You know you need a strategy to set out the ambition, purpose and direction of your business. However, you can't afford a long-winded, academic and high-level strategy in the traditional sense.

A practical strategy keeps implementation in mind from the start, and is designed to be a living thing which flexes as your business changes. I'll work with you and your senior team to capture your practical strategy and set you up for success.

Use cases:

Data and AI strategy: it’s where the action is, so work out what you’re doing with data and AI

Business model innovation: create your future business to capture growth opportunities - or see off challenges

Growth strategy: all strategy is about choices, but you need discipline to make good ones

You don't have to be running a big transformation initiative to be experiencing significant levels of disruption and change. Technology changes promise valuable benefits but adoption and change readiness are often the obstacles that stand in the way.

I work with organisations on the people side of the equation, focusing on data and AI literacy, business readiness, and communication and engagement.

Use cases:

AI adoption: AI presents some unique challenges and opportunities, and requires a practical plan for adoption

Change readiness: your people will make all the difference in the world to your future vision, but they need to be ready

Cultural Web: culture’s important, but what is it? The Cultural Web is a powerful tool for groups to explore and understand culture

Operating model design: design the blueprint for the future organisation, and empower teams to put it in place

Businesses are often busy with initiatives, programmes and continuous improvement. But even well-intentioned plans can fall short of needs and goals.

I'll run a short, structured diagnostic exercise to evaluate programme and delivery plans, business cases and benefits realisation plans, and operational or performance improvement initiatives. You'll get concrete, pragmatic, and evidence-based insights in the form of an action plan.

Use cases:

Process effectiveness: everyone’s working hard, but what’s getting in the way

Programme and initiative health: few projects ever go according to plan, but a healthcheck can help you respond

Assurance and governance: a second opinion will build confidence and correct issues while you still can

Teams — particularly senior ones — often don't spend enough time together. Running an offsite or away-day can be a fantastic way to explore topics, understand different views and commit to decisions or actions.

I plan, prepare for, and facilitate sessions that help you tackle business challenges, explore opportunities or work on that important-but-not-yet-urgent item on the leadership to-do list.

Use cases:

Strategic direction and ambition: work out where you’re going, why, and how to get there

Integration and adjustment: assess the impact and consequences of mergers, acquisitions, new tech or organisational change, and build a plan

GenAI get started plan: build confidence and awareness of this breathtaking - and daunting - new technology

As a certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator, I offer hands-on, creative workshop sessions that unlock insights and foster collaboration like no other method. These structured workshops use LEGO bricks as a communication tool, allowing teams to explore complex ideas, build shared understanding, and develop actionable plans in a uniquely engaging format.

Workshops centre on story-telling, bringing everyone into the process and unleashing the creativity that can be hidden away in corporate settings.

And yes, you’ll also have fun!

Use cases:

Team-building and alignment: from a short fun exercise during an off-site to a full day’s session, LSP is a fantastic team-building tool

Problem-solving and innovation: interacting with the bricks unlocks different parts of our brains bringing new perspectives and fresh thinking to knotty problems

Strategy development and visualisation: strategy can be dry, or abstract - a hands-on LSP session is the perfect way to build clear, vivid and memorable strategies

The first step in any AI strategy should be getting your people confident with the technology. They’re the ones best able to work out the impact of AI on the work they do today - and the value it can bring.

AI literacy means showing people what generative AI looks like in practice, providing some guidance and guardrails, and then encouraging people to experiment and see for themselves.

Use cases:

AI literacy: not everyone knows what AI is, and what it can do for them. Equip your people with the awareness and confidence to explore the potential of AI

Safe AI experimentation: create an environment where people can integrate off-the-shelf AI tools into their daily jobs to see where they can find value

Monitoring and measuring: you don’t want to suppress innovation, or hold people’s natural curiosity back, but some practical steps to check how your people are using AI is sensible

AI councils and committees: you’ll find it useful to establish a group providing some level of steering in the fast-moving field of AI