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What We Do

strategic planning

       When you engage HU, you select a partner with decades of grass-roots to CEO - level experience developing Event Plans, Strategic Plans, and the multi-year plans, action plans, and work plans that guide high quality outcomes for the organization.

                                                                           We are a partner who knows that Plans are merely documents, and we commit to strengthen your capacity for effective implementation of all tasks. Guidelines, check-ins, and further skills - building help you sustain the work post - engagement.

  

      Urban Planning, Event Planning, or Organizational Planning - we plan with  people  not  for  people.

event design, plan,                             and management

       An event is more than name, date and time. In the absence of   cost-benefit analysis, and evaluation of event congruency with the stated purpose- visibility, advocacy, profits, 

"We always do this" is not good enough.  

    Whether your event is intended to:

  • Educate, Build Skills, Inform 

  • Organize Action - Individual, group, Long Term, or 1 Shot

  • Commemorate

  • Celebrate

  • Sell Products, Ideas, ...YOU

  • Make Money

  • All or some of the above

  You should have customized tools and approaches that effectively support purpose, marketing and evaluation.    
     We also offer "Event Planning for Smarties" in the  Bootcamp © or Long Lunch © format to transfer our skills to your group or organization. 

management

        Our team helps your team develop    or re-design Policy, Process, Systems, Programs, and Response Plans, charting a course that maximizes deployment of a High  Performance Team.                                                                                                             The approach is strategic, humanistic, and enhances  efficient adminstration of projects and plans, crises and conflicts, human resources and resource shortfalls.

 

      We help define options and effective tools for outreach to the target audiences. Together, we will consider strategy and tactics for maximium impact on Public Policy or Corporate relationships.                                                                                                Throughout the  engagement we are in position on tap… not  on top  of  the  decision-making process

 

 

       FAPP© is a framework for rapid identification of macro and micro level options- administration, management programs operations, financial targets, and for conflict resolution. 

 

       FAPP output identifies the major elements needed to achieve outcomes deemed feasible, completes a rapid

assessment of resources and gaps, clarifies trade-offs, responsibilities, and cites champions and landmines.

                                                                          Retreat format or multiple sessions can craft an organization's multi-year plans or a Board workplan and include process for integrating new tasks with on-going work.  Staff workplans, plans for programs or damage control.. aka exigency plans, and major content and checklist for grant application can be completed a FAPP of 1 day of less.

   focused action planning                                 process (FAPP)©
training

      Our training materials and modules are broad and diverse. We customize a results - oriented package that meets your needs and resources.          

       

      The approach and materials are keyed to adult learning styles, provide ample opportunity for practice and ownership of new skills, and reflect our high level of cultural competency.                                                                                           Years ago we found that learning and tretention are enhanced by linking new concepts and skills to relatable and appropriate cultural adages.                                                                                                      HU encourages "Train the  Trainer" as a cost saving, capacity builder. 

training
public consultation

            Your project needs input from a  broad sweep  or market niche. The 24 hour news cycles, widespread -but not universal use "smart" devices, and a numerous and obligations compete for your  targets'  attention.'Yelling "FIRE", or printing "Man Bites Dog" are not options.

 

         Public consultation is productive when you establish the trust, the right contacts, message, and media for clear communication. Social media is a necessary but from sufficient tool.

 

         HU's public consultation models support market innovation, shape solutions "in the public good", build consensus on contentious or sensitive policies, and garner understanding of social or scientific phenonmena using Interviews,"E"surveys, Focus Groups, or Town Hall meetings. Each option requires a read of which tools are best delivered by what method, by whom...  with cultural competence.                                             We DO this.

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