About
Overview
Spherical is a strategic design and integrative research studio working to regenerate the health and integrity of Earth’s living systems.
We are a distributed team with primary operations based in xučyun (the East Bay), traditional territories of Lisjan (Ohlone) peoples.
Focus Areas
◐ Ecological visualization
Surfacing the dynamics of whole systems for collective sensing and governance
◓ Ontological repair
Working with diverse groups to examine the role of paradigms in shaping relationships to the living world
◒ Immersive learning
Curating experiences that evolve understanding of interconnected social-ecological-technical systems
◑ Regenerative development
Supporting organizations and communities in cultivating the potential of place
Team
Dawn Danby
Co-Founder
Ecological design strategist cultivating reciprocal relationships for healing living systems
Anna Bush
Software Engineer
Musician and software developer building tools to enable a more sustainable society
Faith Flanigan
Operations + Myceliation
Mycelium stitching harmonic balance in orchestrating operations
CC Huang
Research + Partnerships
Strategist and researcher wandering toward what is lush, beautiful, and playful
Erik Loyer
Design + Development
Creative technologist designing and building instruments for impactful storytelling
Alex Molloy
Design
Designer and researcher visualizing technology that deepens local connection with nature
Raya Ward
Visual Artist
Curious designer and artist crafting containers for connection, storytelling, and the seeding of new worlds
David McConville
Co-Founder
Cosmographer developing media technologies to expand perceptions and enact worlds
Cesar Campos
User Engagement
Community advocate advancing innovative solutions to environmental justice problems
Steve Daniels
Strategy + Product
Technologist designing processes and tools to evolve human capacity for regenerative work
Kadi Franson
Concept Art
Artist envisioning a more beautiful, interconnected, life-giving future
Brendan Loudermilk
Lead Engineer
Entrepreneurial software engineer supporting teams and projects that benefit life on Earth
Nina Raj
Art Direction
Multi-disciplinary creative planting the seeds for long-term environmental impact
Clients
Accelerate Resilience L.A.
Buckminster Fuller Institute
Day One Project
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Epic Decade
Greenbiz
Institute for the Future
Kauffman Foundation
RIVER Collective
Obscura Digital
One Project
Sherwood Design Engineers
Partners
Almost Human
Center for the Study of the Force Majeure
Carol Sanford Institute
Concordia University
Common Earth
Dashboard Earth
The Elumenati
Gray Area
Metapattern
Mozilla XRStudio
Regenesis Group
Worldbuilding Institute
