How I Serve Clients via a Systems Approach That Drives Success
Achieving your conservation and climate solutions goals is not easy, especially when it comes to motivating land managers to change. As a conservation scientist, strategist, communicator, and program architect with 25 years of experience collaborating with diverse partners, I help organizations design & implement Integrative Conservation Strategies (ICS) that synthesize ecological science, behavior change science, and stakeholder insights on key barriers to change.
I work with:
• NGOs & landowner partners
• Philanthropists & Impact Investors
• Corporate climate & conservation initiatives
• Agencies
What to expect?
• We’ll have an initial meeting to discuss what you need and outline how we can work together to achieve your goals;
• Together, we’ll customize the powerful systems thinking-based ICS design process to your situation;
• It begins with staff & partner interviews to ID (a) key successes and ideas of ways to build on them; and (b) priority challenges (key barriers to change) and potential solutions to each (improvement opportunities);
• I’ll report findings, invite your feedback, and use results to better understand each challenge and ID your favorite ideas of solutions;
• Finally, I’ll integrate cutting edge conservation, climate, and behavior change science to design and collaboratively implement your strategy!
Examples of benefits of working with Conservation Value Solutions include:
• Improvements in ecosystem & business health via science-based improvements to land management;
• Staff & partner surveys help your team and partners like feel like their ideas are valued, increasing morale and productivity, and improving stakeholder buy-in and program success;
• Program design improvements aim to create a remarkable product or service that stands apart like a “Purple Cow” – it is so well-designed that it markets itself.
If you’re not yet convinced, let my client help:
“(Jonathan) provided a thorough assessment of all aspects of our program and provided an array of recommendations for bolstering the program and continuing to grow. As a result, I feel like we have a superb road map to begin developing his recommendations…We got actionable strategies for building program capacity in key areas well as lots of new resources to assist in strengthening our program…Our final product far exceeded my expectations, as he went above and beyond to deliver something that we can truly use to make our program more successful. It was a pleasure working with him!“
When I’m not advancing conservation’s valuable benefits, you can find me maintaining balance by training in martial arts, dancing to live music with friends, or enjoying time in nature with my wife, children, and collie.
If you’d like to chat about how I can help you achieve your goals, drop me a line and let’s connect.
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