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Outside Insights provides full-service organization effectiveness consulting, and indoor and outdoor learning experiences that are safe, enjoyable, accessible, and directly relate to the business world. We individualize services to meet specific developmental and organizational goals. And, because we’re a mobile operation with a strong network of experienced consultants and partners, we can deliver programs worldwide.

 

Discover why some of the world’s most distinguished organizations choose Outside Insights to increase individual, team, and organization effectiveness. Rely on our eighteen years of experience and commitment to safety and service to help you get down to business.

 
Greg Ranstrom

Greg Ranstrom

Principal consultant and co-founder, Greg Ranstrom, is based in Bend, Oregon. He has extensive experience in consultation, design and facilitation of organization effectiveness solutions. Greg’s interest lies in cross-boundary collaboration. He is a practioner of social network analysis and he thrives on helping management teams break through dysfunction. Greg currently manages the American Leadership Forum-Silicon Valley Fellows Program. Prior positions include program director for Compass Outdoor Pursuits, Camden, Maine; outdoor-learning consultant for Exxon Chemical Company; associate director of the Princeton Education Center; and volunteer court mediator. His master's degree in management is from John F. Kennedy University/NTL Institute, Walnut Creek, California, and his bachelor's degrees are from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

   
Kelly Andrews

Kelly Andrews

Based in Eugene, Oregon, Kelly co-founded Outside Insights. He draws on more than thirty years of experience in outdoor experiential education, business administration, and as a safety skills trainer. He previously served as director of Compass Outdoor Pursuits, Camden, Maine; outdoor-learning consultant for Exxon Chemical Company; aquatic supervisor for Eugene, Oregon Parks & Recreation Department; and wilderness river guide. He holds a bachelor's degree in recreation and park management with a concentration in outdoor education and program supervision from the University of Oregon.
   
Minny Purinton

Minny Purinton
Strong background providing team-building and leadership training in both corporate and non-profit settings in the U.S. and Japan. She has also trained and served as an educator and leader of wilderness expeditions in remote areas of East Africa. Founder of Learn By Doing, she lives in Bend, Oregon, where she is also a wilderness instructor of back-county ski and ocean kayak trips. She has a master's degree in applied behavioral science with a concentration in organizational development from the Leadership Institute of Seattle, Washington, has studied Strategic Planning at the Institute of Cultural Affairs in Seattle, and is a certified mediator.
   

Network of Outdoor Vendors:

Outside Insights creates retreats at the locations which are most convenient for our clients. Because we have operated for many years in North America, Asia and Europe, we can typically staff our programs with some local Outside Insights-approved vendors. A few current partners include:

Network of Consultants:

We also have a large network of organizational development consultants whom we currently work with and have worked with in the past for various clients.

We relish the opportunity to link our work with others for our clients. In this way our clients benefit from the consistency of the message and the development process. One of our key strengths is our ability to partner with whomever we need to deliver the best service for our clients. A few current partners include:


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