Who we are
Our
story
Our founding
HiveMind was born over 11 years ago through a meeting between Gartner colleagues who were frustrated with missed opportunities, primarily due to how consulting had matured as an industry and all the baggage that brought with it. Siloed business models and hierarchies were and continue to get in the way of bringing together the best people, to do amazing joined up work, yielding great results at a sensible price point; while having fun at the same time.
The vision
Among them HiveMind's founder, Lyndon Docherty, envisioned creating an organization that brought together the best people—selected equally for their personality, experience, and expertise. This vision was complemented by the ambitions of other early HiveMinders, who sought to challenge the traditional consulting model, where partners reaped most of the rewards and growth was driven by a "land and expand" strategy.
A belief in something better
Despite their different perspectives, early HiveMind member's diverse motivations and visions complemented each other, laying the foundation for a ‘Constitution.’ This document helped establish a core set of values that every new member—personally recommended—was required to uphold. Signed by all who joined, those values still remain central to everything we do today.
Taking the plunge
HiveMind Network flourished, winning early clients with the central leadership team growing and sharing ideas to evolve the concept with Ben Dickie also joining from Gartner to expand commercial capabilities. With a primary focus on uniting people with the right values and behaviours, experts joined HiveMind Network bringing with them a diverse range of skills and disciplines, enabling our multidisciplinary approach to design, change and technology. It’s this holistic approach, flexibly bringing together ‘fusion teams’, which amplifies the value of every team member.
Prioritising our founding values
HiveMind's growth has been intentional and consistent, focusing on quality and client satisfaction. Our ambition is to redefine consulting on a global scale through our distinctive approach as a Network — a vision that has earned us recognition from clients and esteemed platforms like The Financial Times two years running.
Growing organically
As of 2025, we boast over 2500 HiveMind Network members and have worked with incredible clients who share the ambition to engage with expertise differently. To serve both our experts and clients successfully, we launched our two HiveMind Network organisational units; HiveMind Consulting, and HiveMind Resourcing.
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