Adapt
and Grow

Successful organizations evolve. We help teams design strategies for transformational growth.

Leading
Transformation

Every organization hits a crossroads that demands answers, especially in a changing world that requires new approaches. Leaders get pulled in many directions and face pressure to make strategic choices without the information they need. To address challenging trends before they become disruptive, leaders bring people together with a strategy to transform and grow.

Align helps leaders lead change by facilitating strategic innovation projects. We help clients create new value for stakeholders. This can mean new programs and services, business plans to expand and serve new markets, and strategic plans that move the needle on complex challenges.

Past Success

  • I really like how you started with the customer needs and our value proposition instead of budget and revenue goals. I can see how this new strategy will lead to revenue growth because we’ll be offering more of what our clients want.

    — Bruce Newell, CEO, MANTEC

  • “ We couldn’t be more excited about the new direction. This will take a lot of work, but you’ve given us such a solid framework for what needs to be done and the team is really owning it."

    — Jessica Muoff, President, United Way Suncoast

  • You took all of our ideas, turned it into a cohesive plan that was right for us, then helped us roll out critical projects.

    — Mike Molla, President, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

  • "The Strategic Plan you created for us is working! We’ve grown membership and revenue, had success with our new programs, and even attracted new board members. I wanted you to know that a year later, your work has made a big difference!"

    — Ann Hughes, President, Technology Council of Central PA

  • “ I was stressed and overwhelmed when I met you. You provided the structure and support I needed to start scaling up with the right people and right priorities.

    — Cindy Swank, CEO, Swank Early Skills Development

Don’t
wing it.

Leaders who successfully implement transformational growth have a system that blends analysis with creative problem-solving.

Adapting to change and growing your organization are essential leadership responsibilities that seem daunting to do on your own, especially given the changing tools and techniques for research, analysis, design, and planning. But you can remove the guess-work and raise the bar by bringing in experts to work closely with your team to develop strategies more efficiently and with less risk, leading to faster implementation. 

To grow new opportunities and increase your impact your growth strategy needs to be rooted in innovation. To innovate successfully, you need a structured process that’s holistic and flexible.

Analysis + Creativity
=Strategic Innovation

The best way to transform your organization and plan for the future in a dynamic and complex world is to integrate strategy with innovation.

Strategy Services

Market Research

To learn where to start your strategic planning or innovation project, get a complete and objective report on what’s happening inside and/or outside your organization. Align uses research and stakeholder engagement services, such as focus groups, forums, surveys, market analysis, and customer personas to uncover what stakeholders really think.

Idea
Generation

Inspire your team, generate and accelerate good ideas with Align-facilitated innovation programs ranging from a one-day event to a 6-month project customized to fit your objectives and desired outcomes.

Develop your organization’s playbook for winning with a comprehensive and customized strategic planning project, including research, facilitation, planning, and implementation coaching. 

Strategic Planning

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6 Tactics Leaders Use to Spark Good Ideas
6 Tactics Leaders Use to Spark Good Ideas

Leaders who launch new, revenue-generating ideas are the ones who think differently and/or surround themselves with others who do. The key to better ideas is disrupting your current thinking. Here are 6 tactics leaders use to spark good ideas and the 3 things they avoid. 

Architecture of Strategic Innovation
Architecture of Strategic Innovation

Innovation isn’t just about coming up with a brilliant idea. It’s about implementing a carefully developed roadmap to generate measurable results. Align's 4 I’s of Strategic Innovation process provides structure for innovation with a repeatable process your team can learn.

Solve the Right Problem. Create More Value.
Solve the Right Problem. Create More Value.

Don't avoid a big opportunity just because you don't know where to start.  There's a 5 step process for defining the right problem - the one worth solving.  Whether you’re focused on a social mission or business growth agenda, spend time on the right challenges - ones that can create more value for customers and stakeholders.

Learn how Align is taking on the child care crisis.  A problem that matters to hundreds of thousands, including families, business leaders, educators, and everyone interested in a vibrant society.

Many people want to jump ahead to the idea stage. But ideas that aren’t rooted in solving the right challenge can be a waste of time and resources. Spending a little more time on problem analysis will lead to bigger outcomes, in less time!