Weaving human experiences, innovative technology, and strategic planning together in a way that creates a positive impact on your company’s value.
The Mission
Three Strands Consulting transforms big ideas into great products. Specializing in technology development, custom electronics, cloud computing, AI, and IoT, Three Strands Consulting uses these powerful tools to enhance the value of your offering and ultimately drive new business value.
Approach to Innovation
Kurt’s approach to innovation is a blend of HCD
and Lean Start Up. The HCD framework emphasizes three different perspectives, similar to how three strands woven together can create a strong cord. These three strands are desirability
- what will people value?, feasibility - what is technically possible?, and viability
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what makes for good business? Kurt’s take on the innovation process is based around the exploration of these three perspectives and has proven itself to be very effective, as seen in the products and digital solutions we deliver to our clients.
Creating Value for You
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Kurt’s Experience
Leads to Your Success
Kurt Dykema, founder of Three Strands Consulting, has over 30 years of experience in leveraging the power of technology to modernize products that optimize performance and shape a company’s strategic direction. His career impact spans many market verticals and has resulted in over 80 design patents.
His experiences range from safe water to agriculture. He led the team which developed a connected water monitoring solution for an international NGO. This connected sensor platform ensures safe water is flowing to hundreds of thousands of people. Kurt was also instrumental in the development of a digital solution for an agricultural machine manufacturer. This digital platform enhances the equipment’s value by bringing the right data to the stakeholders at the right time.
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Establishing Opportunities
Kurt works side by side with leadership teams to provide strategic insights and hands-on guidance toward driving business value creation—whether through new product development, revenue growth, operational efficiency, or by developing intangible assets like brand reputation and intellectual property. With his background in founding, scaling, and successfully selling his own business, Kurt has a firsthand understanding of what creates long-term value for a company and how to enhance its valuation before an ownership transition. His 30+
years of entrepreneurial experience, along with extensive knowledge in technology development, enable him to make a significant impact on your organization.
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The Power of Kurt's
Network
Partnering with Three Strands Consulting means partnering with an extensive network of trusted individuals and teams whose depth of knowledge and perspective will produce a unique solution for your specific business need. Three Strands Consulting fosters a spirit of collaboration, building a bridge of understanding that unites everyone around a common goal and enables the best product development.
Creating Value Begins by Creating Empathy
A critical aspect of creating business value is establishing trust and empathy with key stakeholders—whether they are customers, employees, or investors. Trust is the foundation of any successful relationship, and empathy is the bridge that allows us to truly understand the needs and concerns of those we engage with. By fostering an environment of open communication and mutual respect, Kurt can help ensure that stakeholders feel heard, valued, and connected to the company’s mission.
Trust and empathy alone are not enough, however. Technical competence is equally important, as it informs the “art of what is possible.” By combining empathy with a clear understanding of technological capabilities, we will discover innovative solutions that stakeholders may not have even considered possible.