Katalyst

Jumpstart change and engagement with Liquid Democracy

Kienbaum Management Consultants August 2016

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Use swarm intelligence to get answers you would either not get at all or spend

significant time and resources to obtainProblem solving dilemma within organizations

» There are unresolved problems, questions, and topics that need to be addressed

» The solution can be created from the experience and ideas within the org, but searching takes time

» The cost to hire someone to find and solve the problem can be high

» The solution exists within the organization, and can be found via Liquid Democracy

» Swarm intelligence offers the ability to solve variety of problems with small/large crowds

» The larger the crowd, the more likely the solution is to be found

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Unanswered management questions Crowdsourced solutions

BUT, the larger the crowd, the slower and more costly it becomes

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But, traditional brainstorming can be a tedious and slow process that lacks

effective generation of sufficient ideasTraditional brainstorming shortcomings

Traditional brainstorming doesn’t scale well

» Traditional brainstorming is slow, tedious, dull, and can leave

people feeling intimidated and put on the spot

» Contribution could vary between dominant and reserved

employees, resulting in fewer, lower quality ideas

» Brainstorming process is slowed down when people take turns

speaking; waiting your turn can result in forgetting other ideas,

or loss of interest in general

» Groupthink makes it difficult for individuals to propose a

radically different idea, and risk going against the flow

» Traditional methods and use of flipcharts aren’t able to

manage more than a few people effectively

Overcome these shortcomings with Katalyst, a new diagnostic tool that empowers idea generation in a quick

and efficient way, regardless of group size

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Large groups become unmanageable chaos

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Jumpstart change and transform your workshops and brainstorming sessions

with KatalystOverview

Ideas removed from hierarchical and divisional silosDigitized Liquid Democracy

» Digitized and moderated diagnostic tool that helps

organizations identify problems and prioritize solutions

» 1-day digitized workshop is facilitated in which an interactive

session enables a group of appropriate individuals to quickly

brainstorm ideas, and collectively decide on the ones worthy

to pursue

» Ideas are seen and prioritized by the group, then expanded

upon for further discussion and prioritization following

breakout groups

» A highly flexible format that allows for changing number of

participants, themes and formats

A digitized, 1 day diagnostic workshop to identify and prioritize problems and plan solutions while removing

hierarchy and departmental silos

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Katalyst is the latest diagnostics tool that helps organizations bypass ineffective

ideas and steers them towards executing value added innovationsBenefits

Best ideas are found expediently Why go with the Katalyst

» Digitized and moderated diagnostic tool that helps

organizations identify problems and prioritize solutions

» Anonymous session that unleashes participants minds and

generate idea flow without traditional moderator and flipchart

» Participants come together in new teams that are outside of

existing hierarchies or functions

» Leverage the experience of the workforce by enabling them to

have an equal voice

» Identify and overcome implementation issues before they

arise by putting those who will implement in the same room as

those having ideas

» Highly adaptable to the uniqueness of each company and its

particular challenges

Instant collection and prioritization of ideas enables

the best solutions to be identified quickly, leaving

more time for breakout discussions for enhancement

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The iterative and digital process ensures anonymity and that all ideas and topics

are viewed and considered Workshop process overview

Everyone discuss the ideas together

anonymously and digitally

Discussion in anonymous groups

Digital and anonymous

Headquarters

Initial Question

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Topics Discussion

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Review topics and

fields of action

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Result:

Clustered Topics

Result:

Pain points and activities on the subject

Primary question and workshop driver

Three iterations of each subject:

Actual state / desired state / activities

Forced rankings of clusters and

ideas with clusters

Result:

Ranked and weighted subjects and issues

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An initial starting question will go through the stages until ideas are put into

ranked clusters and then ranked within each clusterWorkshop process details

1 specific initial question

» Conduct a pre-workshop meeting where a single question and or problem is formulated

» Only asking the rightquestion will produce valuable answers

Free form responses

» Respondents answer the question without filters or clusters

» Current states, desired states, and activities to close the gap are identified

Respondents cluster the responses into pre-defined categories

The clusters are forced ranked in order of most to least critical to the issue

ClusteringClusters forced

rankedClusters’ ideas forced

ranked

Each idea within the clusters is forced ranked in order of most to least critical to the cluster

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The workshop employs an iterative process that displays and prioritizes ideas,

then repeats as ideas are refined, culminating in ranked clusters and ideasWorkshop mechanics

Topics are gathered from all sources and displayed for everyone to see and vote on

Ideas are grouped and prioritized and presented for the group to prioritize again

Break out groups are randomly formed to assess and evaluate current and future state ideas

Implementation solutions and rollout plans for ideas and topics are developed

» Iterative process allows for multiple topics and ideas to be evaluated and ranked

» Breakout groups remove hierarchical and divisional barriers

» Activities for improvements are developed with both those overseeing them and those performing them

» Immediate data collection allows for quick and efficient result selection and visualization

» Results and analysis are fully documented and available for use

» 10 pain points are identified and ranked

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From the starting point of one initial question, a “10x10” result is found - 10 pain

points rated in order of criticality and a 10 steps to meet the challengeWorkshop results

10 pain points

» The current and future state gaps are analyzed and used to determine a set of 10 organizational “pain points”

» The forced ranked clusters, and forced ranked ideas within each clusters focus the analysis and eliminate unnecessary ideas

10 steps

» The desired state and activities ideas are analyzed for improvement steps

» These are boiled down into a 10 step improvement program

Forced ranked clusters provide input for “10 x 10” result

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Interconnected participants from across the organization engaging in

conversation Example

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An anonymous, interconnected group of employees from all levels solving

problems through a digitally moderated platform Example

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Eric M. LavellePrincipal Phone: +1 843 804 0020Fax: +1 213 805 5337Mobile: +1 843 804 0020eric.lavelle@kienbaum.com

Brian DickersonConsultantPhone: +1 858 382 4205Fax:Mobile: +1 858 382 4205brian.dickerson@kienbaum.com

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