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Here is the thought generator for anyone who needs it: https://lifelabsworksheets.com/strategicthinking

It’s a mural I designed and it was painted by Artworks in my neighborhood.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1euuKJiOIKopMOFczIo9nfYlfPRD0rkhFJ7F0roBiNXc/edit?usp=sharing

You can download it there, Dale

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The manager could ask him what other ideas he has

Desired (ideal) state should feel pretty familiar to this group!

Haha agreed Alana!

benchmarks

what you measure you pay attention to

Helps you know if you’re making progress toward the goal if you have something to measure

helps you track progress

Knowing the distance helps shape the kind of action needed

progress checks

check assuptions - at times perception of gap different from reality

increase csh flow by 10%; knowledge of mkt size

So the “gap” in question is the distance between current state and future state, right?

Ah, yes. Here it is. ..

it is critical to explain the reason for the changes so others do not think they are doing something wrong...this behavior is at the leadership level

Lack of feedback!

A popular approach for root-cause analysis in quality circles is “the 5 Whys

Also what is happening in the external environment

could be bigger than organization... pandemic and great resignation, or company does not allow working from home...

As we’re seeing commonly these days - compensation!

Culture unberable

gets you out of your own head/assumptions

Alignment

enables broader thinking - really thinking about other factors than the individual/person

Another opportunity to view company mission vision values.

we have a default lens... ensure we have multiple lens

What might hackathon link up to?

Innovative ideas for potential new products

Next iteration of doing “something” in the company

Build cross-functional connections

Pooped?

eat snakes... that's good but ???

AMEN

Only 2 people

include employees, vendors, community, governmental functions assuming the plan touches outside of the org

Lens check IMO

lens check

Lens - he is making assumptions, and Link-up

definre the desired state..what is the why? .not certain he is clear; not clear on inclusion

I love this simple, very practical framework! THank you!

Agreed

yes to Sarah's comment

Inclusion check! Right people at the right time is a useful patchwork for me right now

Gap and lens check

*watchword

I need to pay attention to the IC

I see what my team does intuitively, but to put this into a rigorous framework? Amazing

UC check - I never think about this...

I think the power of this approach is the combination of 5 checks

inclusion check

Love all the checks. Specifically love the shared language opportunity.

Name checking is it so helpful!!

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For me this was a reminder of what needs to examined especially the UC

Fantastic use of my hour. Thank you so much Rebecca. Love your facilitation style.

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Great job Rebecca!

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