Growth and prosperity in balance
We are welfare entrepreneurs. We believe that every company or organization has a share in a sustainable future.
Therefore, NEXTSTEP's counseling will always have its starting point on what is unique about your particular product or service. Exactly where you make a positive difference. By focusing on it together, we can find the way to a strong brand and good results for your business and the world around you. It sounds hard. But it is pretty simple.
Social balance and sustainability must be an integral part of your business strategy. In this way, you unite and strengthen your contribution to sustainability and your business.
Regardless of your case, it will be our mission that you go from word to action and create results. We have a well-proven toolbox of methods. We have a large network. We have 20 years of experience. And we have about 1000 tasks in our legs
How
Strategies
Clear direction, targeted organizational development and noticeable improvements
When you collaborate with NEXTSTEP on a new strategy, you get an intensive process where we step into the cockpit with you.
We work with a proven toolbox of methods and processes, and before we “thank you for your cooperation”, you will be having a simple and targeted plan that ensures clarity about actions, communication and organization.
With the strategy path you find the core of the organization, get clarity about the direction and strengthen your ability to act.
We love the simple and the concrete, and we see it as our task that you go from words to action and reach your goals.
On our collective journey, we have a dedicated and widely branched network that we like to bring into play.
"To incorporate the welfare society and the people so directly into the strategy is good. Such an industry strategy is 'spot on', that is exactly what Denmark needs"
Margrethe Vestager, then Minister for Economic Affairs and The Interior
Industry strategy for Danish Architectural Companies
You will have an action-ready strategy which includes:
- 1 ambition and 3 concrete goals you want to achieve
- 1 core narrative that clarifies who you are and what you deliver
- A roadmap including "lighthouse concepts" and the main actions
- A clear and simple plan for organizing
- An overview of the most important players and opponents
We manage the process by
- "Board situation rooms" where your board and management are involved and contribute
- "Innovation Camp" where we go in-depth and create new
- "Pit-Stops" where we meet and ensure propulsion
Alliances
Partnerships with common goals, more resources and greater impact
An alliance unites, amplifies and communicates your cause effectively.
With an alliance, you will get into partnerships with the main players in the field of action. You will be getting more vigor, more visibility, a better reach and a sustainable well-thought-out organization of work. Alliances are suitable when you have a complex challenge that several parties have an interest in solving.
Through 1000 tasks, NEXTSTEP has built expertise in building and leading alliances. We have established a firm foundation of tools and methods that we know work. And with that experience behind us, we are ready to guide you in building and leading your alliance.
""The Alliance". I and the group that initiated the vision Denmark Business Alliance, learned that word and focus. We were a group from all parts of Denmark who wanted to create a new business framework for Danish content producers and their amazing stories and visual experiences. But like many, we needed a clear common vision and associated common goals. Not only did we need to have our strengths defined, we also lacked a common language for the new reality we wanted. We got this through our workshops at NEXTSTEP."
Jan Neiiendam, Vision Australia
Once the process is done, you have an action-ready alliance with:
- A shared vision and a core narrative of what the alliance is and what it will create
- A master plan of the goals you will achieve and the path you want to go to achieve it
- A communication plan to raise awareness on the alliance's purposes and achievements
- A simple, energetic and agile organization that brings together and activates partners
- Lighthouse concepts that provide better welfare, growth, more business, or new politics.
We manage the process by
- An Alliance-Masterplan kick-off meeting
- Innovation Camps with experts and politicians, where we go in-depth and are thinking new
- Pit-Stops with action-partners to ensure progress
- Action campaigns with citizens and users, creating visibility and interest
- "Release Summits", where we disseminate the results
Camps and Summits
CAMPS and summits are integral parts of both our strategy process and our alliances
A Camp is an intensive 12-48 hour cycle, where we bring the main stakeholders around the work table. The stakeholders usually have different backgrounds and resources, but they share a significant challenge, a common goal and a common interest.
The camp method is characterized by accelerating strategy processes and shortening the time from problem to solution. Camps create great commitment and concrete solutions. The method is also strong in translating complex problems into new operational solutions - and then it’s fun!
Camp participants are inspired by experts and work in teams across industries and interests to discover concrete solutions and new concepts. To ensure a constant focus on developing innovative solutions to shared challenges, professional process managers from NEXTSTEP lead each team and manage the process by the principle "one task – one deadline."
"Camps. A good tool we have brought with us from our work to prepare the alliance and to motivate the public and private partners that we wanted as partners. Through two camps, NEXTSTEP took a firm grip on the common goals and formulated the first concrete actions that would help us get together and get started – immediately. We had ministers on stage – and the promise of a growth team that followed up our visions for the area was launched at our camp."
Jan Neiiendam, Vision Australia
The basic elements of a Camp are:
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Inspirational presentations by experts, constructive distractions and creative contributions
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Group work with the development of goals and actions
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Assistance to participants from process managers and fact-finders who help all teams with facts, key figures, reports, etc.
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Illustrators and copywriters contributing to all groups with communication and illustrations
- Presentations of objectives and results in plenary. The camp's results are delivered directly to those who have to act. Therefore, handshakes and handovers are a necessary end to a camp
"It's a hell of a time. It has become a very good charter. The spirit of this project is very Nordic, but the implementation will be different. It offers an opportunity to learn from each other."
Martin Lidegaard, then Minister for Energy, Energy and Building
