Esther Steiner is a senior strategy advisor based in Edinburgh.

“I work with start-ups, scale-ups SMEs and corporates. I enable growth, change and transformation by combining design with business – the secret ingredients to strategy.“

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Design, envision the future and pave the way towards it.

The Design of Strategies is as much a creative as rational activity. Strategy is part ‘imagining the future’ and part ‘using data to learn from the past’. The process of designing strategy requires equal measures of creativity in generating hypotheses, and rigorous evaluation of those.

Change & Transformation, with people and for the bottom line.

Design Driven Transformation embraces the paradoxes and ambiguity in organisations where economic interest can clash with the organisation as a social entity – also knows as ‘innofficiency’. To realise value, not only do systems need to change, but also ways of working, culture and processes.

Capability & Operations, unlock enablers for growth.

A key part of growth, change and transformation as a result of strategic shifts is building operations, upskilling and enabling people within the organisation. Engaging with audiences in a user centred manner can enable strategy and change, while reducing turnaround and retain knowledge.

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“Throughout my career, I have advised and facilitated individual leaders, teams and organisations to solve complex problems.

I have helped unlock latent and incremental value by navigating ambiguity, decision-making, managing stakeholders, leading change programmes, and developing commercial capability and innovation cultures.”

  • 'Rarely have I attended a workshop like Esther's – where all objectives were met and expectations exceeded.'

    Operations Director at a top 50 Fortune 500 multinatinonal

  • 'Esther's analytical skills, tenacity and pragmatism make her an excellent strategist.'

    CEO at Professional Services Firm

  • 'Esther has the rare ability to command a room full of senior people effortlessly.'

    Managing Director at a renowned Leadership Development agency

  • 'Her depth of management and strategy expertise is impressive.'

    Strategy Director at a Big Four Conultacy

  • 'I have learned so much from Esther about Design Management and Consulting.'

    Senior Design Lead at Food & Drink Manufacturer, now pivoted into Consulting

  • 'She is brilliant!'

    Desig Director at FMCG Multinational

  • 'I would let Esther run my business.'

    Director at Pofessional Services Firm

  • 'I have loved collaborating with Esther.'

    Professor at University