A guide to how we work with our clients in assignments

1. G R O U P P A R T N E R S
W H A T W E D O O N A T Y P I C A L C A S E

2. GROUP PARTNERS creates innovative a nd dif ferentiated
soluti ons for its clients. We do this in the a reas of strateg y,
tra nsformation a nd cha nge .
We create high energ y via our a pproach - world class
f acilitation - decision quality - delivering proven outcomes.
We have developed structured visual a nd rigorous a pproaches
to complex problems together with the tools a nd techniques to
tell compelling multi-sta keholder stories at the top level

3. At the sta rt of a n assignment we get f a milia r with as much
backg round information as we ca n…

4. WE IMAGINE A
D I F F E R E N T F U T U R E …
We question, challenge and force
critical thinking.
We do this to surface the key
themes – create solutions or new
approaches. This a proven approach
that understands and engages the
wider context we need to work
within.
We look at the important
‘context’ with a consumer’s
eyes…

5. Ahead of interactive sessions we will work with a team directly or
remotely – on conference calls - to get everyone comfortable with
all aspects of the program – ensuring expectations are managed.

6. We will decide which of the following 4D™ frameworks would be
applied to the task. 1. Discovering what we could do, 2. Developing
what we should do, 3. Deciding what we will do and 4. Deploying
what we agreed we would do

8. We will agree a valid ‘Exam Question’ – one that will work for initial team
sessions and then perhaps others for later phases…

9. We then fully explore the teams understanding and expectations of the
objectives within the widest context to create differentiation and innovation…

10. Stimulus material and some homework might be needed to gain a fast start
– we want to ensure program readiness to avoid wasting valuable time. This
can also ensure that certain ‘givens’ are already accounted for…

11. Designing the ‘program’…
We will often create a ‘Persistent
Architecture™’ to force rigor and bring
any best practice to bear ahead of the
key interactive meetings.
This will encourage sharper thinking -
accelerate decision making - increasing
the opportunity to do the right things.
Right.

12. We arrive well ahead of session days - get the area prepared with all initial
structures in place. All of this ensures effective intervention time…

13. We work with the team to get them fully aligned – we become a full part of
the team for the duration of the assignment and beyond - as required…

14. We work with the team to weave any specific ‘solution’ requirements into the overall
business requirements – improving interoperability and ensuring business integ rity…

15. Co-Creation, Innovation and Differentiation through Visualization…

16. We challenge the teams with a mixture of respect and deep curiosity, actively
listening to encourage a different type of thinking…

17. We then synthesize all related and valid content within decision structures …

18. …accommodating large scale teams and environments…
We encourage high-energy and genuine engagement amongst senior teams…

19. By developing visual stimulus materials we can encourage meaningful
involvement and understanding by wider stakeholders communities…

20. …accommodating large scale teams and environments…
We will keep up to date a fully integrated ‘book of record’ of the
development work. This ensures ‘real-time’ availability of important
executive summaries and artifacts as the assignment evolves…

21. We create a positioning for the strategic work against compelling ‘value
propositions’ which naturally emerge throughout the process…

22. …accommodating large scale teams and environments…
We build decision tools - criteria-based frameworks - enabling the whole
team to understand and make high quality decisions…

23. This framework is 40 feet x 8 feet and was fully developed over 4 days with ~20 people…
After each stage of the process we publish high resolution images of the work
done for use in multiple media and over a wide variety of applications
…accommodating large scale teams and environments…
This framework is 50 feet x 8 feet and was fully developed over 3 days with ~70 people…

24. If any of the artifacts we create
need to act as a communication
device we can choose to develop
more sophisticated digital images
for onward formal presentations
and application…
…accommodating large scale teams and environments…

25. …accommodating large scale teams and environments…
After each session we generate a written narrative of the work done to date…

26. …accommodating large scale teams and environments…
We sometimes build large scale ‘presentation support’ for stakeholder
engagement and other important presentation requirements…

27. In some cases the team will continue, between phases, to collect new data
and test further assumptions within ‘Blueprints’ and detailed frameworks…
Break out sessions and deep dives will use structured
ar3facts and blueprints to develop thinking…

28. …accommodating large scale teams and environments…
A t t h e e n d o f e a c h p h a s e w e w i l l c re a t e a d e t a i l e d E xe c u t i v e S u m m a r y …

29. We w i l l b u i l d a ‘ Wo rk b o o k ’ w i t h a f u l l
re c o rd t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e n e x t a c t i o n s o r
a s s i s t a n c e f o r f u rt h e r wo rk .
T h e s e w i l l b e b u i l t i n a c c o rd a n c e w i t h
t h e s t ru c t u re d p h a s e s w i t h i n s u s t a i n e d
p ro g ra m s o f wo rk …
…accommodating large scale teams and environments…

30. T h e m a i n ‘ s y m b o l s ’ - t h e ke y ‘ i m a g e s ’
o f t h e c o n t e n t w e c re a t e - w i l l b e
widely used to support documents,
p ro p o s a l s a n d i n f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n
and communication…

31. We ca n create a Digital
System for Enterprise
Communication…
This is a interactive system of all
the content and visual outcomes.
These systems dynamically enable
m u l t i s t a ke h o l d e r v i e w s o f t h e
i m p o r t a n t s t r a t e g y, o p e r a t i o n a l
a p p ro a c h o r p l a n s

32. We w i l l c re a t e a G ro u p D ri v e s p a c e w i t h s e c u re a c c e s s t o t h e i m a g e s
a n d t h e w ri t t e n re c o rd f o r t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e a s s i g n m e n t

33. We will stay in touch with the team for weeks and often months to ensure
that the material we create remains the most valuable support possible!

34. Interactive Explanations of What We Do:
Interactive Explanation - Discovery and Development - A quick link to a visual gizmo
http://johncaswell.com/groupPartners/scroller.html illustrating the primary modules in the Discovery and Development frameworks. These
devices are known as a Vizmo™ and they are often part of the deliverables of a session.
The Discovery and Development Approach and the sequence explained - http://www.grouppartners.net/vizmo/svt This
Vizmo™ follows the order in which the intervention sessions occur and explains the value accrued at each step - The Sequenced Vizmo™
Group Partners Overviews:
Explaining Our Niche – Download Group Partners Global Context https://wss.grouppartners.net/QuickLink/b77063f748e0f2ba5
Explaining Our Methods - Download Structured Visual Thinking™ The 4D™ Approach
https://wss.grouppartners.net/QuickLink/f6ad12f1490d8f7c2
Innovation Lounge™:
Download the ‘Innovation Lounge™’ https://wss.grouppartners.net/QuickLink/100b9bbc48f0c3cde to explain an ideal environment
for better thinking. Creativity, innovation, energy and practicality combined. To see the innovation approach as an animated file – click on
this link to the ‘Fast Guide’ http://www.grouppartners.net/gallery/index.php?path=gallery1
Animations of what we do - http://www.grouppartners.net/video/index4.html A preview of work in progress animations of our
working approach designed to explain how we approach what we do at Group Partners
Session Room Expectations – Download a short visual document to illustrate the environments we work in
https://wss.grouppartners.net/QuickLink/89bcdc7a49280cac2 and what a 4D™ session might feel like.