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  Ralf Lippold    Premium Member   Group moderator

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  Leapfrogging to Create the Future in the Blue Ocean

  ... interested to join in (after reading the following, and choosing for yourself), then go there: http://sharedvision.pbworks.com/
  
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  "What Do We Want to Create?"
  
  Initially by Charlotte Roberts (Co-author of "The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook"), pp. 337-339
  
  Talk through the following sets of questions. Spend time only with the questions which are meaningful to your team; different groups are attracted to different questions. The words, phrases, and ideas taht emerge from this exercise become the seed thoughts for building a shared vision.
  
  STEP 1: THE VISION OF THE FUTURE
  
  It is five years from today's date and you have, marvelously enough, created the organization you most want to create. Now it is your job, as a team, to describe it - as if you were able to see it., realistically, around you. Consider these questions one by one, painting an ever-clearer shared vision of your future organization.
  Make sure each member of the team has an opportunity to comment on each of the questions. Note the main points on a flip chart (..here in the Wiki) that everyone in the group can see.
  
  1. Who are the stakeholder of this organization we have created (five years from now)?
  How do we work with them?
  How do we produce value for them?
  2. What are the most influential trends in our industry?
  3. What is our image in the marketplace?
  How do we compete?
  4. What is our unique contribution to the world around us?
  What is the impact of our work?
  5. How do we make money?
  6. What does our organization look like?
  How do the important elements of the infrastructure interact?
  7. How do we handle good times?
  How do we handle bad times?
  8. In what ways is our organization a great place to work?
  9. What are our values?
  How do people treat each other?
  How are people recognized?
  10. How do we know that the futrure of our orgnaization is secure?
  What have we done to ensure its future for ourselves?
  What have we done to ensure its future for our grandchildren?
  11. What is our organization's role in our community?
  
  After each of these questions , ask: "How would we measure our progress?"
  
  STEP 2: CURRENT REALITY
  Now come back to the current year, and look at the organization as it is today.
  
  12. What are the critical forces in our systems?
  13. Who are the current stakeholders today - inside and outside?
  What changes do we perceive taking place among our stakeholders?
  14. What are the most influential trends in our industry today?
  15. What aspects of our organization empower people?
  What aspects of our organization disempower people?
  16. How is the strategic plan currently used?
  17. What major losses do we fear?
  18. What do we know (that we need to know)?
  What don't we know (that we need to know)?
  
  • 16 Sep 2010, 5:20 pm
  Ralf Lippold wrote: > ... interested to join in (after reading the following, and choosing > for yourself), then go there: http://sharedvision.pbworks.com/ > > ________________________ > > "What Do We Want to Create?" > > Initially by Charlotte Roberts (Co-author of "The Fifth Discipline > Fieldbook"), pp. 337-339 > > Talk through the following sets of questions. Spend time only with > the questions which are meaningful to your team; different groups are > attracted to different questions. The words, phrases, and ideas taht > emerge from this exercise become the seed thoughts for building a > shared vision. > > STEP 1: THE VISION OF THE FUTURE > > It is five years from today's date and you have, marvelously enough, > created the organization you most want to create. Now it is your job, > as a team, to describe it - as if you were able to see it., > realistically, around you. Consider these questions one by one, > painting an ever-clearer shared vision of your future organization. > Make sure each member of the team has an opportunity to > comment on each of the questions. Note the main points on a flip > chart (..here in the Wiki) that everyone in the group can see. > > 1. Who are the stakeholder of this organization we have created > (five years from now)? > How do we work with them? > How do we produce value for them? > 2. What are the most influential trends in our industry? > 3. What is our image in the marketplace? > How do we compete? > 4. What is our unique contribution to the world around us? > What is the impact of our work? > 5. How do we make money? > 6. What does our organization look like? > How do the important elements of the infrastructure > interact? > 7. How do we handle good times? > How do we handle bad times? > 8. In what ways is our organization a great place to work? > 9. What are our values? > How do people treat each other? > How are people recognized? > 10. How do we know that the futrure of our orgnaization is secure? > What have we done to ensure its future for ourselves? > What have we done to ensure its future for our > grandchildren? > 11. What is our organization's role in our community? > > After each of these questions , ask: "How would we measure our > progress?" > > STEP 2: CURRENT REALITY > Now come back to the current year, and look at the organization as it > is today. > > 12. What are the critical forces in our systems? > 13. Who are the current stakeholders today - inside and outside? > What changes do we perceive taking place among our > stakeholders? > 14. What are the most influential trends in our industry today? > 15. What aspects of our organization empower people? > What aspects of our organization disempower people? > 16. How is the strategic plan currently used? > 17. What major losses do we fear? > 18. What do we know (that we need to know)? > What don't we know (that we need to know)?