A New Era in Leadership and Organizational Development
Thinkist, a San Diego based innovator in corporate training and leadership development, began its journey in education, where the stakes for human growth and learning are highest. Over the past several years, Thinkist has been awarded more than $6 million in U.S. Department of Education grants, partnering with the San Diego Unified School District and the University of Pennsylvania to drive innovation in teaching and learning.
Thinkist is entering a new chapter through its merger with Business Processes Inc. (BPI), blending decades of proven decision-making rigor with next-generation adaptive intelligence. At its core is Thinkist’s Adaptive Thinking AI platform, providing leaders with real-time visibility into how their organizations think, adapt, and solve problems. Surrounding the platform are scalable programs that align executives, train teams, and certify internal coaches, embedding resilience and adaptability into daily culture. Together, BPI and Thinkist equip organizations to transform disruption into sustained advantage.
The Legacy of Business Processes Inc.
The origins of BPI trace back more than 70 years, when researchers at the RAND Corporation studied how elite leaders analyzed complex problems to make high-stakes decisions. Their findings became the foundation of Kepner-Tregoe (KT), a methodology that introduced structured problem-solving and decision-making tools to global corporations beginning in the 1960s.
Founded in 1977, BPI was created to simplify and strengthen these methods, making them more accessible, easier to learn, and more powerful in practice. For more than four decades, BPI has partnered with Fortune 500 leaders, including General Motors, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, Chevron, and IBM, applying its frameworks across industries from automotive and aerospace to healthcare, energy, and technology.
The results: improved decision quality, stronger executive leadership, and the ability to scale high-performance thinking throughout organizations.
Unlocking Human Potential in a Time of Disruption
Together, Thinkist and BPI are addressing today’s most urgent corporate challenges:
- How do organizations help employees adapt to change?
- How can executives foster critical thinking and collaboration across teams?
- What role does emotional intelligence play in driving organizational resilience?
The merger positions Thinkist+BPI at the forefront of a new category of corporate development, one that integrates both the emotional and cognitive domains of human potential. This innovative approach recognizes that organizations thrive when people can think clearly, adapt quickly, and collaborate deeply, even in environments of constant disruption.
Building the Future of Leadership
By uniting Thinkist’s expertise in engagement and adaptability with BPI’s proven critical-thinking processes, the combined organization is setting a new standard for executive development programs, corporate training, and organizational transformation.
As companies face rapid technological change and global uncertainty, Thinkist+BPI offers a powerful, future-ready approach to leadership, one that strengthens both people and processes for lasting success.
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