The development of a winning business strategy can be challenging. It is the basis for aligning people, resources, and profitability - but the skills necessary to create the strategy can be elusive. Award-winning strategists need to be one part leader, one part analyst, and one part futurist. At Stonehill, we always admire individuals in our profession that do great work. Here are a few of the top strategy consultants that you may want to follow on LinkedIn.

As you may already know, the only constant in running a business is that of change. Many of the strategies and tactics that we discuss provide insight to that change and give an operator the ability to react and manage the outcomes. Although this is an active process, once a year it is important to slow down and do some strategic planning.

At Stonehill, we have the privilege of working across industries to help innovate and implement process improvement strategies. We are seeing increasing trends toward business-to-business partnerships in standardizing pricing structures and ensuring quality services. In the insurance industry, this translates to preferred provider networks. These have a proven track record in the auto and health insurance industries, but very little presence in other insurance sectors. This missed opportunity for many insurers is poised to radically change the insurance landscape.

Over the last few weeks, we have been asked to facilitate multiple sessions for corporate innovation. Our clients end the session filled with excitement about Design Thinking and ask us for a few tools that they can use once we leave. We are dedicated to making others successful compiled some of our favorite innovation concepts below. We encourage everyone to explore each of these concepts to see if they have a place in their organization.