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Global Communities
Strategic Doing practitioners are forming global communities through our website to connect, learn faster, align their resources, and do more together.
Learning Pathways
The Institute, its Fellows, and its partners provide clear learning pathways for leaders to master the simple, but not easy rules of complex collaboration.
Wicked Problems
Our practitioners take on wicked problems: challenges with no clear solution where innovation through collaboration is the only path forward.
Strategic Doing
An open-source discipline for designing and guiding complex collaborations by following simple rules.
Strategic Doing enables leaders to generate solutions to wicked problems. It is a field-tested practical approach to leverage networks and ecosystems quickly—just what we need now to survive and thrive.
Our Courses
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Building Flourishing Communities with Strategic Doing
The Building Flourishing Communities with Strategic Doing – Practitioners Training Course offers a comprehensive 15-hour program where you will not […]1816 Views
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Future Proofing Universities with Strategic Doing
Over the course of this 15-hour program, you’ll have the invaluable opportunity to acquire the skills, processes, and methodologies needed […]1309 Views
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Developing Innovation Ecosystems with Strategic Doing
This 15-hour course is designed to teach participants how to design and guide the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems using the […]1275 Views
Institute Fellows
Certified Workshop Leaders
Practitioners
Universities Engaged
Cloud Library
Within our Strategic Doing Communities, you can access valuable resources to guide you on your collaboration journey
Certification
Demonstrate your proficiency in designing and guiding Strategic Doing workshops for teams and teams of teams
Video Lessons
Can be accessed anytime, anywhere, making them a convenient way to learn.
Strong Online Community
Provides a sense of connection, support, and collaboration that can be difficult to find in other online or offline settings.
Master the Skills
Staying dedicated to your goals, you can achieve mastery in your chosen field.
Graduate the Best
Seek out opportunities to develop new skills, attend workshops and seminars, and stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in your field.
Practitioners Training
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Are you struggling to identify key stakeholders and resources needed to develop a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem?
Do you find it challenging to create a strategic plan for driving innovation and collaboration within your entrepreneurial community? Are you looking to leverage existing networks and support systems to boost the success of start-ups and small businesses? Do you need guidance on fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in your local area? Are you seeking to develop an action plan to address challenges and seize growth opportunities within your entrepreneurial ecosystem? If so, our 15-hour course, “Developing Innovation Ecosystems with Strategic Doing,” is designed to help you tackle these challenges and more.
Join us to gain valuable insights, best practices, and actionable strategies to design and guide the development of successful entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Our Fellows
Ed Morrison
A co-author of the book “Strategic Doing – Ten Skills for Agile Leadership”, a #1 Amazon New Release in 6 categories.
Aniko Drlik-Muehleck
Collaborative Planner & Educator, promoting economic resilience & rural empowerment.
Brian Kolenich
An experienced Executive Director with Ohio Living, with a demonstrated history of working in the retirement community industry.
Darshini Render
Darshini is an Assistant Director for Student Success in the College of Engineering at Purdue University.
Doug Barrett
Over my twenty-four years at UNA, I have had the pleasure of working with outstanding colleagues and students. While capacities have evolved, my main focus is finding ways to better serve our students as they prepare for careers a dynamic global economy.
Doug Dunston
Dr. Doug Dunston is a Professor Emeritus in Humanities at New Mexico Tech and KEEN Program Coordinator at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Jane Rogan
Jane works collaboratively with community partners to explore innovative opportunities to develop capacity and create growth opportunities in communities.
Janet Holston
Designing collaborative action plans and strategic teams for organizations that want to get more accomplished.
Janyce Fadden
Janyce Fadden is Director of Strategic Engagement at the University of North Alabama College of Business.
Jeff Agnoli
Currently responsible for education, funding, and research development in the Office of Research | Proposal Development Office at The Ohio State University.
Jennifer Hawkins
Educator/Associate Extension Professor - Community Economics at University of Minnesota Extension.
Jennifer Horn-Frasier
Jennifer Horn-Frasier of Bluebird Sky strategy consultancy helps people, organizations, and coalitions tackle challenging problems, quickly form collaborative networks, and get to where they want to be.
Jennifer Hunter
As a practitioner and facilitator of Strategic Doing™ and design thinking, Jennifer thrives on creating intentional and collaborative experiences for diverse groups of people to solve their biggest challenges.
Jim Woodell
Connects community, economic, and workforce developers. Build partnerships with universities. Grow talent, innovation, and place.
Joe Fratesi
For nearly 20 years Joe has been helping communities and organizations collaboratively design and manage transformations to help them become more resilient and competitive.
Josh Bruce
Like most community resilience practitioners, my favorite metaphor involves elephants. Why? Because resilience planning often requires talking about "the elephant in the room" - big, challenging and sometimes scary issues that most folks would rather ignore.
Kate Moreland
Kate is an experienced leader and CEO who understands the struggles of career decisions, conscious leadership and the power of wellbeing and authenticity. After a decade of practicing law, Kate recognized she needed to make a change. For the past 12 years she has been coaching others as they explore interests, uncover strengths, and consider career and life changes.
Kathy Opp
Kathy is the former president and executive director of the Western States Land Commissioners Association.
Lauren Goldstein
Experienced Organizational Development specialist in higher education with program management, DEI, technical/creative writing, consulting, facilitation, research development, and grant writing assets.
Mary Marshall VanSant
Director of Continuing Education and Outreach at the University of North Alabama.
Mike Van Ter Sluis
Michael is an Executive Director for the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state’s science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners.
Nancy Franklin
Principal of Franklin Solutions, collaborates with leaders of higher education, government, and business to facilitate strategic partnerships.
Reinder Schonewille
Reinder (pronounced as “Rynder”) stands for a world in which all people live and work happily and inspired.
Robert Parker
30 years in planning and public policy analysis. Specialties: Land Use, Growth Management, Housing, Economic Development, Parks and Recreation
Ruth Ellen Whitt
My strengths are leadership and communication - derived from personal nature, academic background, continuing education, and work and life experience.
Sam Cordes
Professor and Associate Vice Provost, Emeritus, Center for Regional Development, Purdue University
Scott Hutcheson
Helps organizational and civic leaders confidently navigate a zig-zag world; because the path from here to there won't be a straight line.
Terri MacDonald
Post-secondary leader focused on growing applied research and innovation in the Kootenay region
Thomas Banta
Born and raised in the Mountain West in a state that boasts more antelope than people, he found his way to Iowa with the opportunity to play college baseball.
Tim Franklin
Serves as Principle at Franklin Solutions (FS) where he works with leaders from higher education, community, business, and government organizations on strategic projects and initiatives
Titus Tomlinson
Program Director at Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps Program
What People Say About Us
Strategic Doing opens the door to learning how to design and implement effective strategy in some of the most complex and loosely connected networks that often frustrate organizations and institutions.
Professor Alan Beckenstein
Are there rules for collaborating? The answer is yes, and Strategic Doing sets them out clearly and succinctly.
Professor of Public Policy Robert Reich
Anyone interested in solving complex problems more effectively, faster, and more collaboratively will find Strategic Doing a welcome treasure.
Former President Martin Jischke
Strategic Doing should be required reading for every leader charting a pathway forward.
Vice President Don Cooper
Strategic Doing is THE source to understand how leadership and strategy are changing in this age of speed and complexity.
Professor of Leadership Studies Jay Conger
Strategic Doing provides insight into the practices and behaviors that help build high-performing groups…Practical guidance for every organization and team.