We bridge the strategy gap that defeats 3 out of 4 companies

Most strategies fall into the chasm between design and execution. Mind Meeting Group is your bridge. We align departments and mobilize teams through collaborative workshops that deliver execution-ready strategies.

We bridge the strategy gap that defeats 3 out of 4 companies

Most company strategies fall into the chasm between design and execution. Mind Meeting Group is your bridge. We align departments and mobilize teams through collaborative workshops that create execution-ready strategies.

TRUSTED BY BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT LEADERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

THE FAILURE OF TRADITIONAL STRATEGY

Despite billions invested in strategy development – both internally and through consulting engagements – strategy failure rates remain catastrophically high. Leaders across industries fall into the same predictable trap: they prioritize analysis over collaboration, executive judgment over diverse perspectives, and polished slide decks over stakeholder buy-in.

85 %

of C-suite executives say their organizations are bad at problem diagnosis¹

28 %

of executives believe their companies make good strategic decisions²

70 %

of large organizations struggle to implement their strategies successfully³

12 %

of senior executives believe their companies have a winning strategy⁴

14 %

of employees have a good understanding of their company's strategy and direction⁵

88 %

of major change programs fail to produce lasting results⁶

WHY TRADITIONAL APROACHES TO STRATEGY FAIL

The traditional design-> mobilize-> execute approach fails because leaders take the mobilization step for granted. Leaders build – or buy – a strategy that makes sense only to them. They become frustrated when employees can't understand, support, or execute their strategy. The result: wasted time, resources, and organizational energy on strategies that never gain traction.

Design

Leaders build (or buy) a strategy based on data and executive analysis, not rigorous process.

Mobilize

Leaders try to sell the strategy to skeptical employees who had no voice in creating it.

Execute

Only 12% probability the strategy will produce lasting results.

OUR APPROACH TO STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

When leaders follow a strategy design process that is fair, inclusive, and structured – everything else falls into place. Teams understand and support the strategy – because they helped design it. And by including more perspectives, leaders get the bonus of a strategy that is superior to what they could otherwise build or buy.

Frame

Leaders frame a challenge and invite a diverse, cross-functional team to co-design the strategy.

Co-Design

Leaders build strategy with the team that will execute it, gaining support and understanding.

Mobilize

Teams emerge from the strategy workshop committed to the strategy and mobilized to execute.

Execute

Leaders enjoy 6X higher probability of successful strategy execution with our structured, collaborative process.

HOW STRATEGIC COLLABORATION PAYS OFF

Organizations that bridge the design-mobilization gap through strategic collaboration consistently outperform their peers across every metric. When teams mobilize around strategies they help create, rather than strategies imposed on them, execution becomes inevitable instead of unlikely.

6 X

more likely to achieve strategic goals with structured collaborative processes⁷

87 %

better decision quality when leaders use systematic collaborative methods⁸

2 X

faster decisions with 50% fewer meetings with evidence-based facilitation⁹

2.5 X

more likely to outperform industry peers when employees believe in the strategy¹⁰

50 %

Higher collective IQ simply from ensuring all team members get an equal chance to speak¹¹

89 %

more likely to achieve superior performance when teams have high psychological safety¹²

HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS

Strategy that delivers results across industries and complexities. Mind Meetings combine strategy development, stakeholder engagement, scenario planning, and implementation support in one collaborative process. Leaders across government, healthcare, technology, and business trust our science-based approach to tackle their most complex challenges and achieve breakthrough outcomes.

"When you have to get it right the first time, use a Mind Meeting. We ran pandemic scenarios and avoided costly mistakes."

“The workshop brought clarity on the complexity of the MRI system and generated real solutions to improve patient access.”

“Leaders got a strategy with clear metrics and accountabilities. Our people now understand where we’re going – and why.”

"Leadership and the entire organization aligned on an innovative new strategy for hyper-growth – which we achieved."

"They have a very methodical, science-based way of tackling complex challenges – like the ones facing NOAA."

“In a word: wow. We could have done multiple stakeholder ad boards, but they wouldn’t have been as good as this workshop.”

“It accelerated scientific collaboration and led to building a system that can detect wildfires in as little as one minute.”

HOW LEADERS USE MIND MEETINGS

Mind Meeting Group helps you design and execute strategy faster across unlimited business and government challenges. From drug market access and healthcare reform to workforce resilience and organizational change, our collaborative approach has helped leaders create strategies that their teams and stakeholders champion – because they helped build them.

HEAR FROM OUR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

Our collaborative approach creates breakthrough strategies by connecting diverse perspectives across organizational and professional silos. Participants consistently report enhanced alignment, deeper system understanding, and superior facilitation that drives consensus – proving strategy works best when everyone's voice is heard.

"I learned a lot about the complexity of the MRI system in Canada thanks to the workshop’s multidisciplinary approach."

“The best facilitation I've ever experienced. The workshop’s multi-sectoral approach created new hope for people living with dementia.”

"These workshops are a great way for scientists to collaborate across professional silos to align on an integrated approach."

"The diversity of knowledge and viewpoints within the group uncovered some high-potential, low-cost tools and actions to reduce MRI wait times."

"The workshop shows the value of a multidisciplinary approach to solving complex healthcare issues."

"Best online workshop ever. Kudos to the Mind Meeting Group team for the excellent use of technology and facilitating techniques."

THE MIND MEETING GROUP TEAM

We connect people and ideas to build strategy with impact. We’re a team of strategy consultants and professional facilitators with 100+ years of combined experience helping Fortune 500s, governments, and nonprofits across three continents. We believe organizations have greater commercial and social impact when leaders systematically engage their people to co-create strategy.

Mark McCarvill

Founder & Lead Facilitator

Karen Elkin

Facilitator

Lynn Fergusson

Facilitator

Michelle Nelson

Facilitator

Judy Wolf

Facilitator

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Sources and research citations

85% of C-suite executives say their organizations are bad at problem diagnosis. Source: Mankins, Michael. “The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution.” Harvard Business Review, 2017.
28% of executives believe their companies make good strategic decisions. Source: Martin, Roger L. “The Big Idea: Before You Make That Big Decision.” Harvard Business Review, 2011.
70% of large organizations struggle to implement their strategies successfully. Source: Neilson, Gary L., Martin, Karla L., and Powers, Elizabeth. “The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution.” Harvard Business Review, 2008.
12% of senior executives believe their companies have a winning strategy. Source: Lafley, A.G., Martin, Roger L., Rivkin, Jan W., and Siggelkow, Nicolaj. “Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy.” Harvard Business Review, 2012.
14% of employees have a good understanding of their company’s strategy and direction. Source: Neilson, Gary L., Martin, Karla L., and Powers, Elizabeth. “The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution.” Harvard Business Review, 2008.
88% of major change programs fail to produce lasting results. Source: Mankins, Michael. “The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution.” Harvard Business Review, 2017.
6X more likely to achieve strategic goals with structured collaborative processes. Source: Lovallo, Dan and Sibony, Olivier. “The case for behavioral strategy.” McKinsey Quarterly, 2010.
87% better decision quality when leaders use systematic collaborative methods. Source: Cloverpop. “Hacking Diversity with Inclusive Decision Making.” 2017.
2X faster decisions with 50% fewer meetings with evidence-based facilitation. Source: Cloverpop. “Hacking Diversity with Inclusive Decision Making.” 2017.
2.5X more likely to outperform industry peers when employees believe in the strategy. Source: Lovallo, Dan and Sibony, Olivier. “The case for behavioral strategy.” McKinsey Quarterly, 2010.
50% higher collective IQ simply from ensuring all team members get an equal chance to speak. Source: Woolley, Anita W., Chabris, Christopher F., Pentland, Alex, Hashmi, Nada, and Malone, Thomas W. “Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups.” Science, 2010.
89% more likely to achieve superior performance when teams have high psychological safety. Source: Edmondson, Amy C. “Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 1999.

We bridge the strategy gap that defeats 3 out of 4 companies

We bridge the strategy gap that defeats 3 out of 4 companies

of C-suite executives say their organizations are bad at problem diagnosis¹

of executives believe their companies make good strategic decisions²

of large organizations struggle to implement their strategies successfully³

of senior executives believe their companies have a winning strategy⁴

of employees have a good understanding of their company's strategy and direction⁵

of major change programs fail to produce lasting results⁶

more likely to achieve strategic goals with structured collaborative processes⁷

better decision quality when leaders use systematic collaborative methods⁸

faster decisions with 50% fewer meetings with evidence-based facilitation⁹

more likely to outperform industry peers when employees believe in the strategy¹⁰

Higher collective IQ simply from ensuring all team members get an equal chance to speak¹¹

more likely to achieve superior performance when teams have high psychological safety¹²

Mila Ray-Daniels

Pat Forsythe

Dr. Evan Howell

Riz Somji

Dr. Steve Volz

Farah Jivraj

Mike Pavolonis

Dr. Sandra Black

Laura Tamblyn Watts

Dr. Mitch Goldberg

Katherine Kwan

Dr. Paula Alcaide-Leon

Dr. Simon Duchesne

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Sources and research citations