Strategy Development
Creating spaces and opportunities for leaders to explore and align around what’s next.
Organizations are navigating disruption, shifting markets, and new strategic priorities. Beyond designing strategy, leaders must create shared ownership, align stakeholders, and mobilize collective action.
Strategy development provides more than direction — it’s about meaning-making, exploration, and creating a leadership vision that people believe in and move toward.
Creating space for questions
We create experiences where leaders confront their assumptions through dialogue with innovators, disruptors, and external ecosystems — expanding perspective and redefining what’s possible.
Pillars of Strategy Development
Strategy comes alive when people experience it — not just when they plan it.
Co-creating
leadership vision
Strategy gains power when it becomes personal. Our approach uses facilitated reflection and sense-making to help teams shape shared ambition, relevance, and ownership.
Turning insight into momentum
We create the conditions for insights to translate into forward movement — aligning emotion, purpose, and action to mobilize collective strategy.
Client Impact Stories
These selected case studies show some of the impact our work has made:
Competing in the Age of GenAI
Translating Generative AI potential into practical value through real-world exploration and experimentation.
- Shifted leadership mindset from theory to action-oriented experimentation.
- 100% positive impact: participants could define clear GenAI efficiency priorities (64% strongly agree)
- Earned a 9.8/10 overall experience rating from senior leaders.
As Industry 5.0 reshapes manufacturing, Siemens needed leaders who go beyond understanding AI conceptually and apply it in innovation and execution. To stay ahead of the curve, benchmark effectively and make strong decisions, they needed to continuously build and expand their knowledge of critical topics like GenAI.
WDHB designed the GenAI Learning Expedition in Munich, where leaders engaged with researchers and entrepreneurs to explore how AI is reshaping competition and collaboration, while identifying where GenAI can be meaningfully integrated across other areas of the business.
Hybrid learning journeys for emerging managers at scale
Equipping nearly 1000 new managers with purpose-driven leadership through immersive, experiential learning
- Long-standing partnership developing a pipeline of future-ready leaders
- Focus on rapid change, building high-trust teams, and leading with clear purpose
- Nearly 1,000 managers developed since 2023
- Hybrid delivery of experiential methodologies
Caterpillar needed to equip emerging managers with both hard leadership skills. Without sacrificing impact, the company wanted to give a large returning cohort of new managers the opportunity to build the skillset, toolsets and mindsets required for collaborative decision-making, managing uncertainty and acting with urgency.
WDHB co-designed a hybrid program of 10 modules, 6 of which draw from WDHB’s proven signature leadership experience and global exchange partnerships, addressing critical leadership competencies: leading with purpose, managing change, building psychological safety and collaboration, fostering belonging and trust, and acting with urgency.
Every cohort of 35 is consistently executed, and the modules continuously refined. The program maintained rigor and impact while scaling to 150-200 managers annually, demonstrating that human-centered learning doesn’t sacrifice efficiency.
Driving leadership innovation to shape healthcare’s future
Transforming CVS’s next generation of leaders through strategic, experiential learning for industry disruption
- Tailored Learning Expedition to complete and celebrate the early talent participating in CVS’s leadership journey
- Immersive program exposing leaders to big tech players, innovations, and market disruptors
- Executive-sponsored onboarding enabling cultural reinforcement and strategic alignment on innovation priorities
With a no. 1 ranking as the world’s most respected and reputable corporations in the healthcare industry, CVS’s passion to build a world of health around every customer is reflected in their world class leadership development. CVS was looking for a partner to contribute to the General Management Development Program, cultivating leaders who can drive collaboration, embed digital transformation, and position CVS for future growth at scale across multiple enterprise segments.
WDHB designed and delivered tailored Learning Expeditions to San Francisco and Seattle as the culmination of the leadership journey, exposing participants to visionary and disruptive minds and organizations, allowing them to build the collective capability and vision to navigate disruption as a catalyst for growth and responsible technology leadership.
The program design seamlessly integrates these outside-in perspectives with facilitated sessions that nurture CVSs culture of belonging and trust, reflecting on the role of leadership in shaping a resilient mindset and driving collaboration & accountability through change.
Bringing resilience & performance to life
Energizing 120 global executives through immersive “Benefit Games” themed sessions at Berlin Leadership Conference.
- Leadership immersion at the Global Leadership Conference in Berlin
- 5 sessions with elite athletes for 120 executives and senior leaders
Benefit Cosmetics convened 120 executives and senior leaders for its annual Global Leadership Conference in Berlin, centered on the “Benefit Games” theme drawing inspiration from elite athletes worldwide. The company sought to translate this athletic excellence metaphor into meaningful leadership development that would resonate with a global executive audience. Nina Walters, Director of Global Talent and Organizational Development, needed a partner who could design an experiential learning approach that would energize participants during People Day while delivering lasting impact on leadership capabilities and organizational alignment.
WDHB designed a suite of experiential programs, from Learning Expeditions for senior management to TF1 Connect and Leadership Connect for broader teams. These experiences exposed employees to emerging ecosystems, fostered collaboration, and embedded new ways of thinking.
“If you bring a group of senior leaders together they want to have an experience and make it worth their while. The approach of learning someone’s story and genuinely connect to olympic athletes with incredible insight and experience in their field was exactly what we needed. I can’t believe we pulled it off, but we did!”
Shaping the Future of Beauty
Empowering executives to master digital transformation and global-local innovation models.
- Engaged over 1,500 leaders through immersive global programs
- Strengthened strategic alignment and digital fluency among executive teams.
- Anchored a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and confidence.
As a global leader, L’Oréal faced constant disruption from digital acceleration and sustainability demands. They needed to strengthen executive alignment and build cross-functional cohesion to navigate the next frontier of innovation.
WDHB designed high-impact Learning Expeditions and Strategic Summits across global innovation hubs. This included
- A landmark Executive Committee immersion
- Over 10 Learning Expeditions for Executive Committee, Brand President Community, Community of Country CEOs and Zone Directors, Operation Management Committee, Professional Products Management Committee, Travel Retail Management Committee
- Immersive Development Programs for L’Oréal China (Shanghai) and Lancôme (New York City)
- Senior Leadership Meetings for Consumer Products Division (London & Paris), Asia Pacific Zone (Seoul, Hong Kong, & Kuala Lumpur) and Eastern Europe & Africa, Middle East Zones (Dublin & Berlin)
“The program helped align our newly established organization and leadership team to deine our desired future and strategic frame with a clear roadmap.”
Creating a Network of Change Drivers
Transforming leadership culture combining a high potentials program with an annual Top150 summit
- Experiential Learning Expedition connecting leaders to external ecosystems
- Annual summit engaging 120+ leaders across divisions and markets for strategic collaboration
- Program links individual leadership development to Swiss Life’s strategic priorities
Swiss Life sought to evolve its flagship leadership programme to deliver both individual capability and tangible strategic value.
The ambition: continuously link development with foresight and collaboration—transforming learning journeys into a shared engine driving innovation and cultural alignment across the organization.
WDHB co-designs the Key Persons Programme, curating thematic focus and the annual Shaping the Future Day—an immersive summit uniting leaders, alumni, and executives.
We provide full program architecture: concept design, content creation, event facilitation, and training—ensuring every touchpoint connects individual growth to Swiss Life’s strategic priorities and shared culture.
“In a challenging situation, WDHB co-developed with us an ad-hoc curriculum and co-creative process to analyze and respond to challenges associated with Covid-19. They were also instrumental in designing the Shaping the Future virtual event setting new standards in the use of media and interaction tools. Together, we continue to shape the future of learning & development at Swiss Life.”
Reinventing Leadership and Culture for Media’s Digital Future
Empowering France’s leading media group to transform through experiential learning, cross-industry collaboration, and leadership development at scale
- 35+ programs delivered to 750+ participants across all divisions over 19 months
- Engagement with 120+ innovation partners including startups, global brands, and disruptive thinkers
- Dual national HR awards recognizing excellence in innovation and transformational impact
- Multi-year partnership spanning Learning Expeditions, TF1 Connect, and Leadership Connect programs
- Certified by accredited French business schools and co-financed through employee learning funds
As France’s leading mainstream media and integrated communications group, TF1 faced the industry’s fundamental disruption: audiences shifting to on-demand platforms, new distribution channels emerging, and content production diversifying rapidly. Traditional organizational silos and legacy structures threatened the agility needed to compete. Despite market leadership across five free television channels and digital equivalents, TF1 recognized the risk of complacency and the urgent need to evolve from traditional TV leader into a multi-platform media powerhouse captivating audiences across all channels.
WDHB partnered with TF1 Corporate Academy beginning in 2015 to design and deliver a multi-phase experiential learning journey. Starting with three week-long Learning Expeditions to innovation hubs (Austin & Los Angeles, Seoul & Tel Aviv, Seattle & San Francisco) for senior management, the collaboration expanded into TF1 Connect—35 Paris-based immersive programs combining discovery activities with upskilling sessions on innovation and collaboration. The initiative culminated in TF1 Leadership Connect, a dedicated residential program with individual coaching for the top 400 managers. Each experience exposed participants to evolving ecosystems, fostered cross-divisional collaboration, and embedded new mindsets while leveraging Paris’s dynamic business landscape and a network of 120+ exchange partners spanning multinationals, startups, incubators, and academic institutions.
“After expeditions had served as a strategic wake-up call, we were happy to count on WDHB bringing their approach to experiential learning into a local and scalable format exposing over 1,000 employees and 400 leaders to a tailored growth experience driving transformation at TF1.”
Building Change Agents Through Immersive Development
Empowering high-potential talent to become transformation champions through multi-year experiential collocations
- Multi-year partnership designing onboarding and annual collocations for Accelerated Career Development Program (ACDP)
- Hybrid format combining Learning Expeditions with development offerings across global locations including Zurich, Chicago, Miami, and Singapore
- Consistently high stakeholder appraisals establishing collocations as landmark career events
Amcor, a global leader in packaging with roots dating back to 1860, evolved from an Australian papermaker to a diversified manufacturer supplying specialized, safe, and sustainable packaging solutions to the world’s best-known consumer and healthcare brands. With products touching every 11th item consumers encounter, Amcor recognized the need to inject fresh, diverse talent into its leadership pipeline. The company established the Accelerated Career Development Program (ACDP), recruiting exceptional talent through highly competitive assessment for four-year rotations in Sales or Marketing roles.
The challenge was creating meaningful touchpoints that would develop these high potentials into fluent business leaders while building an empathic, mutually supportive community capable of driving Amcor’s transformation agenda across a complex global matrix organization.
For its first ACDP-cohort in 2015, Amcor selected WDHB to be the design and delivery partner for an onboarding session in Zurich. WDHB built a diverse program developing original formats for Amcor-specific materials, integrating relevant outside-in perspectives and providing platforms for community-building and reflection among the ACDP team.
The mix of internal contents, external keynotes and company exchanges, workshops, peer-to-peer coaching as well as individual and collective reflection was a perfect match to the group’s needs. The combination of WDHB’s signature Learning Expeditions and components of its Development offerings has become a blueprint for annual collocations at Amcor’s international locations such as Chicago, Miami and Singapore.
From onboarding to the annual meetups and the final graduation, the collocations for the ACDP cohorts have become landmark events in the career path at Amcor with consistently high stakeholder appraisals. It’s where they take a breather from the demanding environment of their everyday duties, reconnect among peers, reflect on their learnings and chart the path for months to come.
Moreover, an ingenious mix of internal and external components has allowed these sessions to become important platforms to react to changes in the environment and Amcor strategy and inject inspiration ranging from global macro-trends and industry evolutions to contemporary management and leadership practices.
“The level of actionable knowledge you gain by engaging intensively with top business minds from other industries cannot be acquired in a classroom. As a participant, WDHB’s programs have helped me evolve my mindset and further develop the way I impact our organization.”
Accelerating Digital Transformation
Inspiring Belgium’s banking leaders to embrace bold innovation through global immersive experiences
- Seven multi-city expeditions
- Thematic deep dives on platform economy and customer experience
- Strengthened collaboration between business units and functions
- Recognition as Belgium’s most innovative digital bank
Following a major turnaround and rebranding, Belfius needed to strengthen its growth mindset and move beyond cautious post-crisis behaviors. The goal was to inspire leaders to embrace innovation and think boldly about the future of digital banking.
WDHB created immersive journeys across global innovation hubs — from New York and San Francisco to Helsinki and Singapore. Each expedition explored themes such as disruption, hyperconnectivity, and user experience, helping leaders connect global insights to strategic decisions at home.
“Together we have achieved what we set out to do: To change the conversation in Belfius and instill a culture of innovation and collaboration. WDHB pushed us out of our comfort zone and we were always right to trust WDHB.”
Leadership Lessons From The New Pioneers Of Space Exploration
Developing director-level high potentials to lead transformation through immersive lessons from NASA and commercial space innovators
- Three-day customized immersive experience at Kennedy Space Center and commercial space facilities in Cape Canaveral
- Exclusive access to NASA’s first female launch director, retired astronauts, and commercial space executives
- Creating lasting internal dialogue on innovation leadership
- Designed as capstone to year-long Senior Leader Development Program for 20 high-potential directors
As one of America’s leading insurance groups, Progressive sought to prepare its next generation of enterprise leaders—director-level high potentials across product management, claims, and IT—to excel in strategic planning, building coalitions, and leading change. Following successful Apollo Experiences for GM-level executives in 2017 and 2019, Progressive needed a fresh, engaging approach to leadership development that would differentiate from traditional classroom training while reinforcing competencies from their internal development program. The challenge was creating an experience that would bridge existing learnings with deeper exploration of change leadership and cross-functional collaboration for leaders who would soon advance to executive roles.
WDHB designed the Launch Point Experience as a three-day immersive capstone journey exploring the future of space flight as a metaphor for innovation and leading change.
Participants gained rare access to Kennedy Space Center facilities and heard from visionary leaders revolutionizing space travel—including NASA’s first female launch director who guided teams through the end of the Space Shuttle era, retired astronaut David Leestma, and executives from leading commercial space companies pioneering space tourism. At the historic NASA KSC Observation Gantry overlooking the Apollo 11 launch site, leaders connected lessons on organizational change, resilience, and risk-taking to Progressive’s transformation journey. Tours of commercial space manufacturing facilities revealed approaches to fostering innovation climates and ‘two-way door’ decisions that enable calculated risk-taking.
Throughout the experience, WDHB facilitators and senior Progressive business leaders guided discussions applying aerospace industry insights to participants’ own business contexts, introducing frameworks like the S-Curve Innovation Model that continue to shape internal strategy conversations around innovation stages and leadership effectiveness.
“The most unique, forward-thinking leadership experience I’ve attended.”
Associated Solutions
Our solutions focus on the moments that matter for performance: when leaders must step into new complexities and teams must realign and navigate significant shifts.
Our Signature Programs
Narrative-driven immersions—from NASA's mission-critical environments to historic battlefields—that catalyze breakthrough shifts in decision-making, leadership identity, and team cohesion.
Our Consulting and Support Services
Advisory, design, and facilitation expertise that connects learning with strategy, culture, and performance.
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Experiential learning brings the real world and learning concepts together. Participants are placed in a situation with real-life context and high authenticity and are challenged to live through it for themselves. Based on this first-hand encounter, they reflect and develop ideas that are applicable for their unique leadership and organizational objectives. The outcomes of experiential learning are characterized by higher relevance, increased buy-in, broader ownership, and more sustainable impact.
We are focused on anticipating the ever-changing landscape facing organizations today. We help you create the momentum necessary to strategically solve problems and address obstacles in bold, unconventional ways. From L&D consulting to custom on-location and virtual experiential learning programs, we are here for you.
We are a forward-focused team dedicated to helping you continually improve your L&D strategy. With our robust ecosystem of experts and partners, we provide unparalleled access to people, research, and stories that provide learning mindsets, skill sets, and toolsets for you to achieve your greatest strategic visions.
The bespoke nature of our programs allows for customization in order to address challenges for all levels of leadership. Please get in touch to discuss your specific situation in more detail.
WDHB works with L&D teams focused on being future-ready and ensuring that human capital and financial resources are allocated most effectively across the organization. L&D teams can no longer be a mere provider of training — they must develop a strategic advantage for an organization.
We collaborate and partner with our clients to ensure that content and context are applicable, relevant, and customer-focused. Trust is vital to these relationships. Significant time and energy are spent in collaboration to go beyond the surface of whatever situation you are facing. When we get to the heart of the matter and address it in ways that resonate with the participants, you unlock real progress. Our research shows that effective L&D is not “one size fits all.” It is customized and evokes emotion and engagement from the participants so they connect with the content and embrace the learning journey. By customizing our programs to fit your goals, they have unparalleled impact on how learners operate as individuals, teams, and organizations.
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