Brent Dixon

About

A strategy is a set of connected choices: where to focus, how to succeed, and what not to pursue. I help boards and executive teams at credit unions, CDFIs, community banks, and the organizations that support them make those choices together. Clients tend to bring me in for five kinds of work: - Strategy development and facilitation that help boards and executive teams align on choices, work through tradeoffs, and test assumptions. - Executive coaching for community finance leaders who want to think out loud with partner who understands their world. - Board sessions, conference keynotes, and workshops on strategy, innovation, and emerging technology. - AI strategy that helps teams learn by doing before making large commitments. - Ongoing strategy support that keeps decisions, measures, and next steps in one shared place. For more than 20 years, I've moved between strategy, design, technology, and community-led projects, often without an obvious path forward. Some of the best advice I’ve ever received for navigating uncertainty and ambiguity is: “Just make sure you’re asking better questions today than you were yesterday.” I also write AI for FIs, a weekly newsletter for community f

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