Whether you're leading through complexity, shaping a new strategy, or simply tired of meetings that go nowhere, Acute Incite helps you turn change into momentum.
We work alongside corporate, association, and NGO leaders to surface your best thinking and translate it into powerful action—within your teams, across your sector, and out in the world.
From compelling content to transformative conversations, we help you grow your organization’s adaptive capacity—so you’re not just reacting to change, but ready to lead it.
Our People
Linda Nemec, President & CEO
Meredith Brown, Senior Consultant & Marketing Strategist
Linda Nemec, President & CEO
A visionary leader with 25+ years driving organizational learning and strategic partnerships, Linda Nemec has successfully led and grown both large and small businesses. Expert in facilitation and proposal development, she is adept at delivering impactful results for clients. Passionate about transforming data into actionable insights.
Eric Friesth, Vice President
Meredith Brown, Senior Consultant & Marketing Strategist
Linda Nemec, President & CEO
A seasoned project manager with two decades' experience streamlining processes and managing large teams for optimal efficiency. Expert at facilitating cross-functional conversations. Great listener who can both curate or design tools and resources to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing efficiently and effectively in complex environments.
Nicole Helme, Adaptive Management Director
Meredith Brown, Senior Consultant & Marketing Strategist
Meredith Brown, Senior Consultant & Marketing Strategist
A skilled facilitator and project manager specializing in stakeholder consultations and strategic training. Designs and leads knowledge-sharing events to empower organizations with data-driven adaptation. She excels in co-creating engaging workshops, relevant frameworks, and innovative solutions. Fluent in English, with full professional proficiency in Spanish.
Meredith Brown, Senior Consultant & Marketing Strategist
Meredith Brown, Senior Consultant & Marketing Strategist
Meredith Brown, Senior Consultant & Marketing Strategist
Experienced event and project management, Meredith Brown specializes in designing and executing in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Her expertise includes facilitation, strategic communications, marketing, knowledge management, and data analysis—ensuring organizations deliver impactful engagements and effective learning experiences.
Eleanor Bedford, Senior Consultant & Coach
Eleanor Bedford is an organizational development specialist and certified professional coach. A skilled facilitator, she has led co-creation processes to drive knowledge sharing, adaptive management, and innovation. Adept at navigating complex environments and supporting leaders to achieve results. Native in English, she has proficient in French.
Elisa Dickey, Strategy & Communications Consultant
Elisa Dickey, Strategy & Communications Consultant
Elisa Dickey brings practical experience integrating and applying collaboration and learning to projects operating in complex operating environments. She is experienced in facilitating and supporting pause and reflect sessions, project design workshops, and multilingual virtual trainings. Fluent in English and Italian and proficient in French and Spanish.
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Consultants
Chris Collison, Senior Consultant
Chris Collison, Senior Consultant
Chris Collison, Senior Consultant
Chris Collison is a globally recognized expert in knowledge management and organizational learning. Founder of Knowledgeable Ltd, and author of both Learning to Fly and The KM Cookbook, he frequently collaborates with Acute Incite on KM Strategy, Communities of Practice, and facilitation.
Khuayboun Farzanda, Consultant
Chris Collison, Senior Consultant
Chris Collison, Senior Consultant
Khuayboun Farzanda has more than seven years’ experience managing teams and designing, implementing, and adapting strategies to improve organizational efficiencies. He has built high-performing cross-functional teams that drive measurable impact. Fluent in Arabic, Kurdish, and English.
Martina Mascarenhas, Consultant
Chris Collison, Senior Consultant
Martina Mascarenhas, Consultant
Martina Mascarenhas is a strategic communications and knowledge management consultant with more than 15 years' experience. She excels in synthesizing complex information and tailoring it for multiple audiences. As an entrepreneur and small business owner, she brings insights into local business and political environments, particularly in Southeast Asia.
Adnane Raiss, Senior Consultant
Chris Collison, Senior Consultant
Martina Mascarenhas, Consultant
Adnane Raiss is an experienced facilitator and monitoring, evaluation, and learning expert known for mentoring local staff and partners. He has worked with various clients to design collaborative processes, facilitate regular data reviews, and operationalize lessons learned. Fluent in English, Arabic, and French.
Co-Founders & Advisors
Piers Bocock, Co-Founder, Advisor, Consultant
Piers Bocock, Co-Founder, Advisor, Consultant
Piers Bocock, Co-Founder, Advisor, Consultant
Piers Bocock is a thought leader in organizational learning and knowledge management with more than 20 years of experience in international development and the private sector. He co-authored Return on Knowledge: How international development agencies are collaborating to deliver impact through knowledge, learning, research, and evidence, an award-winning book on knowledge-driven impact.
Tony Brown, Co-Founder, Advisor
Piers Bocock, Co-Founder, Advisor, Consultant
Piers Bocock, Co-Founder, Advisor, Consultant
Tony Brown, with over 25 years of public and private sector experience, is both a trusted advisor to executive management teams and a successful entrepreneur. He has built four independent small businesses, while also advising and coaching senior leaders from government and industry to grow their organizations and achieve breakthrough results, working on identity management and biometrics.