I can help companies in multiples way ranging from a traditional strategy/operation planning project to training your people to do it themselves. Here are more details:
A. Consulting Projects
Primarily I can be engaged to work on projects as an independent consultant, as part of your team or, if necessary, leading a team of experts that I help put together.
Regardless of the resource arrangement, a consulting project can help you assess the present situation, design the desired future state, identify the necessary capabilities, tools and resources and define a clear and appropriate roadmap to get there.
B. Research Projects
Whether you need to learn more about the overall market, a competitor, your customers or any emerging trends and market influences, a research project can help you gather the necessary facts and insights to help you make better decisions. The scope, depth and methods of such a research project would be determined in advance to ensure the desired findings are indeed acquired.
C. Design Thinking/Innovation Workshops
Sometimes what you need is a guided brainstorming session or design thinking workshop to bring together the innovation spirit and cool ideas that already exist within your company. A typical workshop would kickoff with a presentation that showcases useful references from within or outside of the industry and offers some insights on the target audience/users for which an innovative solution is required. Then participants will break into small groups to discuss about specific topics with clear parameters for a desired outcome. Then the facilitator, me, would try to help synthesize the group discussion output into realistic, actionable solutions.
D. Training
I can also provide training with preset topics (on innovation management & digital transformation, for example) and content or deliver sessions that are tailor-made to meet your company’s specific situation and needs.