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“We were fortunate to have engaged Dr. Tina McDivitt and her team at Spindle to support the development of Ryerson’s Health Research Strategy. Building on our institutional research plan, our goal was to clearly articulate our strengths, opportunities and place as leaders in health research and education. Spindle is distinguished in their expertise and exceptional understanding of the health sciences domain, their approach to strategic planning, and their ability to engage across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. From the outset, Tina’s collaborative style and ability to listen provided an added value to the senior leadership team as we established processes, engaged our community and developed the plan. We were very impressed with how Tina and the Spindle team conducted external benchmarking, analysis and assessment based on clear defined metrics. For this project, Tina engaged a wide variety of stakeholders and organizations which opened the door to further discussions including partnerships and opportunities for collaborations.”

“Our experience working with Spindle was extremely positive. They developed a sustainability action plan for a major national research platform that deals with issues of academic sustainability, partnerships with public and private sectors, and promoting the use of the research platform to its stakeholders. Spindle interviewed many of the members of this national platform and incorporated complex ideas into a set of very concise recommendations to structure our research platform. I very much enjoyed working with the Spindle Team.”

“Our experience with Spindle has been very positive – they spent time upfront understanding our needs and throughout the entire project, they worked very closely and iteratively with us to ensure we are satisfied with the final deliverable. Tina’s availability to regularly brainstorm and talk through strategy was especially helpful in formulating our final strategic plan.”

“When my group was seeking a strategic plan for our initiative, Spindle initially captured our attention because of the glowing feedback we received from colleagues who had recently worked with the firm. Spindle worked efficiently to determine our needs upfront, but was agile in response to our changing situation, and re-tooled throughout the engagement to craft a final report that met our evolving requirements. Their external consultation process provided a holistic view of our gaps and opportunities, while also connecting us with influencers beyond our existing network. Ultimately, the deliverable helped us to construct a realistic 5-year implementation plan that was true to our vision, while also satisfying diverse stakeholders.”

“Spindle gets the priorities of funders and decision makers in the research and innovation space. They are able to tease out a clear strategy to address complex challenges and develop documents that articulate issues and value in a relatable way – allowing their audience to connect and engage with the opportunity at hand.”

“Spindle has a keen ability to put together compelling strategies that are based on thorough research and that are evidence-informed. They are also able to accommodate varied project parameters from differing stakeholder perspectives to constantly evolving issues and deliver real results through collaboration and consensus building.”

“Spindle approached our education business development project in a very professional way and engaged various people across the organization. Tina was a delight to work with and demonstrated deep commitment to our organization and understanding our needs. The team was clearly dedicated to producing useful work in a timely way.”

“Spindle’s work with us was simply exceptional and this is why we have worked with them on 2 separate mandates in the last 6 months, exceeding our already high expectations on both occasions.”