Strategy Development in Networks When a society is facing tough problems, they usually can´t be solved by one organization only. In order to create sustainable solutions, a collaboration between several organizations is required. Such complex problems can be found everywhere: the care for youth and the elderly for instance, the improvement of economic strength in regions or the quest for profound innovations. But cooperation between organizations is a challenge for strategy development in particular. Balancing, Not Compromising We provide a mixture of traditional strategic tools with specific attention to force-field analysis, balancing between interests/positions of different organizations and establishing a buy-in on a dream, before setting smart goals. As independent consultants we can identify ourselves with a common challenge, whereas all participating organizations in a network have to watch not only the common goal, but also its own interest. In a series of interviews and conferences at different levels we help finding the right partners for the network, defining a joint ambition and mobilizing individual leaders to support the common ambition. This way we transform from an independent chairman of a fragile collaboration into being support staff for the implementation of common energy into action. We know the board’s perspective, but also act at operational levels. We support in the analysis, but also use games, simulations and systemic work in our consultancy. Strategy & Engagement Our aim is to make an impact by creating a successful collaboration. Even though there are times we conclude to stop the collaboration, saving the participants a lot of time and energy. Our concrete output is a strategy and project plan for the implementation, with the right partners at the right time. Individual companies learn how to co-operate outside their own company and thus improve their collaborative skills. Probably more important is the engagement we create from individuals willing to support the collaboration and being able to make it happen. SET-UP We organize activities to find the right networking partners. MOBILIZING We define a common goal and mobilize leaders to support it. STRATEGY We provide a project plan for the implementation of the strategy for the networks. Would you like to know more? Contact us