Strategy Development
Strategy Development & Strategic Planning
What Is It?
OSI helps departments and units chart their strategic course and create actionable plans to reach their long-term goals. We guide your team through defining your mission and vision, setting ambitious yet attainable goals, and mapping out the initiatives and metrics that will get you there. Whether you need a comprehensive multi-year strategic plan or a focused roadmap for a specific initiative, we bring the tools, frameworks, and campus knowledge to make the process efficient and inclusive.
Who It's For:
- Departments or programs that lack a formal strategic plan or whose current plan is outdated and in need of a refresh.
- Units facing new challenges (growth, budget changes, shifting campus priorities) where a clear strategy is needed to navigate the future.
- Leadership teams that want to engage in strategic planning without the leader having to “run the meeting” – by bringing in OSI, all leaders can contribute while we handle the facilitation and process.
- Groups that have plenty of ideas and initiatives in mind, but need help focusing, prioritizing, and organizing these into a coherent strategy with defined outcomes.
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Team Retreats & Facilitations
What Is It?
OSI specializes in facilitating structured, high-impact team retreats that help your group align around shared priorities. In as little as a single day, our facilitators guide you and your team through exercises that produce a clear roadmap, defined goals, and actionable next steps.
Who It's For:
- Departments or units that need an off-site strategy session or retreat to step back from daily operations and focus on big-picture planning or problem-solving.
- Leadership teams who want to strengthen alignment and communication in a dedicated session – especially useful when new leaders join or when facing a new challenge.
- Cross-functional groups or committees that would benefit from a neutral facilitator to guide their discussions.
- Any team that has important conversations to have, be it brainstorming innovations, addressing team dynamics, or planning for the year ahead, and wants those conversations to be structured, inclusive, and result-oriented.