Accenture Acquires Root

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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) acquired Root, Inc., a consultancy serving Global 2000 organizations to activate strategies and transform cultures using creative and visual methods to accelerate employee engagement and change effectiveness.

The amount of the deal was not disclosed.

With the acquisition, Root joins Accenture’s Talent & Organization / Human Potential team, strengthening its organizational change management capabilities with multiple new experiential and digital assets designed to engage people intellectually and emotionally at scale.

Led by Rich Berens, CEO, Root collaborates with clients to create and share their strategy and transformation stories in new and different ways that authentically connect with people, drive meaningful conversations, and create ownership for change.

One of the firm’s key organizational change methodologies is the Root Learning Map® experience. Used by nearly 1,000 organizations globally, the Root Learning Map uses a large visual format, combined with data and dialogue to illustrate a company’s change journey. This is designed to get employees engaged and immersed in the strategic changes happening across their organizations and connected to their individual roles.

The firm has 130 experts located in Ohio and Illinois.

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23/04/2021