Tucker Little

I bring people together to solve the unsolvable, drive creative change, and make lives better.

Core Consultant | Pittsburgh, PA

My Change Catalyst:

Friedrich Fröbel
Pedagogue | Educational Reformer

The father of Kindergarten, Friedrich Fröbel revolutionized the field of early childhood education. He was one of the first to design education programs for children under the age of five, and his ideas about self-guided learning and play-based discovery continue to influence elementary pedagogy today.

Fröbel designed a series of six ‘gifts’ that encourage creative exploration and active learning in young children. Strange as it sounds, I try to carry these qualities into my own work. Change doesn’t happen when you tell people what to do. Change happens when you give people the space and permission to explore their curiosity and come to their own natural conclusions. That’s what Fröbel’s work was all about, and that’s what I try to bring to my work as a change strategist.

More about me:

  • Change Expertise:

    - Facilitation + Learning

    - Change Design + Strategy

    - Employee Experience + Culture

    I have experience with:

    - Higher education

    - Government (Federal)

    - Non-profit

    - Healthcare

    - Insurance

    Education:

    - B.A. in English with Writing Concentration from Gettysburg College

    - Business Bridge Certificate from Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth

  • As consultants, we live in the middle of the entire change — bridging the gap between planners, stakeholders, implementors, and customers. I love seeing that full picture and using it to make everyone’s lives better — helping clients see the subtlest impacts, listen to the quietest voices, and solve the thorniest issues.

    I also love bringing order to the chaos, connecting all the loose threads into a unified story and strategy. It’s challenging work, but you can’t beat the feeling when all the pieces fall into place.

    1. Always keep people at the center of what you do. At the end of the day, change starts, stop, and succeeds with people. They’re the most important components of my work, so keeping them front and center is key.

    2. Make space for fun. No matter how dire or urgent something seems, there’s always room for a little bit of laughter and a little bit of joy. Even beyond mental heath, I’m my most productive and creative self when I add a little touch of whimsy to my day.

    3. Take notes whenever you can. It sounds so simple, but people are always saying smart things, decisions are always getting made - and I never remember what I think I’m going to remember. So I make a conscious effort to capture as much as I can, whenever I can. It’s surprising how much success I’ve had - and how many problems I’ve avoided - just because I wrote something down.

  • Book: I can’t choose just one book, but I keep coming back to science fiction. The genre strikes a really interesting balance between creative thinking and philosophical ideas.

    TV Show: Definitely Northern Exposure from the 90s. It’s such a vivid depiction of a small town in Alaska and all its fun, quirky inhabitants. Also (kind of like science fiction) the episodes combine creative storytelling with epic philosophy, which is pretty unique for a TV show.

  • Thursday. It’s just on the precipice of the weekend, but not quite Friday. So there’s productivity, but also just enough relaxation to give you a little burst of creativity. I feel like that combination of energetic drive and open-minded agility fits me well.

  • I’m probably cooking, looking for a house with my wife, or diving head-first into my passion of the month. My latest obsession was cinnamon buns - reading about them, baking them, telling people more than they ever wanted to know about them, etc. That fixation has since waned, so we’ll see what the next month has in store.

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