This guide is a collection of growth strategies that we have planned and implemented with our clients over the past 25 years. Your strategy selection should be based on the set measurable objectives to be achieved. The strategies can be relevant for any organization at any stage of growth.

Insight Strategic Concepts celebrates 25 years of being in business. Learn more about our evolution from strategic coaching to developing The Insight Growth System, BLOOM, Opportunity Collaborative, and online courses and learning solutions for leaders of small and medium-sized businesses, nonprofits, and community development projects.

Drawing from recent economic strategies and project announcements, manufacturing trends could add thousands of Northern Indiana jobs, boost GDP contributions, and foster diversification, though challenges like workforce gaps and legacy industry transitions may temper gains. Overall, the region stands to benefit from over $3 billion in announced investments, aligning with Indiana's broader advanced manufacturing resurgence, which accounts for 30% of private sector jobs and 42% of GDP statewide.

The Urban Renaissance Network (TURN) principals have specialized in the development and implementation of growth projects with progressive community leaders. We have collectively planned and implemented community development projects with a broad range of private and public leaders from most business and government sectors. We identify and integrate the vision, collaboration, work planning, and funding required to see projects through to execution.

In my original article from before 2018, inspired by Michael Collins' Saving American Manufacturing, I argued that the U.S. manufacturing sector was eroding the economy's foundation through job losses, trade deficits, and outdated practices. I emphasized the need for transformation beyond lean processes—focusing on growth, profitable customer selection, market expansion, and a shift to market-driven innovation. Since then, the landscape has evolved dramatically.

Before starting the recruiting and hiring processes, Insight works with the management team to assure that everyone is on the same page with the requirements and expectations of the job. Too many times, managers are on different pages about what are the most important skills and talents for a candidate.

Long ago, experts in the field of psychology (Plato, Aristotle, etc.) determined that there are three parts of the mind that we each have. These three parts make up our whole person. These three parts represent how we feel, do, and think during our individual creative processes.

A major challenge of sales and networking is achieving the balance of being involved with the process and then taking the time to follow up on leads. Once you gather leads, you need a system that will help you regularly respond to them.

To collaborate with other nonprofits, our strategic alignment collaboration model outlines the key elements for leadership to integrate internal purpose with external partners.  Discover how nonprofit collaboration can leverage collective resources to achieve a greater community impact.

In 2025, CEO succession planning has emerged as a critical priority for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs or SMEs), driven by a wave of retirements, economic volatility, and high leadership turnover rates. With over two-thirds of small business owners planning to retire within the next two years, yet only 30% of family-owned businesses surviving into the second generation, many SMEs lack formal plans—69% of private organizations with revenues under $50 million have none.

In 2017, the City of Elkhart adopted the River District Revitalization Master Plan. Developed with broad community stakeholder involvement, the plan was built on the previous decades of investment in Elkhart’s struggling Main Street. This effort shared a vision for the River District to be an expansion of downtown, as a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood redeveloped on 100-plus acres of parking lots, out lot retailers, former industrial sites, and auto-repair shops. Over 65% of the $300-plus million mixed-use development has been realized within five-years. The area continues to attract significant new private investment.

Kolbe RightFit™ is the program that makes finding the "right" person for the right job easier and less expensive. Statistically proven, it assists companies in screening and selecting the best job applicants by identifying who possesses the necessary skills and instincts. RightFit eliminates the guesswork of determining an applicant's performance potential by providing insight into how the candidate will perform in response to job requirements.