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My work over the last several years has centered community and utilized processes like co-design, co-creation, and liberatory design, so we can collaboratively envision and create a more equitable and just world. This work involves learning and growth - much of which is uncomfortable and encourages myself (and others) to do some wrestling with our own privileges, unseen areas, and biases.  In the design world, this might require us to set aside our own ego and self-centrism as a titled “designer”. Maybe then, we can realize the potential that exists in communities experiencing challenges firsthand - these communities and stakeholders must be centered in the problem-solving process (co-creation) if we are ever to craft a world that is a better place for more people. Explore concepts like this and more in a new course I’ve been supporting the development of with reshift called: Co-Creation for Innovative Problem Solving. It will be an online (live with real humans) course that takes place over six 3-hour sessions. See more about it and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eHKndX_P

My work over the last several years has centered community and utilized processes like co-design, co-creation, and liberatory design, so we can collaboratively envision and create a more equitable and just world. This work involves learning and growth - much of which is uncomfortable and encourages myself (and others) to do some wrestling with our own privileges, unseen areas, and biases.  In the design world, this might require us to set aside our own ego and self-centrism as a titled “designer”. Maybe then, we can realize the potential that exists in communities experiencing challenges firsthand - these communities and stakeholders must be centered in the problem-solving process (co-creation) if we are ever to craft a world that is a better place for more people. Explore concepts like this and more in a new course I’ve been supporting the development of with reshift called: Co-Creation for Innovative Problem Solving. It will be an online (live with real humans) course that takes place over six 3-hour sessions. See more about it and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eHKndX_P

The reshift team has developed a deep-dive course in co-creation. Check out the course here https://lnkd.in/edafAxbh).

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Check out our latest training offering: Co-creation for Innovative Problem Solving. We have special discounts available for teams registering together. Registrations are going fast!

Strategic planning is a pain! So, how can you make it more fun, more enjoyable? I'm going to suggest something counter-intuitive. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝! Yes, involve more people in the process of setting your plan. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, but find ways to go deeper into your organization to 𝐭𝐚𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭. 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔: 🏃♀️ 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐒 - Form small teams to dive into key strategic questions where you have the biggest opportunities for growth or improvement. Give them 1 week and the time to gather data, and no more than 3 questions to explore. The answers will help direct decisions and the teams will feel part of the process. 👌 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐒 - Define key points in your strategic planning process to intentionally consult trusted customers. Ask their opinion on trends, competition, product decisions, etc. Customers will provide truth-testing to internal assumptions. ⚡ 𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎-𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 - Invite a diverse set of stakeholders into the process (cross-functional, suppliers, customers, community). Facilitate live conversations on key strategic topics and use the inputs to guide direction and decisions. You'll widen your perspective and gain support at the same time. All of these approaches, if done with honest listening and an open mind, will 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 based on a wider data set. Plotting your course as an organization is essential, but it doesn't have to be painful. Bring more people into the process. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. #StrategicPlanning #CoCreation #MakeWorkFun reshift, Steven Bosak, Ezequiel Williams, Bre Przestrzelski, Manfred Gollent,

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New podcast from our colleague Ezequiel Williams. Always worth a listen!

What's the difference between AI, GenAI, Deep Learning, Maching Learning, LLMs, Deep Fakes, etc.? If you're not techie and want a clear and concise overview, check out this 10 minute overview by expert Jeff Crume, PhD, CISSP of IBM https://lnkd.in/ekxWUzq6 Often times we start talking about things based on the limited knowledge we have, without really understanding the foundations of what we're actually talking about. #ArtificialIntelligence is probably the biggest place where this happens these days. So many people out there posing and talking as if they actually understand what #AI is, without having this foundational understanding of the difference between things like #GenAI and #MachineLearning and an #LLM. Understanding how Generative AI actually works is incredibly important for users of GenAI. Jeff Talks about the analogy of music and GenAI, which is very interesting. Spinning on this analogy, you can certainly make music (use AI) without learning music theory. Or, you can learn how music works (music theory, reading symbolic notations of sheet music, etc.) and open up entirely new realms of learning, collaboration and communication in the space of music. Just wanted to share this excellent video. I'm curious to hear what you take away from this...did you learn anything new? Do you have any new perspectives or 'aha' moments about AI in general? reshift, Steven Bosak, Manfred Gollent, Bre Przestrzelski, Ezequiel Williams

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 and it can be both energizing and overwhelming. After all, summer in the Northern Hemisphere is slowly fading, vacations are wrapping up and kids are going back to school. The end of year flurry is upon us! For most organizations this means thinking forward to 2025 and beyond. This is when we engage in that 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, beyond our current project timelines and into that space where there is considerable uncertainty. If you are looking for a 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭. This is a collaborative and accelerated approach to developing your team's strategy or strategic inputs. It can be done at the team, department or whole-of-organization level and it takes 3 weeks. 𝑺𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌? 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 1: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Assemble team, review current plans state, conduct market analysis, research challenges and opportunities. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 2: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 Interview stakeholders, identify themes and priorities, vision workshop, strategy development workshop. 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 3: 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Gather feedback, refine, develop OKRs and timelines, develop comms, present to key stakeholders and finalize plan. The 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬. It's adaptable for organizations of all sizes and provides a framework for efficient, inclusive strategy development that addresses current challenges and future opportunities. Can you do this? Absolutely. Any team can do a 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, as input to the org strategy. You'll need to rally multiple stakeholders within the organzation, and most likely you'll need external help coordinating and facilitating the work. The benefits are a 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 that can set a refreshed path for the future of your team, founded in reality and created through broad collaboration. #StrategicPlanning #Collaboration #GrowthStrategy #CoCreation reshift, Steven Bosak, Dana “DeltaDana” Akins-Adeyemi, MSME, Bre Przestrzelski, Manfred Gollent, Executive Coach and Thinking Partner, Ezequiel Williams