Evidence Before Assertion
We name a gap only when more than one source of evidence confirms it. Research is the foundation for every recommendation we make.
Precision in naming
How a problem is named shapes how it gets solved. Clear language gives leaders and staff a shared path to action.
Our Strategic Values
Systems over symptoms
We look past individual incidents to the norms and structures that keep inequity in place. Our goal is to change how organizations work, not just to raise awareness.
Change that ripples and lasts
We build accountability and re-measurement into every engagement so progress continues after we leave. One deliberate change, made well, spreads outward.
Our Story
One Pebble Change was founded on the belief that meaningful transformation doesn't always require a tidal wave of upheaval. Like a single pebble striking the water, strategic management decisions create powerful ripple effects that expand across an entire organization. We partner with museums and nonprofits to identify those critical leverage points—helping leaders achieve aspirations that have enduring, real-world impact.
"The person who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." - Confucius
Chris Taylor, Ed.D., is the founder of One Pebble Change, an organizational development practice dedicated to culture and justice transformation in museums, nonprofits, and other mission-driven organizations.
Chris began in museum education and spent fourteen years at the Minnesota Historical Society, where he built the Department of Inclusion and Community Engagement and developed fellowship programs that opened pathways into museum careers. He later served as Chief Inclusion Officer for the State of Minnesota, leading organizational strategy and change across more than 20 agencies and roughly 55,000 employees, and then led people experience and inclusion work in healthcare.
He holds an Ed.D. in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas and a master's degree in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. He co-edited The Inclusive Museum Leader (American Alliance of Museums, 2021), has published peer-reviewed research on systemic exclusion and inclusion, and has taught museum leadership at the University of Minnesota.
Chris named the practice for a simple belief: one small, well-placed change can set an entire system in motion. His work centers on one aim: helping organizations transform their cultures so that justice is how they operate. He lives in the Twin Cities and coaches football.
