About Louise

Louise A. Harris, CMC, CCMP is a strategic change consultant, educator, international speaker and academic researcher

Equipping and helping people design and implement valuable and effective change in their organizations is my passion and expertise. I combine structured methodologies with out-of-the box thinking techniques and visual tools to empower people to discover new opportunities for addressing their challenges and reaching their goals.

For over 25 years I have led and advised the development and implementation of innovative technological, process, and organization change initiatives in large and small organizations. I have worked in various industry sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and transportation.

I have always had a people-centric focus with the view that the point of any change initiative is to enable organizations and individuals to be more effective. I have helped and trained individuals across all levels of the organization apply visual modelling techniques to scope and plan change initiatives. These techniques provide clear stakeholder value, support holistic risk management and motivate commitment and collaboration across executive, employees, and external partners.

The success of any enterprise change ultimately depends on people changing the way they do things.

Not only do I consult on change, I have lived it. Born in Scotland, I spent my childhood in Africa and south east Asia and as a teenager, immigrated with my family to Canada. I have worked for small and large organizations and experienced being outsourced first hand. In 1998 I co-founded SToS Consulting Inc. in British Columbia, then moved to the east coast of Canada in 2010. My desire to equip change facilitators with more effective methods and tools to engage busy stakeholders in change initiatives led me to return to university in 2016 to pursue graduate studies and engage in robust and practical academic research. This was a bigger change than I anticipated and initially was over whelming as my mental models needed to be expanded. It has been however, a highly valuable and stretching experience and I look forward to continuing collaborative and innovative research with real organizations figuring out real change as I work to complete my PhD.

In my spare time, I am a goat keeper. Goats are very intelligent and habitual creatures. They notice the smallest change in their environment and react with both suspicion and curiosity simultaneously. Their dual reaction to change is an inspiration to step out of 'either/or' thinking and hold both curiosity and apprehension in tandem in our approach to the rapidly changing world in which we work and live.

Take Hold of your Enterprise Future - Architect Strategic Change

Figuring out the Why - Identify Strategic Change Opportunities

Enabling Successful Business Change with Enterprise Architecture

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2019 Conference & Training Events

Strategic Change by Design - Introduction
Jan 21 - Feb 13 weeks Online cohort

2018 Conference & Training Events

Methods to Facilitate Public Engagement Success
October 25 - 26, St. John's, Canada

ISEOR Research Center & Academy of Management ODC division
7th International conference and doctoral consortium
Using visual models to engage stakeholders
June 7 & 8, Lyon, France