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We define a good strategy by three simple tests:
Is it likely to achieve a desired goal?
Is it resilient to environmental change?
Is it actionable using available resources?
Specialists across complimentary fields
A holistic view to strategy design, validation and implementation
As markets become increasingly competitive, social and geopolitical challenges become more complex, and new technologies create increasing disruption - the strategies our organisations adopt are carrying increasing pressure to be effective.
Whilst every project is different. The following outlines some key areas often considered:
Whilst every project is different, the following outlines a common process we follow. This can take a day or a year depending on the level of detail desired:
Understand the problems / barriers / challenges
Understand the Current State including environmental context
Brainstorm, Design, Define or Analyse a desired or anticipated Future State
Analyse the gap between Current State and desired Future State
Brainstorm + Research Options and Solutions
Test + Refine Solutions
Validate until satisfied
Drill down into areas of specialty here:
Broad experience and insights into a range of sectors and industries:
Development
Health
Franchises
Waste Management
Aviation
E-Commerce
Automotive
Film & Television
Events
Professional Services
MicroFinance
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Education / Training
IT Hardware + Software
Government
Pharmaceutical
Non-Profits
Social Enterprises
Engineering
Gyms + Fitness
Membership Organisations
"Measure twice, cut once" - Russian Proverb
A 'good' idea is often more likely to kill an organisation than a 'bad' idea. When we know something is dangerous we make efforts to avoid the danger. True danger is often hidden behind something we think is 'good'. Effective validation helps avoid organisational pain whilst improving strategy quality.
Strong systems for easy, consistent and proactive validation can have the following benefits:
Save costs
Avoid delays
Generate early learnings
Avoid embarassment
Better engage stakeholders
The consequences of no or poor validation can be severe. Consider the impacts of getting the following wrong for even just a medium-sized project:
Assumptions
Technical Design
Context, Stakeholder and Audience Fit
Procurement Process and Outcomes
Project Plan
Implementation and Transition Arrangements
The following are a few useful principles to guide stronger validation:
Involve a diverse range of people and perspectives
Validate with broader context and application in mind
Whilst thinking is crucial, risks can also stem from over-analysing the area - Embrace iteration
Consider a broader systems approach to make your validation easier and faster over time
Every project, organisation and culture is unique - validate accordingly
Read more about Our Guiding Principles below
Understand a groups perception
Understand the triggers and associations leading to that perception
Good strategy should be informed by strong implementation knowledge and experience. Likewise, good implementation is optimised with strong strategy knowledge and experience. We provide strong support to both sides of this coin
Working with a curated team of over 300 specialists in a broad variety of fields we customise our teams to each project. This ensures:
We are able to support the entire project life cycle
Strategy skills are strengthened by our strong implementation experience
Implementation skills strengthened by our strong strategy experience
We can provide flexibility on price by using both internal staff or external contractors
All of this presents strong adaptability and value for money
Learn more about our Management services by clicking here
Learn more about our strategy + implementation skills and services here:
Resource yourself with a diverse range of skillsets at a large range of price points to match your needs:
Video Production
Photography
Online + Offline Campaigns
Graphic Design
Creative Content
Launching New Product
Launching New Business
Behaviour Change Interventions
Systems Implementation
Copywriting + Scriptwriting
Software
Online Platforms
Establishing Internal Departments
Illustration + Artwork
Advocacy
Stakeholder Engagement
Data
IT
UI/UX
Culture Change Interventions
Understand a groups perception
Understand the triggers and associations leading to that perception
As markets become increasingly competitive, social and geopolitical challenges become more complex, and new technologies create increasing disruption - the strategies our organisations adopt are carrying increasing pressure to be effective.
Whilst every project is different, the following outlines a common process we follow. This can take a day or a year depending on the level of detail desired:
Understand the problems / barriers / challenges
Understand the Current State including environmental context
Brainstorm, Design, Define or Analyse a desired or anticipated Future State
Analyse the gap between Current State and desired Future State
Brainstorm + Research options and solutions
Test + Refine Solutions
Validate until satisfied
Learn more
Drill down into areas of specialty here:
Benefit from our strong experience and insights into a diverse range of sectors and industries:
Development
Health
Franchises
Waste Management
Aviation
E-Commerce
Automotive
Film & Television
Events
Professional Services
MicroFinance
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Education / Training
IT Hardware + Software
Government
Pharmaceutical
Non-Profits
Social Enterprises
Engineering
Gyms + Fitness
Membership Organisations
"Measure twice, cut once" - Russian proverb
A 'good' idea is often more likely to kill an organisation than a 'bad' idea. When we know something is dangerous we make efforts to avoid the danger. True danger is often hidden behind something we think is 'good'. Effective validation helps avoid organisational pain whilst improving strategy quality.
Strong systems for easy, consistent and proactive validation can have the following benefits:
Save costs
Avoid delays
Generate early learnings
Avoid embarassment
Better engage stakeholders
The consequences of no or poor validation can be severe. Consider the impacts of getting the following wrong for even just a medium-sized project:
Assumptions
Technical Design
Context, Stakeholder and Audience Fit
Procurement Process and Outcomes
Project Plan
Implementation and Transition Arrangements
The following are a few useful principles to guide stronger validation:
Involve a diverse range of people and perspectives
Validate with broader context and application in mind
Whilst thinking is crucial, risks can also stem from over-analysing the area - Embrace iteration
Consider a broader systems approach to make your validation easier and faster over time
Every project, organisation and culture is unique - validate accordingly
Read more about Our Guiding Principles below
Good strategy should be informed by strong implementation knowledge and experience. Likewise, good implementation is optimised with strong strategy knowledge and experience. We provide strong support to both sides of this coin
Working with a curated team of over 300 specialists across a broad variety of fields, we tailor our teams to each project. This ensures:
We are able to support the entire project life cycle
Strategy skills are strengthened by our strong implementation experience
Implementation skills strengthened by our strong strategy experience
We can provide flexibility on price by using both internal staff or external contractors
All of this presents strong adaptability and value for money
Learn more about our Management services by clicking here
Learn more about our strategy + implementation skills and services here:
Resource yourself with a diverse range of skillsets at a large range of price points to match your needs:
Launching New Business
Launching New Product
Establishing Internal Departments
Stakeholder Engagement
Behaviour Change Interventions
Culture Change Interventions
Data
IT
Online Platforms
Software
Systems Implementation
Online + Offline Campaigns
Video Production
Photography
Graphic Design
Creative Content
Copywriting + Scriptwriting
Illustration + Artwork
Advocacy
UI/UX
The following guiding principles describe our approach:
Where possible avoid confusion and chaos. Don't overthink or seek to over-cook. Keep things practical and focused.
Ensure any strategy is sophisticated in its approach. Wholistic. Academically rigorous. Intelligently designed, tested and implemented.
Most strategies are for people and/or run by people. Don't just keep this in mind but keep this central to every phase.
Principles stand the test of time - methods come and go. What are the core principles at play? Get the macro right and the micro often follows.
Extrapolate solutions to similar problems from other industries or sectors. Challenge assumptions and frames of reference. Invert thinking.
Take time to ensure strategy is informed by and resilient to environmental forces. For example, sociological factors, external stakeholders, changing systems and political winds.
Benefit from our skills, approach and experience.
Harness our diverse experience across many cultures, industries, and organisational types. Use this knowledge to strengthen your own Insights, Strategies and Management.
Leverage our deep experience in a range of strategic sectors. Benefit from our knowledge working on both large and small scale projects, focused on both local and global interventions.
Access a broad range of advanced skillsets without the costs of a large team. Our business model and management approach is designed to reduce you hassle and while saving you time and money.
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