Services

Organizational Development

What's your organization's story? Like the people in them, each organization is unique. We help you discover the strengths in your organization, then develop those strengths so you can manage change and achieve your goals. We often use an 'Appreciative' approach, based on Appreciative Inquiry.

Public Participation Consulting

We help developers (private and public sector) and governments work with neighborhoods and communities. Move beyond confrontational public meetings — consider the full range of interactive strategies that guide communities to more positive results.
See the Publications page for 'Changes in the Neighborhood' — our guide to development processes that work and the Workshops page for our recent presentations on public participation.

Communication Consulting

Great craftspeople have the right tools and (just as importantly) use them efficiently and effectively. At Grandview, we are lousy woodworkers, so we don’t do woodwork. On the other hand, we think we know our way around the communications and marketing toolboxes better than most. We know when to pull out a telephone survey and when to (gently) tell a client that the brochure she loves is a lovely waste. We know because we have used the tools, played with them, practiced, made mistakes, learned … and now you can benefit from all that. Or you can pick up the tools like a weekend carpenter and start hacking away on your own.

Writing

In the beginning was the word. We got our start in the workplace with writing, and in many ways it is still our first love. From poetry to speeches, from business plans to radio ads, we have explored the art of words – with, we believe, some success. We have won awards, changed the minds of juries, recruited customers, calmed investors.