Directis Consulting provides collaborative planning tools and processes for purpose-driven organizations who seek dramatic improvement. Led by Susan Low, principal consultant, Directis draws upon the expertise of a network of professional service providers who have a common set of values and pursuit of excellence.

We work with small businesses, start-ups and non-profit organizations. Our services include strategic planning, marketing advice, meeting facilitation, process improvement and leadership coaching. We help teams discover and implement the structure and tools they need to manage their success, by listening to you and responding with practical resources and suggestions.

Whether you are a small business just starting out, or an established non-profit organization, our blend of strategic thinking and creative consulting tools will get to the heart of the change you’re trying to make.

New Additions

  • DIY Marketing Plan Template
    The essence of good marketing is understanding your target market's needs, having a solution to those needs, and communicating about that solution in a way your target market will see and appreciate. In keeping with our "visual business planning" approach, we've developed a grid template which you can use either on a computer (as a Word document) or transpose onto big whiteboard or chart paper.
  • DIY Strategic Planning June 24
    Strategic planning is the backbone of a successful organization,whether it’s public or private sector, big or small. Knowing where you want to go and having a plan to get there is fundamental to success. Getting your best people together for a strategic planning meeting should be achievable for every organization: it shouldn’t be daunting or [...]
  • E-Book: DIY Strategic Planning
    The field of strategic planning is awash with literature and opinions. One can spend literally years sifting through all of the inherited wisdom of our ages, from the early luminaries like Henry Mintzberg to today’s gurus like Peter Senge and Peter Drucker. However, in my experience, most writing and scholarly thinking about strategy is aimed [...]

Recent Blog Posts

These links will take you to the latest blog posts over on PictureYourMeeting.com, our blog about graphic facilitation and strategic planning.

  • More than Money – Pro bono work for charities
    On July 8, I co-facilitated a session at the Victoria Foundation with Marg Rose, Director of Community Initiatives with the Foundation. The attendees were a mix of community advisors (professionals who volunteer their services to charitable organizations) and agencies/organizations who have received service from a Community Advisor, as well as some folks from other Victoria [...]
  • DIY Strategic Planning – feedback & some ideas
    Last week’s DIY Strategic Planning seminar went pretty well, if I dare say so myself. I modified the content from the first session (April 22) to focus more specifically on what goes into a strategic plan, and less about how to facilitate the process. The DIY Marketing Plan template was part of the presentation this [...]