Strategy

We believe a well-crafted strategy is essential to achieving sustainable and meaningful change.

 
 

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We were paired for coaching with [the CEO of a large company]. To start things off, we shared the strategic plan [that Four Corners worked on with us] for his feedback. After reviewing it, he mentioned how seriously impressed he was with the quality of our plan. In fact, he said that he’d seen multi-million dollar investment pitches that weren’t as strong as ours!”

~ Alisa Roadcup, Executive Director, Chicago Refugee Coalition

Four Corners takes a highly collaborative approach with its clients, and we work in close partnership with organizational leadership and stakeholders to develop a strategic plan that is bold, relevant, and measurable.  Our approach ensures that clients walk away with a realistic yet ambitious roadmap that is informed by the complexities and constraints of their evolving realities. 

When leading strategic planning processes, we adeptly synthesize complex ideas and processes to achieve clear, relevant, and actionable outcomes. As part of this effort, we assess organizational successes and pain points, identify areas of opportunity, situate organizations in the larger social change ecosystem, help clarify and articulate core goals and objectives, develop metrics for success, and provide a clear and compelling plan that is well understood by and enjoys buy-in from key stakeholders. 

Our approach to strategic planning is people-centered and data driven. We engage diverse voices, analyze metrics, and facilitate ideation as part of a comprehensive process. We have  a strong track record supporting strategic initiatives for complex organizations, helping clients overcome challenges, and achieve consensus around key priorities. Above all else, at Four Corners, we fully embrace co-creation, collaboration, and communication, and believe that any strategic planning effort is best done in close partnership with organizational leadership, board members, and community members. 

Services tailored specifically to your organization’s needs may include any or all of the following activities:

  • Strategic planning

  • Scenario planning

  • Landscape analyses 

  • Theory of change design and facilitation 

  • Stakeholder engagement 

  • Change management and organizational culture