Stoake

Stoake brings together the best talent with not-available-anywhere-else expertise in advising some of the most complex organizations in the world on strategic problem solving and innovation. We help our clients succeed because we understand that their ability to innovate isn’t just about technology. It’s about people and how they combine technology with powerful ideas and insights to produce tangible results.

Knowledge and Expertise

Our focus is singular to provide the highest value to our clients: as experienced external thought partners we help public and private sector leaders develop new capabilities and high-performing solutions. We aren’t academics approaching this work as outside observers, or private sector practitioners with little-to-no experience in global institutions. We understand, through direct experience, that leveraging new innovations and technologies within a complex bureaucracy presents unique challenges. We’ve developed proven, contextually-relevant tools and methods to help our clients achieve their goals.

Advising for Change and Transformation

At Stoake we start in the future by clearly defining what success looks like and then we work our way back to the present. Without a clear vision for what success looks like it is difficult to know which path to take to get you there. Every organization is unique, and we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to designing an innovation program or transformation initiative. We work closely with our clients to understand the current capabilities of their organizations in order to determine the most appropriate systems, processes, communication tools and institutional support that will be needed to create an enabling environment for innovation.

The changes occurring in our climate and environment create both unprecedented challenges and critical opportunities for partnership. Stoake helps our clients identify high-impact ways to overcome challenges and leverage new resources for sustainable development. 

Facilitating Consensus and Collaboration

The challenges we face will only be solved through aligned actions and investments by the public and private sectors. Stoake brings decades of hands-on experience facilitating consensus and collaboration at local, national, and global levels. We identify tangible opportunities for public and private sector leaders to mobilize resources to achieve shared goals. Our work makes the business case for public-private partnerships and quantifies the return on investment, enabling our clients to scale these models for greater impact. 

Advising for Sustainability and Scalability

We understand what governments, companies, and communities need in order to invest in a cleaner, greener future. As experienced development practitioners, our focus is accelerating locally-designed, locally-led solutions that are sustainable and scalable. Our advising helps clients and partners apply global best practices, attract new resources, and leverage new technologies to share knowledge and expand networks, scaling up what works. 

Knowledge and Expertise

Stoake provides advising, facilitation, and capacity strengthening across a spectrum of environment and sustainable development issues, including

• climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience

• sustainable agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

• ocean and coastal resources management

• biodiversity conservation 

• clean energy development

• finance and investment

• public-private partnerships 

• governance for environmental sustainability and inclusive development