11 Ponds Advisory
Innovative problem solving and comprehensive strategy for product and packaging challenges
At Eleven Ponds Advisory, we don’t just reflect — we reinvent.
Inspired by the wild clarity of Minnesota’s lakes, we help organizations navigate complexity with courage, creativity, and conviction. Our approach is immersive and expansive: uncovering hidden currents, surfacing bold insights, and sparking ripple effects that reshape business growth.
Where Vision, Design, and Leadership Converge
Helping teams turn complexity into clarity and transform insights into meaningful impact. With deep expertise in innovation strategy, packaging development, and cross‑functional leadership, we partner with organizations to align stakeholders, spark creativity, and bring future‑ready solutions to life.
Innovation strategy and future visioning
Crafting long-range innovation roadmaps
Translating emerging trends into actionable business opportunities
Guiding organizations through ambiguity with clarity and confidence
Human‑centered design and insight synthesis
Turning complex consumer, market, and operational insights into clear direction
Facilitating design thinking workshops
Building narratives that inspire alignment and action
Packaging and product development leadership
End‑to‑end packaging strategy; concept to commercialization
Vendor management and cross‑functional collaboration
Sustainability, materials, and manufacturability expertise
Program and portfolio management
Structuring and leading broad-based programs
Creating governance, processes, and operating rhythms
Ensuring disciplined execution while encouraging creativity
Brand storytelling and executive communication
Building compelling decks, narratives, and strategic storytelling
Translating complexity into clarity for senior leadership
Elevating brand identity through thoughtful, impactful messaging
Organizational alignment and cross-functional leadership
Bringing diverse teams together around a shared vision
Coaching teams through change
Creating cultures of collaboration, creativity, and accountability