We facilitate.
Everyone participates.
Together, we get things done.
Crystal Mason & Jason Wyman provide culturally grounded facilitation for teams, organizations, and communities who want meetings that are generative, not soul‑killing, using our Tree of Change Praxis.
All photos by Don Bowden (unless otherwise noted) taken at the African American Art & Culture Complex
Crystal & Jason take our thoughts to the next level, turning imagination into clarity & action through their Tree of Change process. They got to the heart of our mission, work & values in a truly enlightened way, & we were immediately able to present ourselves in this new light.
Dyan Ruiz. Co-Founder. People Power Media.
Our Services
COACHING
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Specialized attention for leaders, directors, & executives navigating change, culture, & power.
Together, we look at your meetings, decisions, and dilemmas. We support you in creative problem solving, strengthening facilitation skills, clarifying roles and timelines, and moving work with integrity. Our approach opens possibilities and results in actions that help you move.
Our Coaching Services are perfect for:
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Leaders who need thought partners willing to listen, inquire, challenge, & offer bold ideas & strategies
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Directors looking for ways to shift power dynamics within their teams, portfolios, & projects
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Executives in charge of resource acquisition & distribution seeking ways to cultivate Power-With
What we provide
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60-minute Two-on-One Sessions with Crystal & Jason; whether one-off or recurring our Two-on-One Sessions result in more rounded, holistic, & plural view of a challenge, problem, or conundrum
- 90-minute Small Group Coaching with Crystal & Jason; this is ideal for groups of up to six who are looking for solutions, ideas, or possibilities both within their group & from outside thought partners
- Access to a wide, diverse network of consultants, small businesses, artists, facilitators, organizers, and more!, who can meet any need that should arise.
Thank you for always creating a space and work sessions where our entire team could be heard and truly involved in the process. This experience gave us the opportunity to step back and see the bigger picture—the long-term impact of our work, the community we serve, and the future of our mission.
Donna Hilliard. Executive Director. Code Tenderloin.
FACILITATION
You already have meetings.
We help you facilitate culture.
We take the agenda you have (or need to create) and use our framework to design a container that’s focused, accessible, and grounded in values of belonging. During the meeting, we facilitate so your people can participate, not just get through another agenda.
Our Facilitation Services are perfect for:
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Refreshing boring board meetings
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Making staff meetings more action-oriented
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Increasing stakeholder engagement
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Building consensus on decisions
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Deepening your knowledge & skills on tending to a culture of facilitation
Our 1-2-3 Flow
STEP 1:
PREP MEETING
You share your existing agenda, goals, and any non‑negotiables. We bring our Facilitation for the Future framework to refine the flow, clarify outcomes, and name what support and information you’ll need in the room.
We’ll leave this stage with:
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A clear, time‑bound agenda
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Agreed‑upon roles and responsibilities
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An understanding of the culture you want in the room
STEP 2:
FACILITATE MEETING
We hold the container so you don’t have to. That means managing time, flow, and energy; inviting in quieter voices; and navigating power dynamics as they show up. You and your people can focus on the content instead of running the process.
Our facilitation centers:
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Participation from everyone present
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Power‑aware, culturally competent practices
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Clear, named outcomes
STEP 3:
DEBRIEF MEETING
After the meeting, we debrief with you to reflect on what happened, what shifted, and what still needs attention. We summarize key decisions and offer options for next steps—with or without us.
You’ll walk away with:
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A concise summary of decisions and next steps
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Reflections on culture and dynamics in the room
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Concrete options for continued support, if you want i
Want to see what this could look like for your team?
[I’m] frankly amazed. We are seven people here and just by doing the [Facilitation for the Future] workshop, we are doing action with it. It is that simple.
Participant. Facilitation for the Future. Workshop
Who We Serve
We work with people and organizations who care about power, culture, & accountability—and who know their meetings could be doing more.
Nonprofits & community organizations
Teams navigating growth, conflict, or change who need meetings that are more than status updates—and less than chaos.
Arts & cultural institutions
Galleries, centers, festivals, and collectives trying to align programming, values, and community accountability.
Boards & leadership teams
Groups that want a neutral third party to facilitate board or staff meetings so everyone can participate fully.
Movement & grassroots groups
Coalitions and community formations organizing for justice who need containers that can hold complexity, conflict, and care.
Foundations
Community foundations funding community care, people's education, support for essential workers, arts & cultural organization.
Social Enterprises
Businesses practicing solidarity economics through structured giveback programs, mutual aid, or collective ownership.
What makes us different?
Tree of Change is the facilitation praxis of Crystal Mason & Jason Wyman. Our work grows from over 50 combined years working in community, cultural, queer, foundation, movement, and social enterprise spaces. We co-create containers, where people can tell the truth, wrestle with power, get things done, and still leave with energy to keep going.
OUR FACILITATION IS:
Culturally specific & culturally competent.
We work with and within Black, queer, trans, disabled, immigrant, & poor communities. We understand how race, class, gender, & ability show up in the room—and we design & facilitate for that reality.
Power‑aware & practice‑based.
Our praxis is grounded in practicing Power-With and abolishing Power-Over. We pay attention to who holds power, how decisions are made, and what it takes to shift dynamics, not just “get through the agenda.”
Designed to build culture, not just outcomes.
Yes, we get to decisions and next steps. And we also focus on relationships, trust, and the culture of the room—because that’s what makes decisions stick.
Flexible across online & in‑person spaces.
We’ve been facilitating online and in person for years—before and after the pandemic. We know how to make both formats engaging, accessible, and less soul‑sucking.
Want to experience how Tree of Change is different?
You’ve helped bring clarity to the African American Art & Culture Complex. And having your continued support over and over again—from dreaming and listening sessions to event production to audience development to the report— keeps us in alignment with what we say we are committed to.
Melorra Green. Entreprenuer. Former Co-Executive Director at AAACC
Our Guiding Values
CONVERSATION
is our Core Value.
All of our other values grow from it.
Our Tree of Change Praxis formed out of years-long conversation about dreaming and its power to help both of us (Crystal Mason and Jason Wyman) face, name, and create change in our selves, each other, and our broader, intersecting communities. It continues evolving through a sustained practice of seeking nuance in understanding, digging for deeper collective meaning, and (re)articulating language in ways that are more culturally-specific to our client's stakeholders (e.g. communities, members, audiences, staff, funders, investors, etc.).
Our additional Guiding Values are:
Autonomy & Consent
We All have a responsibility to be informed and stay informed for Us All to have autonomy in granting and revoking consent.
Accountability & Trust
We All have a responsibility to hold our selves and one another to account for what We All decide, which is how we cultivate trust among Us All.
Witnessing
We All have a responsibility to cultivating a brave enough space for our complex experiences & emotions to be witnessed.
Care & Compassion
We All have a responsibility to practicing care & compassion towards our selves & each other when facing, naming, & creating change.
Discernment
We All have a responsibility to make meaning in ways that move us towards the change we need / want / desire to face, name, and create.
Art, Media, & Creativity
We All have a responsibility to express ourselves in ways that best reflect our understanding, and art, media, & creativity aids Us All in that expression.
Get to Know Us
Crystal Mason
Crystal Mason is an artist, culture tender, consultant, and facilitator who designs and leads transformative processes that build belonging and accountability across differences. Crystal has over three decades of service, and their praxis is grounded in Black, queer liberatory design and pedagogies of the oppressed.
SKILLS
Facilitation & Design
How to create and tend spaces that gather diverse peoples (e.g. meetings, workshops, professional development, meals, events, etc.) for honest conversations, generative conflict, and deep connection
Peer-to-Peer Education
How to guide, structure, and co-create learning opportunities rooted in cultural competency, equity, and shared wisdom that build skills, unflatten perspectives, and generate collective meaning making integrating art and creativity
Leadership Development
How executives, directors, managers, and organizers navigate power, contradictions, and conflict with values-based integrity, especially when supporting, supervising, or working with individuals, teams, or groups
Organizational Change
How to lead equity-centered reflection that aligns mission, values, and culture with liberatory practices
Jason Wyman
Jason Wyman/Queerly Complex practices the art of relating to one’s self, each other, & the Cosmic Mysteries through deep inquiry, collaborative creation, & a praxis of ”we are not free until all are free.” Wyman has over two decades of peer-based, collective art, program, organization, & educational development.
SKILLS
Liberatory Experience Design
How to craft, co-create, and produce experiences (e.g. trainings, conferences, dinners, exhibitions, etc.) where those attending or served are included along all points from pre- to post-production
Distributive Power Development
How to create and manage administrative, programmatic, educational, and curatorial processes and praxis that cultivates Power-With as a means of collective decision-making, responsibility, and accountability
Transformational Change Management
How to face, address, and transform through change while cultivating a more just, equitable, and liberatory praxis / organizational culture / world
Visual Design & Storytelling
How colors, fonts, layouts, images, data, and stories tell impactful, culturally-specific narratives that advance purpose while being easy to share across platforms
Events
Who Needs the Gallery?Sat, Jul 18ZOOM
Who Needs the Academy?Wed, Jul 22465 S Van Ness Ave
Who Needs Facilitation?Wed, Jul 22465 Collective
