Appreciative Inquiry is a shift from looking at problems and deficiencies and instead focusing on strengths and successes. It is a tool for change, and it will strengthen relationships throughout your business. Most people struggle to obtain this mindset without training. We have just been conditioned otherwise. I always use the example that is about Read More …
This system style diagram is primarily derived from Outcome Mapping (OM) with a little Theory of Change (TOC) thinking. OM differs from TOC in that it focuses on Boundary Partners, an area that we can influence, evaluate, and adapt to the changes that incur. As we move to the right side of the diagram, we Read More …
Can you help bring your product/service alive by giving it a voice? From the book The Objects of Experience by Wood & Latham, https://amzn.to/2HczhNC Name the object. Give it an actual name, as if you were naming a pet. Decide on its personality. Is it mean, nice, sneaky, smart, young, old, funny What kinds of Read More …
Many people/organizations struggle in creating a sales workflow. It is usually to confining or on the opposite end nonexistent. In my thinking, Standard Work is what creates the WOW in the sales process. However, Standards are the most fundamental and misunderstood concept. Your standards are the way you go about what you do and how Read More …
Many of us will make a business case for our next marketing campaign (experiment), but few will take the time to create a prediction.
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and Action Research (AR) has become more prevalent in my marketing approach and toolbox. For my Lean connections, it is comparable to the way I think and use PDCA. I have a higher-order of thinking as I go left to right in the diagram, but the thought process remains basically the same. A Read More …