“The greatest ambition for a Cultural Plan is to unite a city’s diverse population in a bold and authentic vision of shared desires and expectations. Matt designed and facilitated a series of public meetings, held throughout the city, affording the breadth of our community the opportunity to meaningfully participate in creative and energizing discussions.

Participants evaluated the sessions saying things like, “best public meeting ever” to “fun” and “unexpected”.  Matt was able to work magic with rooms ranging from 20 to 200 participants. The meetings were inclusive, respectful and inviting and the insights we gathered from the exercises Matt led were priceless.

Thanks to Matt’s expertly-executed public process, our community’s Cultural Plan won’t just be a list of what we are planning to do – but a place of real connection and excitement for the people of our community who will continue to play a vital role in transforming that plan into reality."

Jody Ulich, President, Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant Counties

"John Little and Matt Lehrman are a dynamic duo of facilitation and we’ve engaged them twice.

First, they were instrumental in elevating a series of public meetings on the complex issue of fire and emergency services into welcoming and meaningful community dialogues.

From that experience, the Town Council trusted them to guide its own visioning workshop - which resulted in finding clarity on shared objectives while, perhaps most importantly, gathering consensus on Council Members’ mutual expectations for their own respectful, factual, thoughtful, and thorough process of governing."

Gary Neiss, Town Administrator, Town of Carefree, AZ

“We engaged Matt Lehrman to lead the strategic planning and visioning process for a new organization that was created by merging two long-standing entities. Among the challenges Matt helped us navigate was the blending of two distinctly different board cultures.

Matt created an inclusive and collaborative process that helped our board meaningfully hear and consider the perspectives of its many different stakeholders, ultimately leading to the development of a plan that was unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed.

Without a doubt, Matt was the right person for this assignment. His contribution to our success was invaluable."

Richard Kasper, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix

Everyone deserves to feel connected, respected and heard.