Who we are. Team Dynamics Boston’s team has a global perspective working in multiple countries and across multiple industries.
What we do. We optimize cross-cultural communication and break down barriers among team members from different countries, disciplines and age groups by using our hands-on practical experience and time-tested methodologies. Our services include custom-designed workshops and coaching sessions.
How we do it. We use a unique set of tools, including story-based methods and LEGO® Serious Play®. Our approach is based on the belief that the best solutions can be found at the intersection of analytical and creative thinking.
Dieter Reuther, Operations Consultant
Dieter is a leadership consultant with a focus on technology, process and people. He helps organizations balance creative chaos with structure to bring the best out of teams and individuals. As a strong believer in the power positive leadership can have on the motivation, performance and effectiveness of people he breaks down barriers, cultivates teams, and helps them solve complex problems. He is a certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator and uses this methodology to tap into creative energies, modes of thought and ways of seeing that many adults have forgotten they even possessed. Dieter launched and ran his own design firm in Germany. After 12 years as a Director in Design Operations at Ziba Design, a global innovation and design consultancy, he started his own consulting firm in Boston. As a contributor to the Design Management Review publication dmiReview he recently published an article “Stop Managing Projects and Start Leading with Story.” Read more here: DMI-13241REU28.
As a Board Advisor of Design Museum Boston he is actively involved in building bridges between creative groups in the greater Boston area and in educating the public about design.
He holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Technical University, Munich, Germany, and a Masters in Business Administration from George Fox University, Portland, OR.
Donna Denio, Leadership Consultant
Donna is a communications and business development specialist who is passionate about teamwork and generating productive relationships. She has over twenty years experience in design and construction, helping leaders of multinational companies identify and secure new business opportunities. Ten years ago, Donna’s search for ways to optimize team performance connected her with the Lego Serious Play technology. Igniting the power of teams and teamwork continues to make her heart sing.
In addition to the United States, Donna has worked in the Philippines and Egypt so she loves to bring people from different cultures together.
Donna holds an MBA from Northeastern University and studied architecture and interior design at the University of the Philippines.