We help people make change successful.
Hufano + Associates uses collaborative practices and design thinking to:
- Accelerate the development and implementation of innovative solutions, and
- To support leaders, teams and individuals in making the transitions necessary to achieve change initiatives.
There are two equally important sides of any change:
Technical and Socio-Behavioral
Three core ideas guide our work:
Things change, but people make transitions
All complex changes have two sides, the technical side and the socio-behavioral side. Typically, organizations are very comfortable focusing on the technical side—they have abundant business acumen and technical expertise. It’s the human side—identifying and making the cultural and behavioral shifts—that is often the most vexing. The secret to successful change initiatives is understanding and planning for both sides.
Collaboration is the key to accelerating solution design and implementation
The most powerful path through complexity is to bring people together to have candid, constructive dialogue about mission-critical issues. Engaging the system, from senior leadership to front-line employees, in a collaborative forum accelerates innovative solution development and implementation.
A design-based approach to problem solving produces breakthrough results
Today’s environment is more complicated than ever before, presenting problems of a new magnitude. To thrive, organizations must continuously assess their direction and envision new avenues for growth. Linear thinking and conventional planning methodologies fall short in generating truly novel ideas. Our design-based approach inspires creative thinking that leads to breakthroughs.
Benefits of our approach
Acceleration
Planning, evaluation,
decision-making and buy-in are accelerated.
Breakthrough Solutions
The structured process of collaboration and facilitation optimize participant learning and creativity, leading to innovative solutions.
Commitment to Action
Key stakeholders create, own and are champions for the solution going forward.
Culture Becomes a Strength
Long-existing cultural barriers are surfaced, discussed openly and resolved constructively.
Our solutions
Our solutions are based on the tenets of design thinking, action learning, whole system change and collaborative dialogue. Each project is custom designed to meet client objectives and typically involves support on multiple levels, including:
