We're Future Work Design.
We help organizations navigate a changing world—guiding strategy, structure, and culture so teams can move forward with clarity and care.
Let’s get to work.
We’re Future Work Design.
We help organizations navigate a changing world—guiding strategy, structure, and culture so teams can move forward with clarity and care.
Let’s get to work.
We’re Future Work Design.
We help organizations navigate a changing world—guiding strategy, structure, and culture so teams can move forward with clarity and care.
Let’s get to work.
Together Let's...
- Visualize an inspiring future and the practical strategies to achieve it
- Design an inclusive and equitable workplace where all people can thrive
- Create effective, resilient structures, teams, and processes that center the needs of your people and communities
Together Let's...
- Visualize an inspiring future and the practical strategies to achieve it
- Design an inclusive and equitable workplace where all people can thrive
- Create effective, resilient structures, teams, and processes that center the needs of your people and communities
Together Let's...
Design an inclusive and equitable workplace where all people can thrive
Create effective, resilient structures, teams, and processes that center the needs of your people and communities
We are your transition team
Future Work Design brings together senior leaders from diverse disciplines at the intersection of design, strategy, and organizational life.
PRONOUNS
She/Her
SPECIALTY
Strategic Planning
Leadership
Design and Communications
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION
B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications
Kathryn Jarrell
Partner
PRONOUNS | She/Her
SPECIALTY | Strategic Strategic Planning, Leadership, Design and Communications
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE | 20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION | B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications
With 20 years of experience across design, project management, and executive leadership, Kathryn specializes in solving complex organizational challenges. Her time working with—and within—organizations constrained by outdated business models shaped her commitment to transforming systems for the future of work.
Kathryn believes innovation starts with listening. She is an expert in multi-stakeholder collaborative design, bringing customers, employees, and communities into the process to drive meaningful change.
Known for asking incisive, deceptively simple questions, she builds trust quickly and uncovers insights that lead to action. She thrives in ambiguity, remaining flexible and responsive while steadily guiding groups toward clear, achievable outcomes.
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PRONOUNS
She/Her
SPECIALTY
Human Resources
Belonging
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION
Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
Katie Augsburger
Partner
PRONOUNS | She/Her
SPECIALTY | Human Resources, Belonging
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE | 20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION | Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
Katie is a dynamic force at the intersection of history, human resources, and equitable workplace practices. With over two decades of experience leading HR teams, she brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to her work. As a founding partner of Future Work Design, Katie challenges her clients to explore the “why” and “how” behind policies and practices, focusing keenly on “who those policies best serve” to envision a more inclusive future state.
Katie’s impactful contributions have earned her recognition, including accolades such as Oregon’s Best Company To Work For and Fortune Magazine’s Most Flexible Workplace. Beyond her professional achievements, Katie is a sought-after speaker at prestigious events including the Portland Design Museum, Living Future Institute Conference, and HR While Black. Her engaging storytelling and deep expertise make complex topics accessible and inspiring. Katie’s multifaceted approach and commitment to progress shape her as an invaluable asset in transforming the future of work.
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PRONOUNS
She/Her
SPECIALTY
Executive Team Coaching
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION
M.A. in Organizational Development
B.A. in Economics
Diamond Power Index
Administrator & Coach
Nina Narelle
Partner
PRONOUNS | She/Her
SPECIALTY | Executive Team Coaching
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE | 20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION | M.A. in Organizational Development, B.A. in Economics, Diamond Power Index Administrator & Coach
Organizational strategist and systems-minded facilitator, Nina Narelle works at the intersection of leadership, organizational design, strategy, and equity. For more than twenty years, she has helped executive teams and mission-driven organizations strengthen how they think, decide, and work together.
Her expertise includes executive team performance, collaborative strategic planning, and equity-centered organizational design and development. She helps leaders align structure, strategy, and culture in ways that support both the human experience and organizational impact.
Nina has partnered with organizations ranging from Global 500 companies and public agencies to grassroots social justice nonprofits. She is known for facilitating complex conversations with steadiness and rigor, helping teams navigate challenges and conflict while building alignment and trust.
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PRONOUNS
She/Her
SPECIALTY
Strategic Planning
Organizational Innovation
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION
CODP Certified Organizational Design Professional
MBA in Strategy and Organizational Sensemaking
B.A. in History and Government
Stephanie Gioia
Partner
PRONOUNS | She/Her
SPECIALTY | Strategic Planning, Organizational Innovation
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE | 20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION | CODP Certified Organizational Design Professional, MBA in Strategy and Organizational Sensemaking, B.A. in History and Government
With over two decades of experience in organizational strategy, Stephanie Gioia specializes in collaborative way finding—helping organizations see clearly where they are, where they need to go, and how to get there together. Stephanie leads FWD’s organizational innovation practice and co-leads the strategic planning practice, drawing on a career that spans the energy, financial services, and NGO sectors, as well as design consultancies IDEO and XPLANE.
Stephanie was among the earliest strategists to apply Human Centered Design to organizational challenges—long before the field had a name—and has since become a trusted partner for leaders navigating complexity. She brings rigor, creativity, and hard-won clarity to entrenched problems through exceptional group facilitation and a gift for making the complex legible.
A Certified Organizational Design Professional, Stephanie holds an MBA in Strategy and Organizational Sensemaking from the University of Michigan and a B.A. from Georgetown University. She has taught at University of Oregon’s Executive MBA program, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and Stanford d.school. She also leads Either/Org, a grassroots research project advancing innovation and integrity in organizational design.
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PRONOUNS
He/Him
SPECIALTY
Information Design
Brand Systems
Visual Thinking
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION
BFA in Graphic Design
Ryan Brown
Creative Director
PRONOUNS | He/Him
SPECIALTY | Information Design, Brand Systems, Visual Thinking
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE | 20+
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION | BFA in Graphic Design
Ryan is a strategic visual designer/illustrator hybrid who brings instant clarity to complex topics through visualization. He was inspired early in his graphic design career by initiatives that showed not only how design could be used to amplify positive things being done in the world, but could drive change.
Drawing on agency experience and work with both large and small organizations, he approaches design as a co-creative practice—favoring openness, experimentation, and collaboration over preciousness. He brings curiosity and joy to projects through a design practice coupled with a love of science that has taught him to embrace experimentation, user testing, and challenging assumptions.
By bringing in other illustrators, designers, writers, and programmers with expertise and backgrounds that supplement his own, he consciously pushes design to foster better understanding, equity, accessibility, and relevance to a broader range of people. Ryan regularly leads workshops teaching visual thinking techniques to mixed teams of creatives, college students, and business professionals.
Ryan Brown +
To refuse to participate in the shaping of our future is to give it up. Do not be misled into passivity either by false security or by despair. Each of us must find our work and do it.”
Audre Lorde
To refuse to participate in the shaping of our future is to give it up. Do not be misled into passivity either by false security or by despair. Each of us must find our work and do it.”
Audre Lorde
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