The mission
Herschel Hardin Associates works exclusively on public-interest projects that help create a more democratic and egalitarian society and
that strengthen creativity in Canada, both locally and
nationally. Eligible clients include governments and
government agencies, labour unions, NGOs, crown corporations and co-operatives, cultural organizations, local non-profit societies and community economic development organizations. Only in rare circumstances, where it is satisfied that a firm is genuinely socially responsible, will
Herschel Hardin Associates work for a privately owned corporation or other private business.
Our leading interest currently is helping organizations
with the development of strategic thinking. We explore
with our clients how to change the frame the perspective, environment, ideology, or context, as you wish in which they strive to reach their objectives. Without such
framework change they are usually handcuffed, whatever their resources and energy. (For more on this, see the feature commentary,
The Need for Strategic Thinking, and the
Workshop on Strategic Thinking.)
The principal
Herschel
Hardin brings to bear unique qualities for work on strategic
development intellectual breadth and diversity, multi-area
expertise, an iconoclastic and creative mind, and experience
in strategic planning going back 25 years.
Specialized expertise ranges across several key economic, business, political, media, cultural and activist areas, among them:
The frame
Ideology, politics and advocacy
Media power and politics
Resource allocation between private and public sectors
Impact of culture on economics, society and sustainability
Advertising and marketing, and their power of propaganda
Business and economics
Economic and business history
Entrepreneurship and the history of economic creativity
Crown corporations (state enterprise)
Credit unions and the co-operative movement
Privatization
Corporations and the corporate business scene
Rate regulation/financial analysis
Broadcast policy, licensing, financing and politics
Organizing and governance
Grassroots organization and activism
Small organization development
Governance and planning
Presentations and services
Herschel Hardin Associates is a full-service public-policy and public-interest consultancy,
offering the following products and services:
Speeches to conferences, conventions and management
groups
Herschel Hardin is available for bookings for major speeches
on his areas of
specialization, including leading addresses on strategic thinking, on media
power ("setting the frame"), on the ideological attack
against the public sector,
and on the nature of economies and enterprise.
He is also available for
appearances on selected panels.
Workshops, seminars, studies and facilitation
Feature workshop on strategic thinking
Strategic
planning facilitation
Media and
communications strategy seminar
Studies,
briefs, reports and analytical papers (research,
documentation,
critical analysis, development of
options) touching on areas of specialization
Customized seminars on those subject areas
Political strategy and advocacy
Governance and management assistance
Business plans and budgets
Grassroots organizational development assistance
Governance advice and problem-solving Herschel Hardin biography
Books by Herschel Hardin
For
bookings or for additional details in any of the above areas, please
contact our office.
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