Saturday, 10 April 2010

Thinking Round - The Future!


Look at this. It’s 4 phases of a thing. A thing that’s so simple it can often elude people.

I get asked what I do - I explain I answer complex problems by getting people to think differently. People will not be all that impressed by that. It doesn’t tell them much. So I explain that there are 24 vitally interconnected conversations, each of which are crucial for solving critical business issues. I get these conversations out using visual framework tools and techniques. They often say that’s very complex.

So I will say that these conversations are broken into 4 logical frameworks. 11 conversations in Discovery, 8 in Development, 3 in Decision and 1 in Deployment.  All of this preceded by a single conversation that asks what the issue is that we are trying to resolve – and why.

Nah, you lost me - way too complicated.

OK, what about this then?

I force fresh thinking for companies that want to be in the 21st Century. What does that mean? Well that means a real time - adrenaline filled, unique and proven approach for companies that have become exasperated that solutions are too slow, don’t work, are too expensive, waste critical resources, solve the wrong problems really well or serve the supplier/advisor more than them.

Hmmm, OK, long sentence but now it’s getting more interesting.

I continue. I suggest that in this century we can crack the answer together.  It’s not rocket science.  I believe that all our clients know more than they know. I can prove it. If they just give me a short amount of time to get them in a room with the correct exam question, a white wall that’s big enough to expand their minds and an openness to trying a different way to think – hey presto.

2500+ cases and hundreds of references to say it works - cannot be wrong.  Realizing that there's a better way to a solution is a very big thing. When people give it just that extra little bit of thought they can see how this is actually quite simple. By using structured conversations instead of random and opinionated presentations, by applying real-time visualization to abstract but critical ideas, by opening the minds of the senior teams to the art of the possible – we can change minds and hearts. What else is there?

Oh yes - we have a shared, aligned and practical plan that describes everything we need to know - so we can get on with it.


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