A Nextstep
As entrepreneurs we have been part of success and failure the past 18 years. This has given us solid experience to our NEXTSTEP methodology. This is the core of it. Every success starts with the right ambitious question.
The best part of the NEXTSTEP journey is what our clients and partners have achieved:
- Denmark has become a ”Davos for food” with Better Food for More People Summit
- Denmark has a position as a global green frontrunner through a long common journey from 2004
- Nordic cities are leading the way in creating safer cities
- The Nordic Region is creating sustainable cities and green building based on Nordic Built programme
- Bornholm and +10 municipalities in Denmark have sustainable strategies that they still use 10 years they designed them
- Danish Architects “Built better life” and have increased their growth in Denmark and on the global market
- Denmark has become the leader in Dementia prevention and care over the last 4 years
The list goes on and its difficult to stop writing what our clients has achieved. Achievements based on more than 250 action strategies and 25 strong fast moving alliances.
The purpose of each task we have taken on the past 18 years has given us access to innovate +100 social impact products with ambitious partners and market leading clients. Over the span of 18 years we had the privilege to create change with more than 10.000 experts from our worldwide network of entrepreneurs, politicians, experts and practitioners.
We are not counting every hour of every day. But we are counting results in billions. Our partners and clients have received more than 3 billion. DKK in public and private funding based on our work together the past 18 years.
Tested method guiding you through your next step
Action
The most important strategic actions ha been initiated. To ensure results, change and progress it is necessary to start putting actions behind your words and test your ideas in reality. Change will not grow out of a desk or walk out of a conference room, but will come to life when real actions are ignited within industries, at schools, in elderly homes or in production. We dare to be specific and value simplicity highly when initiating action in short- or long term tests or when dealing with permanent change. Our focus is on initiating action with key-persons on any given field. Actions which can be testes, adjusted and scoped.
Communication
All central actors agree to communicate on behalf of the common case. Be it in joint communication through mass media, on social media, or through the partners’ own media internally or externally in the organisation. For us the most important point is to say what we do and what we want to start doing. We do it through simple wording, a few good words beats a dozen long sentences. We work with various media and engage the best graphic designers, photographers, jounalists, film makers and writers.
Organisation
Change demands courage and innovation, but it will never be sustainable unless supported by an agile and responsive organisation as foundation for any action and communication. The organisational foundation is exemplified in clear division of responsibilities and structure within an existing entity or a secretariat within an alliance. A clear illustration of ownership and leadership in a strong organisation ensures decisiveness and drive regardless of where the change is to take place, in a single organisation, in an action team or in a partnership.
NEXTSTEP Process
Step 1 N eed, Facts, historical strength and stakeholders perspective on you
Step 2 E xplore, Innovation on your niche for products, concepts and politics
Step 3 X -tract, Connect partners to your organisation and products
Step 4 T ransfer. Scale and accelerate your strategy with partners