and connecting social capital We design programs that tap the “hidden” resources in your target audiences that create ongoing engagement and capacity for sustainable change.

See our case studies of these skills in action.

– Chinese Proverb