Lewis is a unique innovation professional and community leader and is an expert in The Systems Thinking Approach® www.tstapproach.com 

It integrates Strategic Planning, Implementation, Transformation, Leadership, Organizational Design and Creating Customer Value.

Co-author of a new book – Is this strategy working? Does turning this dial move that needle?

Available on amazon - https://www.amazon.com/This-Strategy-Working-Development-Achievement-ebook/dp/B0C7K3HYDG

Please listen to this podcast to hear about why we wrote it together:

https://www.goalspan.com/humancapital/episode/82/70-is-this-strategy-working

This approach will appeal to anyone who is dissatisfied with traditional approaches to strategic planning and change that are never get executed and don’t get the results intended.

The systems thinking approach® is a strategic management system that achieves clarity, ensures successful transformation and delivers superior results over the long-term.  We show the CEO, Executive Team & Board  a better way to formulate strategy that has buy-in with stakeholders and supporting their stay-in during execution and organizational transformation unlike traditional strategic planning suffering from S.P.O.T.S syndrome (Strategic Plan On Top Shelf). 

We have assembled proven consulting steps and facilitator/process/meetings management skills and supporting process and content models for facilitating change that are based on understanding of group dynamics and human behavior based on five strategic questions embedded in the ABCs of the systems thinking approach®:

1. Where do we want to be?
2. How would we know if we got there?
3. Where are we now?
4. What do we need to do to close the gap between where we are now and where we want to be?
5. What will change in our external environment that will impact our progress?

Underpinned by three simple rules:

1. Planning and change are THE PRIMARY jobs of leaders.
2. People support what they help create.
3. Focus on outcomes that serve you customer.

Who can benefit from the systems thinking approach®?

1. Individuals or groups who work to bring about social or political change.

2. People who want to change the political system may advocate for electoral reform, campaign finance reform, or changes to the structure of government to make it more responsive and accountable.

3. Those concerned about environmental issues may seek to change the economic and industrial systems that contribute to environmental degradation.

4. Individuals who work to address systemic inequalities and injustices in areas like race, gender, sexual orientation, and economic status.

5. Indigenous communities worldwide often strive to change systems that have historically marginalized and oppressed them, seeking recognition of their rights and sovereignty.

6. Community organizers who work to mobilize local communities to bring about change; improving local infrastructure, addressing public health concerns, or advocating for better education.

Entrepreneurship Advisory/Facilitation Roles

• Developed an R&D investment portfolio of more than $100 million from founding in 1998 to 2004
• Lead the evaluation of return on industry investment of more than $500 million per year from 2006 - 2014
• Launched the careers of 1000s researchers in innovation, commercialisation, building industry focussed connections and better project close-out to improve likelihood of future funding
• Facilitated strategic thinking and strategy development for more than 60 organisations
• Mentor for 100s participants in the Advance Queensland/Innovate Queensland’s My Innovation Advisor service.
• Mentored 3 Female Founders 
• Mentor as part of the Qld Government Small Business Entrepreneur Grants Program
• Coached start-up teams in the CSIRO ON Accelerator program #8