Culture & Organizational Development
Collaborative Conversation Navigator
Ten rules for running dialogue inside a group decision, where the aim is to understand one another rather than to win or agree, from setting the ground rules to listening without trying to change minds.
Collective Idea Explorer
A group ideation tool in which each person writes ideas alone, others build on them anonymously, and the group sorts, extends, and scores the results, with the four worksheets to run it.
Collective Objective Builder
Eight steps, alternating group discussion and private reflection, that turn a team's shared and personal reasons into one goal statement, checked against the organization's goals and each member's own.
Constructive Contrarian Guide
How to use a devil's advocate well: brief the group on the role, choose a respected challenger or a separate group, have them test every assumption behind the proposals, and revise the proposals in response.
Critical Consensus Constructor
How a group reaches a decision every member will commit to, where consensus means the best solution under the circumstances rather than unanimous agreement, with seven stages and a record sheet for the agreement.
Mission, Vision, Values, & USP
A business needs to have a clear sense of purpose if it is to succeed.
Team Building Systems
The most important part of any business is the people who run it.