DESIGNING FOR GLOBAL IMPACT WITH OCEAN DATA.
Possibility Ocean is a creative force driving change within the ocean data ecosystem. As climate risks intensify and global markets increasingly depend on marine intelligence, scalable, cost-effective ocean data is no longer just a scientific challenge—it’s a business imperative.
OUR MISSION
01 / Build Demand
Raise awareness of the urgent need for improved and inclusive ocean data
02 / Create Collaboration
Break down silos through cross-sector dialog, convening, and collaboration
03 / Unleash Imagination
Introduce imagination and creativity as essential tools for ocean problem-solving
LEADING WITH DESIGN AS OUR PROCESS
We are design practitioners and brand storytellers helping leaders imagine better futures. We develop high-definition visions and craft compelling stories that rally change. We utilize the design process to help ocean leaders imagine better futures.
01 / Design as Change Leadership
Change starts with asking "what if". We ask audacious questions to discover what we don't know, spark dialogue, and shift our mindset from problems to solutions.
02 / Design as Storytelling
Narratives help make meaning of research, give shape to progress, and provide vocabulary for innovation. We become the stories we tell ourselves.
FOUNDING TEAM
CRAFTING COMPELLING FUTURES TO RALLY CHANGE.
Behind Possibility Ocean is a cross-disciplinary group of leaders with diverse experience in bluetech, entrepreneurship, innovation, storytelling, and investment. We have been advancing ocean renewal through bluetech for years and we are uniquely positioned to ask bold questions about our ocean.
Tino Chow
Co-founder
Brand & Business Strategist, Founder of Giant Shoulders
Peter Carson
Co-founder
Entrepreneur & Bluetech Investor, Founder of Earth House Fund
Terry McConnell
Co-founder
Partner, McConnell Strategic Consulting
Former UNSECO Ocean Observation & Fugro
Jack Lenk
Experience Design, Big Dreams
Annie Chen
Co-founder, BEAM Studio
Zoe Lee
Co-founder, BEAM Studio
Nicole Eckerson
Ops Director, Giant Shoulders
Nick Scappaticci
Design & Founder of Big Dreams
PARTNER WITH US
TURN THE OCEAN TIDE: TAKE ACTION & IMAGINE WITH US
Learn more and get involved in our next program: Salish Sea-Puget Sound Imagination Challenge.
Imagine the ocean fully understood: every current, ecosystem, and risk visible in real time. Join scientists, communities, and innovators for a two-day imagination challenge to unlock the breakthroughs that abundant ocean data makes possible.