2 Degree Shift is the applied research, product development, and grant strategy practice Kelly Cooper started in 2004. We combine technology, AI, and compliance across business functions and industry sectors, and we build practical learning that people readily put into action at work.
3-feet up
We are people, AI, and data in that order. People come first. AI is a partner that supports the work. Data keep us current and relevant. We support nonprofits, colleges, small businesses, school districts, farms/vineyards/orchards, and community projects.
What we do
- Product and project management. We take ideas from research to launch, including scoping, building, testing, and the operating systems that keep products running.
- Technology, AI, and compliance. We connect business compliance with the tools teams use every day, so new technology fits the rules each sector works under.
- Grant strategy and writing. Kelly has authored or co-authored more than $60M in awarded grants and programs. We advise organizations on choosing the right funding, competing credibly, and building the capacity to carry the work out.
- Work-based learning and microlearning. We design apprenticeship standards, short daily lessons, and supplemental textbooks that fit inside the workday.
- Mentoring and advising. We work with leaders, teams, and apprentices as they build new skills and programs.
Current projects
Upskill Compliance
Upskill Compliance is a compliance-awareness resource and support community for founders, grant and pitch teams, and organizations developing products or entering new markets. Short, actionable messages build awareness early enough to inform product, market, and funding decisions. Each topic offers better questions to ask and points to when to bring in counsel or an assessor. California privacy is our first topic, with HIPAA, NIST, and additional topics in development.
AI and compliance in step, with momentum you control. We co-develop personas for products, people, and projects for effective, affordable AI compliance support across regulatory bodies and policies.
AI coaching products
Our AI coaching product family delivers daily messages by SMS and email across four sites: CutTokenCosts.com, ReduceTokenCosts.com, TokensHelpdesk.com, and TokenCosts.ai.
Where our work connects
- Open Source Ag, a 501(c)(3) organic grow-to-donate farm and open precision ag lab.
- Livable Wage Jobs, a nonprofit apprenticeship intermediary for tech careers.
- @GrantStrategyTips, where we share grant strategy openly.
Previous work
- Grant strategy mentoring and writing for California community colleges and public K-12 school districts.
- 15 apprenticeship standards certified by the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards and/or the US Department of Labor.
- CTE curriculum, labs, and pathways for Downey USD and others.
- Mathematics for Game Developers and Review Algebra, open source books with Spanish translations.
- Upskill programs for farm workers.
- Grants compliance support.