The world is change. Sustainable growth requires the ability to continuously adapt and respond. Together, we can help you build it.
Two things set us apart: deep expertise in intelligence gathering, and wide experience applying behavioral science to solve wicked problems in organization and brand contexts.
Department26 is an interdisciplinary collective with depth in behavioral economics, sociobiology, and the communication arts. Helping people solve the complex problems limiting their ability to adapt and grow their business is the most fulfilling work we know.
Miki Reilly-Howe Partner
Miki developed and honed her combustible mix of business and creative acumen working with a top product innovation firm before joining a design agency and building out a sought-after strategy practice for leading brands. Her diverse background includes strategy, innovation, communication and design consulting in multiple industries.
As co-founder of Department26, Miki is a valued business partner to senior executives, earning a reputation for incisively cutting through organizational complexity and overcoming obstacles to streamline transformation efforts. Throughout her 30-year career she has cultivated a remarkable ability to see the larger picture, discover the truth, and act as a catalyst for solutions.
“Change is not crisis management for smart organizations. it’s a critical part of building a resilient culture and an ongoing part of succeeding in business today. Companies that can master how to change continuously will win.”
Warren Church Partner
Warren brings expertise in behavioral and applied economics and creative industry technique to Department26 client encounters. His wide practice lens and ongoing cross-disciplinary learning provides radical insights and agile thinking for highly complex and uncertain strategy environments.
Since co-founding Department26 he has worked with senior executives in technology, health, CPG, and financial services to help organizations transform from the inside out - and the outside in.
“What we’ve realized after witnessing many transformation efforts is that every unhappy organization is unhappy in its own way; each is held there by a unique confluence of circumstances and behaviors, like bad weather. Designing an intervention that gets them unstuck is demanding and rewarding work.”