ABOUT US
Established in 2001, ELLIPS Design + Consulting transforms the way organizations think and operate. Drawing from the academic and practical expertise of our consultants, ELLIPS strives to make research accessible and develop interventions tailored to operations. We collaborate with public, private and non-government sectors, to encourage sharing of best practices and lessons learned across sectors. We emphasize ongoing consideration of the emerging digital landscape in all facets of our work.
Topical areas ELLIPS design + consulting addresses have included:
Resilience Development — understanding, assessing and developing resilience in communities, organizations and networks (either established or ad-hoc networks); development of the soft skills required for resilience e.g. creative thinking, vision or mission statements, social capital, team building, etc
Emergency Management — basic emergency management, emergency planning, business continuity planning, exercise design, volunteer integration, leadership, and personal preparedness
Technology integration into emergencies - citizen driven response efforts in cyberspace (digital humanitarians, digital activists), digital crisis response networks, digital technologies / humanitarian technologies, social media integration, innovation
Risk to Civil Society / Digital Civil Society Networks - digital, physical and psychological risks associated with the use of technology to digital crisis response networks
Topical areas ELLIPS design + consulting addresses have included:
Resilience Development — understanding, assessing and developing resilience in communities, organizations and networks (either established or ad-hoc networks); development of the soft skills required for resilience e.g. creative thinking, vision or mission statements, social capital, team building, etc
Emergency Management — basic emergency management, emergency planning, business continuity planning, exercise design, volunteer integration, leadership, and personal preparedness
Technology integration into emergencies - citizen driven response efforts in cyberspace (digital humanitarians, digital activists), digital crisis response networks, digital technologies / humanitarian technologies, social media integration, innovation
Risk to Civil Society / Digital Civil Society Networks - digital, physical and psychological risks associated with the use of technology to digital crisis response networks