From three core values to recognisable behaviour
More than 700 employees each described what a new culture means in their everyday work. The result became a culture compass.
Read the case study for GasunieApplication A plan that is almost final
Know where the support is before you decide.
When a plan or measure is almost final, you put it to the people who have to work with it. You see where they hesitate and which adjustment gets their support.
The occasion Test a decision
There is a plan or choice on the table, but the support and the blind spots are still uncertain.
What you achieve
- Support per choice or measure
- Objections and preconditions clustered
- Refinements with broad support
A decision can be right on substance and still get stuck on resistance that surfaces too late. Especially when only the outspoken voices are heard.
If you test the decision beforehand, you hear which parts get support and under which conditions people go along.
The approach 3 steps
From question to a next step people stand behind
We guide every step. What we mainly ask of you is substance: two meetings beforehand and a co-moderator during the session.
- Step 1
Sharpen the decision
We translate the plan into concrete choices, questions and scenarios that participants can weigh.
- Step 2
Test the support
Participants respond anonymously, build on each other and weigh the main options.
- Step 3
Refine
You learn which parts hold up and where the decision needs to be made better.
Curious what participants see on their screen during the session?
See the participant screenWhat you receive 4 parts
A report the organisation can act on
You see the main themes during the session itself. The synthesis follows the same day.
- 01
Support per choice or measure
- 02
Main objections and conditions
- 03
Refinements with broad support
- 04
Decision input for management or the board
Cases In practice
How it worked out for others
Read what the dialogue delivered in each project.
Professionals and citizens, each heard separately on new policy
For the Enforcement Strategy, SZW heard enforcers and citizens on one day, each in a dialogue of their own.
Read the case study for Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW)
A strategic shift that the whole organisation helped shape
Care organisation Westerkim shifted its focus from care to residents' wellbeing. Employees, volunteers and family helped determine the direction.
Read the case study for WesterkimQuestions about test a decision
Is your question not listed? Ask it in an introductory call.
Is this suitable when the decision is almost fixed?
Yes, as long as there is still room to refine implementation, communication or preconditions.
What if participants reject the plan?
Then you know before the decision gets stuck. The outcome also shows which adjustment does get support.
The other applications
Every application works with the same live dialogue.
01 / The why behind the score
Deepen your employee survey
The survey results are in, but the why is missing. One dialogue around the key scores delivers a prioritised action list.
View: deepen your employee survey02 / Dialogue around the announcement
Change
A reorganisation, merger or measure has to land. Gauge the concerns before you break the news, and again afterwards.
View: change03 / Honesty on sensitive topics
Psychological safety
An anonymous dialogue about topics people do not discuss out loud. With reporting for the board, HR and the works council.
View: psychological safety05 / Strategy in practice
Strategy
A strategy only works when people understand it and dare to question it. Let teams and layers respond to it.
View: strategy06 / Broad and demonstrable
Consultation
Hear large groups in one hour and make visible where they differ and which direction gets support.
View: consultation07 / A fixed listening calendar
Continuous listening
Do not wait for signals to escalate. A fixed dialogue calendar lets leadership hear periodically what is changing.
View: continuous listeningAsk one question of everyone it concerns
In a demo we show you how your question works as a dialogue: what you ask, who you invite and what you'll have at the end.