Welcome to
Reaction Foundry.
When people connect,
possibility multiplies.
We bring people, ideas, and resources together to build ventures, practical tools, and stronger communities.
Investments & experiments in
Collaborative Innovation
and systems, strategies & resources to make it easier, radically effective, and fun.
Invest
We put capital, time, and working systems behind cooperatives, community networks, and other models of collaboration.
Develop
We build strategies, tools, and programs with partners like R3SET Agency and Impact Hackers.
Test
We test models in real communities, learn with the people involved, and adapt what works.
What connection makes possible.
Explore the projects, our contributions, and what we’re learning.
R3SET Agency
A cooperative and B-Corp supporting community-led economic development. Clients, workers, and community members share ownership and decisions.
Explore R3SET’s role and impact →
Impact Hackers
Productivity systems, programs, and consulting for community-minded entrepreneurs and teams.
Explore the project →
ATX Impact
A shared map of Austin’s community work, in development alongside a cooperative ownership model.
Explore the network in development →
Blackshires Foundation
Nonprofit partner for community empowerment and economic development in Berkshire County.
Read the leadership story →
SP3AK Easy Studio
Media production and marketing for the ecosystem and its partners.
Explore the project →
Berkshire Entrepreneurs
Support, connection, and shared resources for people building businesses in Berkshire County.
Explore the project →
Berkshire Stories
A cooperative media network for the region's stories, told by the people who are in them.
Explore the project →What could we build next?
Bring an idea, a challenge, or a connection worth exploring.
Start a conversation →Find common ground. Build something real.
From a shared challenge to a working model—with the people who will use it.
Understand
Listen to the people closest to the challenge. Find shared goals and needs.
Build
Combine skills to create a working strategy, tool, program, or platform.
Learn
Put it to use, listen to people’s experience, and improve it together.
Grow
Support emerging ventures and explore shared ownership, as R3SET Agency does through its cooperative model.
Bring new possibilities to your own work.
Practical resources and programs, at your own pace or with support.
Free resources
Worksheets to define a shared challenge, map collaborators, and plan a small experiment. No account required.
Explore free resources →Self-directed programs
Programs like Impactful Time 101, built to work at your own pace with your own tools.
Ask about a program →Guided programs
The same programs in small-group and one-on-one formats, with a facilitator from our team.
Ask about a cohort →R3SET Academy
Community transformation education, delivered with R3SET for leaders who want to change how their place works.
Ask about the Academy →Shared ambition becomes real when people have a way to act on it together.
Devin Shea
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Devin founded Reaction Foundry in 2012 as the strategic umbrella for his work in cooperative social innovation. He went on to co-found R3SET, launch Impact Hackers, and steward ATX Impact in Austin.
What could we make possible together?
Choose a starting point for your challenge, idea, or contribution.
You see a possibility for your community.
Tell us what your community needs, who’s involved, and what would help them move forward.
Share your challenge →You're building something people should own together.
Cooperatives, networks, shared platforms. We'll help you design it that way from the start instead of retrofitting later.
Design it with us →You want to help shared ambition grow.
Explore opportunities to support new ventures and models of collaboration with capital, resources, and connections.
Talk about co-investing →You make things work.
Bring your design, development, research, facilitation, or organizing skills to a shared challenge.
Build with us →Prefer email? Write to [email protected]. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.