Hearken is a brand that believes curiosity and listening are the cornerstones of better business and more resilient organizations. With a focus on embedding listening into growth and operations, Hearken helps organizations build stronger relationships, engage deeply, make better decisions, and create an outsized positive impact in the world. Their values include recognizing the worth of every individual, finding truth in listening to individual stories, and fostering care, compassion, service, teamwork, growth, and fulfillment.

Hearken is comprised of a skilled and curious team dedicated to changing the world through listening, curiosity, and connecting people. As a social impact consultancy, their aim is to use engagement to influence systems for the public good and foster healthy, engaging, and equitable systems where all voices can be heard and understood. Hearken's approach involves using technology, training, and consulting to identify limitations in existing systems and create conditions for optimal participation.

They help institutions and sectors like journalism, business, and higher education reimagine and democratize their practices to improve systems and drive positive social change. Hearken is a zebra company that prioritizes purpose over profit, collaboration over competition, and believes in the alignment of mission and money. A zebra company thrives through cooperation, fosters systems change, and combines a for-profit model with a cause.

They are a founding member of the global Zebras Unite movement that aims to create a culture, community, and capital for the next economy