For the occasional situation where a team asks about adding a “4th Order” implication, I’ve created one of the “cards” — like the Contributing/Scoring Cards — that shows a “workaround” for doing it. The process is a simple step of …
Very interesting article related to our use of the “Scouting” metaphor for explorations. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-metaphors-get-under-our-skin/
The teams we create for strategic exploration (Implications Wheel, Strategy Matrix, T.I.P.S. Tracking, Vision) can be either diverse teams of “strangers” (in a community) or diverse teams of co-workers. In both cases, the existing levels of trust — or the …
A participant in one of Joel’s recent presentations said that the Implications Wheel “holds back judgment until more data is available.” That’s a good line and very similar to what Joel experienced with the merger/acquisition work that NorWest (Wells Fargo) …
Another great piece for facilitators — our job is to be aware of the dynamics in our teams. Over the years, some of our classic facilitator stories revolve around these “extrovert” versus “introvert” dynamics. And it’s relevant to all Joel’s …
Introverts: How to Unleash the Powers of Thinkers Read more »
We push practice in writing implications as a critical way to develop your Implications Wheel skills as facilitators. But scoring implications is also excellent practice. Because you’re going to be scoring implications from a particular point of view (and likely …
The importance of diversity in the planning, scouting phase, de-briefing — and successful RESULTS — for all Strategic Exploration Tools is critical. One focus this can take is paying attention to the stakeholders. Stakeholder analysis is a powerful tool for …
Note: This is a very interesting piece of research — and relevant to the facilitation of all Joel’s tools. There are several Implications Wheel facilitators who have expressed a strong interest in connection the process of explorations to information on …
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At a Spring, 2013 de-briefing with the CEO and Strategic Decision team from a major international corporation, the CEO stated: “When the team approached me with the idea of using this tool to explore the issue, I thought it was …
Black Mirror, which originally ran on the British Channel 4 before it was purchased by Netflix in 2015, envisions disastrous consequences of familiar technologies. The show is also a valuable opportunity to spark discussions about technology’s capacity for dark repercussions …