Facilitation & Strategic Planning for Government Agencies
Government agencies are asked to move systems forward with many partners, competing priorities, and public scrutiny, all while staying nimble and innovative in ways the public sector isn’t always built for. We design strategies and events that turn that sprawling network of partners and stakeholders into a coordinated, more agile effort — with shared direction and the buy-in to sustain it.
you might be here because:
- You’re coordinating many partners who all work in silos
- You need your agency to move nimbly, but processes slow it
- You need buy-in from stakeholders you can’t direct
- Your gathering needs coordinated action, not just updates
There’s a different way to move public initiative.
Most government convenings are built around reporting — agencies present, partners receive. We build them around coordination and creative problem-solving, because in a system you don’t control, alignment can’t be mandated — it has to be earned.
- Partners as co-creators. The agencies, partners, and stakeholders who carry the work help shape the direction from the start — so it has roots across the system, not just sign-off at the top.
- Convenings that unlock momentum. Instead of ending with a report-out, a well-designed gathering surfaces fresh ideas, shared priorities, and concrete commitments.
The result is a more nimble, innovative public effort whose many parts actually move together.
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case studies
VHA Innovation Ecosystem
Uniting VA Experts Around AI for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
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The VA’s Health Administration wanted to move past the AI hype and get practical: where could AI genuinely help Veterans — especially around mental health and suicide prevention — and how could it be done responsibly? The problem was that the expertise lived in silos: clinical, research, data science, policy, and operations. We designed and facilitated a two-day virtual AI & Mental Health summit that brought those cross-disciplinary champions together in service of veteran-centric AI innovation.
The result: a hands-on working summit (not a webinar) that produced concrete AI solution concepts and next steps across seven real use cases, from suicide-risk prediction to a Veteran-facing wellness chatbot. 100% of attendees said they wanted to attend another AI summit.
VHA Innovation Ecosystem
Designed a month-long workshop series to combat veteran loneliness and spark social connection
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Efforts to combat veteran loneliness were happening across the VA and beyond, but the people leading them rarely learned from one another. Working with VA Innovation Fellow Lori Murphy, we designed and facilitated a four-part virtual Social Connection Series that brought 200+ experts together over a month — opened by senior VA leaders and built on techniques such as Speed Networking, World Café, Collective Story Harvest, and Open Space.
The result: a vibrant community of practice equipped with new tools, perspectives, and networks; and a comprehensive final report of insights and commitments to carry the work forward.
PAsmart, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Developed strategic plan to align STEM and Computer Science workforce development efforts across PA
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Across Pennsylvania, powerful STEM and computer science work was happening everywhere, but without a unifying framework it was hard to coordinate, measure collective impact, or tell one statewide story. Working with the PA Department of Education, we built the PAsmart strategy with the people doing the work — a shared framework of 10 key supporting activities, goals and metrics, and a living Impact Tracker.
The result: a co-created strategy that helps leaders make better decisions, collaborate more effectively, and build a stronger case for continued statewide investment in STEM + CS.
stop running initiatives that fragment.
build ones that move as one.
Let’s talk about your initiative, convening, or planning process, and what it would take to get your partners genuinely coordinated.
faq
What does strategic planning for government agencies look like?
Strategic planning for government agencies is the work of aligning a complex, multi-stakeholder system — agencies, partners, and the public — around shared goals and coordinated action, without relying on top-down authority that often doesn’t exist. My Creative Community designs participatory, Community-Guided Strategic Planning processes where the partners who carry the work help shape the direction, so the strategy earns real buy-in across the system rather than sitting on a shelf.