thought generator presentation

Introducing …

Thought Generator

Facilitation

for

Meetings&

Workshops

Think it

Plan it

Share it

Do it

The Thought Generator means…

Teams and champions in companies who work with strategy implementation use the Thought Generator to learn to facilitate and participate during their own workshops/meetings, using the Thought Generator toolkit with templates

Monitor it

Learn fromit

Ask Gather

Map Present

Asking the right questions Gathering the information Mapping ( displaying) the information Presenting the information Recording the information

… all leading to better decisions and actions

Record

The purpose of the one - two day workshop is to stimulate learning …and skills development in …

Use people’s time more productively

Focus on action

 Stationary is flexible

Involves the entire team

Why use the Thought Generator for meetings and workshops …

The Thought Generator includes …

Encourage teams to engage, participate and co-create solutions

Discussion guidelines

Visually display and mapping the thinking process

Delivered by experienced facilitators

Confidence through skills

The Thought Generator kit

Menu of templates

Workshop facilitation

The Thought Generator templates

Purpose driven templates

Solution Generator Gap Analysis Generator Options Generator Process Generator Action Generator Customer needs analysis Generator Business Case Generator

Think it

Plan it

Tell it

Do it

Monitor it

Learn fromit

What is the issue?

Who are the best 2 – 3 people to solve this problem ?

What end result do we want ?

Translate agenda into questions …what do we need to ask about this issue?

Next steps?

Date….time…Location to present this

solution?

Select template …• Gap analysis generator• Process generator

Create and agenda … what do we need to know about issue?

Solution generator

Example of a template

Example of a Template : Partnerships: Stakeholder Map

Step 1 : Identify the actors and assign to group (stakeholders)Step 2 : Assign actors to one of the three sectorsStep 3 : Insert the actors, using the circles and use V for veto player Position individual actors against the background Position actors whom have a relationship close to each otherStep 4: Show the relationships between the actors, using the graphic symbols below.

Using the Thought Generator for meetings and workshops ….

Involves the entire team

Encourages buy-in to decisions

Builds facilitation capacity

Stimulates action

Think it

Plan it

Tell it

Do it

Monitor

Learn

The process creates a safe environment foreveryone to learn and practice facilitation skills

Thought Generator stationary

Easy to transport Thought Generator, which folds up to the size of a flipchart

Teams learning to facilitate their own meetings

Practical experience with different templates

Practice in presenting their case, solutions and recommendations

Learning, using real examples and action learning

Applying the Thought Generator learning in their working environment

Action learning –

The Thought Generator role in Strategic Process

process

content

Strategic Planning

Participlan Workshop with Executive Leaders

Strategic Plan

Detailed plan including key

objectives and action plan

MonitoringDashboard:

develop roll-out schedule and

monitoring system

Capacity Building

cascade plans to business unit through small group facilitation

and training

Feedback

business units feedback into the strategic planning process Customized

workshops

customer focus groups / stakeholder mapping / key

clients

process

process

Implementation

implementation and planning workshops with

champions and teams

process

Transforming strategic thinking into results …..

Thinkplan in partnership with Participlan – View the U-tube videos demonstrating the Thought Generatorwww.participlan.co.za – Participlan – Peter Thomas

Contact us: Estelle Gautier+27 833769887 | egautier@thinkplan.co.za egautier@mweb.co.za | www.thinkplan.co.za