Key Features
Allows involvement from across the whole organisation and optionally key partner or client organisations.
Reveals the Tacit Collective Wisdom ‐ Harnesses the hidden Weak Signals from the organisation.
100% anonymous, prompts real and unfiltered messages from all levels and functions.
Is based on the Delphi method and on free text format input only.
Overcomes all obstacles of disparate and geographically spread locations and also shift or timezone difficulties.
Delivers results very rapidly, typically in 5‐6 weeks after commencement. Substantive findings are typically available within 3 weeks.
Takes advantage of internet opportunities and technology.
Minimises consultancy expenditure and the disruption and effort required from employees and managers.
Where is Enterprise Wisdom effective?
In mergers, streamlining or re‐organisations.
Discovering market or cost saving opportunities.
Evolving corporate strategy based upon collective wisdom.
Validating an established strategy – thereby gaining a better understanding of how to make it happen and where there are obstacles.
Planning a business change programme, ensuring all aspects are covered and planned for, minimising risk and maximising buy‐in through involvement.
Reaching sound, endorsed decisions and responses to business challenges, changes in legislation or market environment, based on the widest diverse input.
Re‐engaging staff and workforce with the management by fostering involvement.
Reaching and involving a widely dispersed operation/ group of stakeholders.
Benefits and Advantages - The Added Value
Promotes involvement and ownership and generates commitment to eventual outcomes and actions.
Primes the organisation for resulting actions and change to happen.
Moves the organisation further down the path for implementation.
Starts honest open dialogue, motivation is “built‐in” to the process, as individuals can see themselves as part of the change making process.
Can engage thousands of people in contributing in a few weeks.
Implementation is easier, less expensive and more successful.
Introduces a new culture and inclusiveness. A new era of participation co‐operation and commitment.
Returns or Savings
Costs are 40% of an equivalent analysis conducted by traditional workshop, interview and survey techniques.
Because it is faster to deliver results; the lost opportunity cost of delaying action is reduced.
