Expert Liftoff facilitation to ensure your project starts well
Whether you’re launching a new product, forming a cross-functional team, or scaling an existing operation—how you start sets the tone for everything that follows.
A poor start can lead to a lack of clarity, blocked progress, frustrated stakeholders, and endless rework.
Start with a Liftoff
Why use a facilitator
Objective Perspective: As an external facilitator, we’re not entangled in internal politics or assumptions.
Time-honoured techniques: Liftoff approach is rooted in time-tested practices (Agile, Lean, and organizational psychology) that deliver tangible results—fewer misunderstandings, faster execution, and happier teams.
Focused Engagement: Because we’re dedicated to the facilitation process, your leadership and team can fully participate.
Accelerated Alignment: We drastically reduce the “storming” phase of team formation by bringing clarity early on, saving you from expensive rework and chaotic mid-project scrambling.
Meet our Liftoff Facilitators
Diana Larsen
Co-author of ‘Liftoff’, ‘Agile Retrospectives’ and ‘Lead without Blame’, Diana is am established thought-leader and key person of influence in the agile community. She is a pragmatic advisor to organisations and a regular keynote speaker at events.
Neal Taylor
With over 15 years of experience in development (software and hardware), Agile transformation, product strategy, Neal has helped build startups as well advise at C-suite level. He has helped liftoff numerous teams, consultancies, ARTs, startups, creative agencies and even a school.
Key benefits
- Real-World Experience: Facilitators bring a hands-on understanding of what truly works in dynamic team environments.
- Tailored Approach: Each Liftoff is customized to your team’s specific goals, challenges, and culture—no cookie-cutter solutions.
- Empathetic Facilitation: Facilitators create psychologically safe spaces where team members feel comfortable sharing concerns, ideas, and potential risks.
- Track Record: Past clients report improvements in on-time, on-budget delivery, stronger team cohesion, and higher stakeholder satisfaction.