agency for
strategic communications, campaigning
and hope-based narratives.
We partner with progressive organisations and companies from across all sectors and help them find new ways to increase their reach and impact.
Our strategic work follows an integrated approach, placing the relationships with audiences at the heart of organisations and campaigns.
Services
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for changemakers from civil-society, businesses,
progressive organisations, companys and institutions from across all sectors
We support you in moments of change and opportunity.
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academy
Driving impactful strategies, stronger support, and communication that works.
We craft powerful narratives that define who you are and amplify your ideas.
We design winning campaign strategies and help you grow a strong, active supporter base.
Practical, interactive training, workshops and further education for teams and individuals.
Hope-Based
Communications
We, Gesine Schmidt-Schmiedbauer and Philip Doyle, are hope-based communication pioneers and leading experts in the German-speaking region.
What sets us apart from traditional agencies is our many years of hands-on experience in nationally and internationally recognised organisations.
We know what it takes to stand out in volatile and complex environments: strategic, authentic, and focused on what matters.
Hope-based communication is a strategic approach to driving social change.
The five shifts,
it is easy to apply in everyday communication, regardless of the resources available
Since the beginning, we have been part of the ongoing conceptual evolution and the growing international hope-based community.
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We offer strategy consulting, trainings and personal coaching in English and German.
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our clients & partners
Many thanks for this fantastic training with Gesine and Philip!
It was incredibly helpful and inspiring, and I learned so much. Keep up the great work!
Yeb Sano
Executive Director, Greenpeace Southeast Asia
One Step Beyond developed and delivered a high-quality communications session for the ODIHR's 2022 Advocacy School on Gender and Politics training which targeted civil society representatives from the OSCE region. It was a great pleasure to work with Philip on this session!
Sara Haapalainen
Gender Adviser, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
What others say about us
I know Gesine and Philip from my time at Amnesty International, when they were responsible for some of the most innovative communications campaigns in the whole Amnesty movement. I consider them key allies to my own hopes of building a strong cohort of narrative leaders in Europe, and can see them becoming really important and influential figures in the European progressive scene.
Thomas Coombes
Founder Hope-Based Communications
Gesine and Philip from one step beyond have taken us a big step forward on our journey towards Doctors Without Borders' integrated communications across departments.
Jannik Rust
​Head of Communications and Engagement, Doctors Without Borders Germany
About us
They founded one step beyond in 2022 to help organisations elevate their communication and campaigning efforts to a more impactful and strategic level. At the same time, they support purpose-led businesses that benefit from engaging narratives, movement thinking and a campaigning mindset.
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As part of a global network of certified hope-based communication specialists, they are dedicated to advancing the field of narrative practice across Europe and globally.
They are forward-looking people with a hopeful mindset.
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Get in touch!
Gesine Schmidt-Schmiedbauer and Philip Doyle are friends who share a common purpose rooted in human rights.
This shared passion drives their efforts to support leaders and changemakers in effectively communicating what they stand for, with the aim of making a positive impact on people and the planet.
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Whilst working together at Amnesty International Austria, their strategic approach to communication and campaigning was instrumental in transforming the organisation into a more inclusive and rapidly growing movement.
