The Human Factor is a strategy firm focused on the power of stakeholder engagement to enable change, innovation, and meaningful resolution to long-standing barriers.
The Human Factor is a strategy firm focused on the power of stakeholder engagement to enable change, innovation, and meaningful resolution to long-standing barriers.
The Human Factor is a strategy firm focused on the power of stakeholder engagement to enable change, innovation, and meaningful resolution to long-standing barriers.
The Human Factor is a strategy firm focused on the power of stakeholder engagement to enable change, innovation, and meaningful resolution to long-standing barriers.
We convene the right voices to uncover and enable strategies that address resistance and challenge the status quo.
We convene the right voices to uncover and enable strategies that address resistance and challenge the status quo.
Our deep knowledge in negotiation, coalition building, and conflict
management ensures engagements build buy-in for solutions.
Our deep knowledge of negotiation, coalition building, and conflict management ensures engagements build coalition around solutions.
Our deep knowledge in negotiation, coalition building, and conflict management ensures engagements build buy-in for solutions.
How do we pivot when time-tested strategies no longer yield results?
A non-profit organization was stalled in defining a new company vision but disagreed on which data to depend on. The Human Factor helped them test solutions, align priorities, and gather new data.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Cross-functional
team members
External
partners
Subject matter
experts
How can we get buy-in from stakeholders that are hard to engage?
A government entity was defining a new process that fit their complex organizational realities. The Human Factor ran experiments with stakeholders to identify, test, and train on the best new process.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Hard-to-engage
civilians
Resistant
stakeholders
Adversarial
thinkers
On what grounds
do we make ambiguous decisions?
An organization had to recalibrate when its newest initiative was met with minimal engagement. The Human Factor Advising used experimentation to overcome assumptions and define a new strategy.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Organizational
leadership
Community
members
Reluctant
contributors
How do we pivot when time-tested strategies no longer yield results?
A non-profit organization was stalled in defining a new company vision but disagreed on which data to depend on. The Human Factor helped them test solutions, align priorities, and gather new data.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Cross-functional
team members
External
partners
Subject matter
experts
How can we get buy-in from stakeholders that are hard to engage?
A government entity was defining a new process that fit its complex organizational realities. The Human Factor ran experiments with stakeholders to identify, test, and design the best new process.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Hard-to-engage
civilians
Resistant
stakeholders
Adversarial
thinkers
On what grounds
do we make ambiguous decisions?
An organization had to recalibrate when its newest initiative was met with minimal engagement. The Human Factor Advising used experimentation to overcome assumptions and define a new strategy.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Organizational
leadership
Community
members
Reluctant
contributors
How do we pivot when time-tested strategies no longer yield results?
A non-profit organization was stalled in defining a new company vision but disagreed on which data to depend on. The Human Factor helped them test solutions, align priorities, and gather new data.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Cross-functional
team members
External
partners
Subject matter
experts
How can we get buy-in from stakeholders that are hard to engage?
A government entity was defining a new process that fit their complex organizational realities. The Human Factor ran experiments with stakeholders to identify, test, and train on the best new process.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Hard-to-engage
civilians
Resistant
stakeholders
Adversarial
thinkers
On what grounds
do we make ambiguous decisions?
An organization had to recalibrate when its newest initiative was met with minimal engagement. The Human Factor Advising used experimentation to overcome assumptions and define a new strategy.
Stakeholders we engaged:
Organizational
leadership
Community
members
Reluctant
contributors
“Using the different tools, facilitating breakouts, having the team be engaged in an interactive forum is so powerful. I could tell that it was a session that really energized people and got them excited.”
“I expected this to be painful, but it stayed productive, even with some strong personalities in the room. Coming into the office the following week was like coming to a completely overhauled culture.”
“There is much more to this work than meets the eye, and this facilitated process is invaluable to not only idea generation but opportunity recognition - this is a great way to generate opportunities and develop a pipeline for future work.”
"[The Human Factor] took such an intentional approach to designing our field tests. We all had a lot more confidence in the outcomes and the data because we knew the way we sourced the responses was so much more intentional."
"Thanks to the thoughtful experiment design, we were able to get more internal buy-in than we ever had: We successfully redesigned the program in a way that resonated with the entire leadership team and better met the needs of our partners."
"In less than 10 weeks,
The Human Factor helped us engage our leadership team and partners through thoughtful workshop and experiment design. We were able to deeply understand our partners' motivations and align priorities for a program redesign, helping us secure internal buy-in with clear next steps."“The process The Human Factor brought to this work was critical
I don’t think we would get anywhere nearly as far, as fast without them.”
“The process The Human Factor brought to this work was critical
I don’t think we would get anywhere nearly as far, as fast without them.”“I expected this to be painful, but it stayed productive, even with some strong personalities in the room. Coming into the office the following week was like coming to a completely overhauled culture.”
“There is much more to this work than meets the eye, and this facilitated process is invaluable to not only idea generation but opportunity recognition - this is a great way to generate opportunities and develop a pipeline for future work.”
"[The Human Factor] took such an intentional approach to designing our field tests. We all had a lot more confidence in the outcomes and the data because we knew the way we sourced the responses was so much more intentional."
"Thanks to the thoughtful experiment design, we were able to get more internal buy-in than we ever had: We successfully redesigned the program in a way that resonated with the entire leadership team and better met the needs of our partners."
"In less than 10 weeks,
THF helped us engage our leadership team and partners through thoughtful workshop and experiment design. We were able to deeply understand our partners' motivations and align priorities for a program redesign, helping us secure internal buy-in with clear next steps."“The process The Human Factor brought to this work was critical
I don’t think we would get anywhere nearly as far, as fast without them.”
Curious if this process will be helpful
for the challenge you’re facing?
Curious if this process will
be helpful for the challenge
you’re facing?
Common Questions
Navigate through our FAQs for answers to common questions about our approach.
We help organizations make real progress on their toughest challenges by addressing the 'human factor.
Why shouldn’t we just keep this in-house?
It's hard to name what you don't see. As external partners, we bring a broad network of expert stakeholders and provocateurs to partner with you in uncovering opportunities and identifying vulnerabilities. And, engaging a wide range of stakeholders can reveal conflict and power dynamics. Our team includes experts in negotiation, conflict management, behavioral economics, and design strategy. As experienced facilitators, we specialize in creating an environment where all voices are heard and contribute to a collaborative process.
How do I know this approach is right for my organization?
Our approach is designed for multi-stakeholder challenges. Common symptoms often include: constant litigation of conflicting interests without progress, opposition or resistance from one or various parties, collaboration is essential (and difficult), or you are addressing a stalemate or a problem you’ve tried to solve before.
What results can I expect from working with The Human Factor?
We’ve seen time and time again that getting the right people to the table empowers organizations to leverage the full potential of their collective insights to uncover and derisk the most creative solutions. The result? Buy-in and momentum from those involved, reducing the risk that yet another initiative will fail in implementation.
Why shouldn’t we just keep this in-house?
It's hard to name what you don't see. As external partners, we bring a broad network of expert stakeholders and provocateurs to partner with you in uncovering opportunities and identifying vulnerabilities. And, engaging a wide range of stakeholders can reveal conflict and power dynamics. Our team includes experts in negotiation, conflict management, behavioral economics, and design strategy. As experienced facilitators, we specialize in creating an environment where all voices are heard and contribute to a collaborative process.
How do I know this approach is right for my organization?
Our approach is designed for multi-stakeholder challenges. Common symptoms often include: constant litigation of conflicting interests without progress, opposition or resistance from one or various parties, collaboration is essential (and difficult), or you are addressing a stalemate or a problem you’ve tried to solve before.
What results can I expect from working with The Human Factor?
We’ve seen time and time again that getting the right people to the table empowers organizations to leverage the full potential of their collective insights to uncover and derisk the most creative solutions. The result? Buy-in and momentum from those involved, reducing the risk that yet another initiative will fail in implementation.
Why shouldn’t we just keep this in-house?
It's hard to name what you don't see. As external partners, we bring a broad network of expert stakeholders and provocateurs to partner with you in uncovering opportunities and identifying vulnerabilities. And, engaging a wide range of stakeholders can reveal conflict and power dynamics. Our team includes experts in negotiation, conflict management, behavioral economics, and design strategy. As experienced facilitators, we specialize in creating an environment where all voices are heard and contribute to a collaborative process.
How do I know this approach is right for my organization?
Our approach is designed for multi-stakeholder challenges. Common symptoms often include: constant litigation of conflicting interests without progress, opposition or resistance from one or various parties, collaboration is essential (and difficult), or you are addressing a stalemate or a problem you’ve tried to solve before.
What results can I expect from working with The Human Factor?
We’ve seen time and time again that getting the right people to the table empowers organizations to leverage the full potential of their collective insights to uncover and derisk the most creative solutions. The result? Buy-in and momentum from those involved, reducing the risk that yet another initiative will fail in implementation.
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Click here to schedule a 15-minute no-strings-attached call to discuss your organization's unique questions, opportunities, and expectations.
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© 2024 The Human Factor Consultancy LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Click here to schedule a 15-minute no-strings-attached call to discuss your organization's unique questions, opportunities, and expectations.
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© 2024 The Human Factor Consultancy LLC. All Rights Reserved.