SERVICES
Will Schlickenmaier, founder of Nonlinear Strategies LLC provides unclassified and classified (up to the TS/SCI level) strategy consulting; capability and program development; and tradecraft and methodology support to public and private sector partners, including startup, growth-stage, and established companies, nonprofits, and government programs.
Strategy consulting and organizational design. Tailored insights and support to turn goals and vision into successful plans with milestones and pivot points, including advice and counsel from startup through transition, including developing and implementing organizational changes, as well as research-based organizational theory and design.
Analytic frameworks and methodologies. Identification and transformation of frameworks, methodologies, heuristics, and biases that can make or break delivery of insights to customers and partners, especially in the age of AI.
Geopolitical advisory services and communications. Developments, analysis and delivery of global insights, including expertise and input from broad national security public and private sector networks, regarding the complex, volatile and nuanced interplay between Washington and the rest of the world, especially strategic competitors.
Technology integration and “go to market” strategies for national security capabilities. Assistance with mapping policy opportunities and overcoming institutional hurdles, including support with fielding national security innovation and techno-economic competition capabilities, including identifying emerging opportunities and urgent needs, supporting analysis on product-market fit, and guiding through key decision points.
National security talent strategy development. Development, curation, and cultivation of talent pipelines from early career through senior service; evaluation of “right” talent fits to meet strategic needs; and connections to highly qualified next-generation talent by drawing from top US universities’ graduate and undergraduate programs.