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Strategic Initiatives is the developmental consulting firm that forward-looking leaders, world-wide, engage for fresh approaches to thriving in the global Knowledge Economy, post-recession.

Our Services include guidance in leading and navigating change, crafting and executing strategy, and building organizational capacity in the face of substantial challenges.

Our Clients include well-known foundations, colleges and universities, commercial enterprises, professional societies and trade associations, and governmental ministries and agencies, for whom we have a successful track record of enabling well-regarded and transformative change.

Our Thought Leadership demonstrates the clarity and perception of our vision and practices.

Our Case Studies prove the power and effectiveness of our practices in achieving competitive advantage, financial sustainability and success.

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Brodnick joins Strategic Initiatives as Vice President for Strategy and Innovation Norris, Brodnick and Luu present concurrent session on “Planning from the Future Backward” at SCUP-47, Chicago, July 8-9, 2012. Norris, Baer and Duin present workshop on Crafting Strategy and Actions Plans for Analytics. EDUCAUSE 2012 Norris, Brodnick, Baer, Lefrere and Gilmour publish Transforming in an Age of Disruption in Planning for Higher Education, January 2013. Norris and Baer publish Building Organizational Capacity for Analytics, EDUCAUSE, January 2013. Norris and Baer to publish A Toolkit for Building Organizational Capacity for Analytics forthcoming 2013. Baer to present “Building the Analytics Toolkit to Optimize Student Success”, ELI meeting, Denver, February 3-4, 2013. Baer and Norris and Baer to present “Leading Change, Optimizing Student Success through Analytics,” AASCU Winter Provost’s Meeting, Point Clear Alabama, February 8-9, 2013. Norris and Baer to present “Transforming in an Age of Disruptive Change,” at the AASCU Winter Provost Meeting, Point Clear Alabama, February 8-9, 2013. Norris, Baer, Brodnick and Duin to present “Crafting Transformative Strategies for Personalized Learning/Analytics” at LAK13, Leuven, Belgium, April, 2013. Norris and Baer to present on Crafting Action Plans and Strategies for Analytics at SCUP-48, San Diego, CA,, July 27-31. Norris and Brodnick to present on Transforming Strategies for Success at SCUP-48, San Diego, CA, July 27-31, 2013. Recent Clients		Crafting Transformative Strategies for Personalized Learning/Analytics Planning from the Future Backwards Unleashing the Power of DIY Learning The Future of Jobs Leading and Navigating Change Enabling Continuing Professional Development Thought Leadership in e-Learning Creating Action Analytics™ for Work and Learning “Transforming in an Age of Disruptive Change” - Norris, Brodnick, Baer, Lefrere, and Gilmour Donald M. Norris and Paul Lefrere “Transforming Online Learning and Competence Building” Donald M. Norris, “Learning Research, and Collaboration in the Future” (New) Donald M. Norris and Nick L. Poulton, A Guide to Planning for Change