4. People learn better by doing
People can be trusted to develop quality solutions together
People will be more committed to implement solutions
to which they have contributed
… by challenging beliefs …
5. Meeting with Meaning …
Involves and engages teams
Saves meeting time
Improves quality of decisions
Creates time to manage
Builds trust and confidence
Promotes delivery on plans
The Thought Generator Process gives
Meaning to Meetings
6. 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 from
it
7. The Thought Generator includes …
Encourage teams to engage,
participate and co-create solutions
Discussion guidelines
Visually displays and mapping the thinking
process
Delivered by experienced facilitators
Confidence through skills
The Thought Generator kit
Menu of templates
Workshop facilitation
8. 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 …
9. Using the Thought Generator for meetings and workshops ….
Involves the entire team
Encourages buy-in to decisions
Builds facilitation capacity
Stimulate action
Think
it
Plan
it
Tell
it
Do
it
Monitor
Learn
10. The process creates a
safe environment for
everyone to learn and
practice facilitation
skills
12. Transforming strategic thinking
into results …..
Estelle Gautier
+27 833769887 | egautier@thinkplan.co.za
egautie@mweb.co.za | www.thinkplan.co.za
Thinkplan in partnership with
Peter Thomas - Participlan
www.participlan.co.za
Editor's Notes
Facilitation development vs TrainingEmpowers people, Delegation toolGoing back to basicsNot techology driven – not high techInterfaces with technology –
Where within the strategic process can you apply the TG ?Excited, increase revenue, capacity, helps your margins. Contain cost Connect to plan, participate, contribute, work in small groups, tools that help think understand decision action plans