Management by Design is a management and recreation planning consultation service developed by The Lakota Group to provide practical and cost-effective assistance to park and recreation departments and special districts in small and mid-sized communities. Our team of experienced management, planning, and design experts offers a menu of professional services that can be tailored to a community’s specific needs and budgets. Such services can range from a single day of focused analysis to targeted training programs to comprehensive organizational analysis involving multi-day immersion visits.