Synopses & Reviews
Two leading experts on designing strategic conversations unveil a simple, creative process that allows teams to tackle their most challenging issues.andlt;brandgt;andlt;brandgt;andlt;iandgt;Moments of Impactandlt;/Iandgt; is a book on a mission: to eradicate time-sucking, energy-depleting workshops and meetings. In our fast-changing world, organizations have important challenges and opportunities to addressand#8212;and no time to waste. andlt;iandgt;Moments of Impactandlt;/Iandgt; delivers the single most useful resource for managers and leaders who need better strategic conversationand#8212;nowand#8212;to shape the future of their organizations.andlt;brandgt;andlt;brandgt;andlt;iandgt;Moments of Impactandlt;/Iandgt; is an essential guide for ambitious leaders who get assigned the hardest and most vexing strategic issues in their organizations, for entrepreneurs trying to manage board expectations, for social change agents pioneering new business models for community impact, for hopeful educators and healthcare practitioners trying to transform slow-to-change industries, and for enterprising students committed to tackling global challenges.andlt;brandgt;andlt;brandgt;Drawing on decades of combined experience as innovation strategists, Ertel and Solomon articulate the purpose, principles, and practices of well-designed strategic conversations. They weave together a lively and compelling mix of social science theories and research, interviews with more than 100 thought leaders, organization leaders, and practitioners, as well as dozens of anecdotes and practical cases from diverse organizations. The book also includes a sixty-page Starter Kit with diagnostic questions, best practices, tips and suggestions, and recommended readings to enable you to put the ideas to work immediately.
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They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. I say thatand#8217;s also a pretty good definition of the typical business meeting. If youand#8217;d like to short-circuit the meeting loop and energize your teamand#8217;s ability to solve real problems and create new visions, then andlt;Iandgt;Moments of Impactandlt;/Iandgt; is the book you need.
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So many times organizations go to the outside to develop and refine their strategic plans when the answers lie internally. andlt;iandgt;Moments of Impactandlt;/iandgt; gives you a roadmap to unlock solutions that are literally in the room. It provides powerful examples and a step by step guide to creating intense engagement and encourages diverse and unique points of view. This leads to a powerful shared vision and strategic plan coupled with a pragmatic execution plan. And, as a bonus, it is a great bonding experience for all involved.
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What if conversations at work actually mattered? andlt;iandgt;Moments of Impact andlt;/iandgt;shows how they can, offering an actionable model for sparking creativity and driving change.
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Conversations are how groups of people lear, collaborate and act together, but having powerful, coherent and strategic conversations takes active design and support. Chris Ertel and Lisa Solomon collaborators of mine for many years have provided a practical and insightful guide to shaping consequential strategic conversations. A must read for anyone shaping the decision environment of an organization.
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Stories ignite understanding and engagement on our most important strategic challenges. Moments of Impact reveals how to go beyond data-driven meetings to generate new insights that help change our world for the better.
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What if conversations at work actually mattered? Moments of Impact shows how they can, offering an actionable model for sparking creativity and driving change. Adam Grant, Wharton professor and bestselling author of Give and Take
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Strategy is one of the most over-used, poorly understood words in the business lexicon. Ertel and Solomon set out to make it meaningful again, drawing on decades of experience running real strategic conversations.
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If you are even remotely interested in 1) having a team that knows what each other is doing, 2) delivering a complex message in a clear way, 3) making sense of the mania that passes for so much of "business thinking" these days, you must read this book.
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Solomon and Ertel get it. We need to move beyond the blah blah blah dominating our meeting rooms today. We need strategic conversations - this book shows you how to design them.
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We've seen how the power of design can radically change experiences for the better. Moments of Impact shows how design can transform our strategic conversations, too. Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit
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We've seen how the power of design can radically change experiences for the better. andlt;iandgt;Moments of Impactandlt;/iandgt; shows how design can transform our strategic conversations, too.
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and#8220;and#8230;this is a guide every frustrated meeting-goer should read, with advice they should all implement.and#8221;
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and#8220;Ertel and Solomon articulate the purpose, principles and practices of well-designed strategic conversations and support their ideas with a lively, convincing mix of social science theories and research, interviews with organizational leaders, anecdotes and case studies, and an invaluable 60-page Starter Kitand#8230;to enable you to put the ideas to work immediately.and#8221;
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and#8220;Chris Ertel and Lisa Kay Solomon provide several useful tools for making sure all voices are heard--and empathized with--at strategy meetings. You can apply many of their tips to general meetings as well. Refreshingly, Ertel and Solomon remind readers that diversity comes in many forms--all of which are important in business settings.and#8221;
Synopsis
Two leading experts on designing strategic conversations unveil a simple, creative process that allows teams to tackle their most challenging issues.
In our fast-changing world, leaders are increasingly confronted by messy, multifaceted challenges that require collaboration to resolve. But the standard methods for tackling these challenges--meetings packed with data-drenched presentations or brainstorming sessions that circle back to nowhere--just don't deliver.
Great strategic conversations generate breakthrough insights by combining the best ideas of people with different backgrounds and perspectives. In this book, two experts "crack the code" on what it takes to design creative, collaborative problem-solving sessions that soar rather than sink.
Drawing on decades of experience as innovation strategists--and supported by cutting-edge social science research, dozens of real-life examples, and interviews with well over 100 thought leaders, executives, and fellow practitioners-- they unveil a simple, creative process that leaders and their teams can use to unlock solutions to their most vexing issues. The book also includes a "Starter Kit" full of tools and tips for putting the book's core principles into practice.
Synopsis
In our fast-changing world, leaders are increasingly confronted by messy, multifaceted challenges that require collaboration to resolve. But the standard methods for tackling these challengesand#8212;meetings packed with data-drenched presentations or brainstorming sessions that circle back to nowhereand#8212;just donand#8217;t deliver. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Great strategic conversations generate breakthrough insights by combining the best ideas of people with different backgrounds and perspectives. In this book, two experts and#8220;crack the codeand#8221; on what it takes to design creative, collaborative problem-solving sessions that soar rather than sink. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Drawing on decades of experience as innovation strategistsand#8212;and supported by cutting-edge social science research, dozens of real-life examples, and interviews with well over 100 thought leaders, executives, and fellow practitionersand#8212; they unveil a simple, creative process that leaders and their teams can use to unlock solutions to their most vexing issues. The book also includes a and#8220;Starter Kitand#8221; full of tools and tips for putting the bookand#8217;s core principles into practice.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Chris Ertelandlt;/bandgt; has been designing strategic conversations for fifteen years as an advisor to senior executives of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and large nonprofits. Chris has played leadership roles in two practice teams at the frontiers of creative strategy: Global Business Network, a leading scenario planning consultancy, and Doblin, a pioneering firm in the field of design strategy. He has worked in about twenty industries, including high technology, healthcare, automotive, education, financial services, and professional services. Chris's approach and perspective is rooted in social science; he holds an MA in cultural anthropology and a PhD in demography from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Berkeley with his wife and daughter. andlt;bandgt;Lisa Kay Solomon andlt;/bandgt;teaches innovation at the groundbreaking MBA in Design Strategy program at San Francisco's California College of the Arts. Building on her background in experience design, scenario planning, and business strategy, Lisa works with leaders from Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, public educators and administrators, and social leaders to think originally and expansively about the future, and their role in creating it. As a frequent public speaker and guest lecturer, she speaks widely on the topics around innovation, strategy, and design, and why the ability to innovate is itself a leadership skill. Educated in the east coast at Cornell University and New York University Stern School of Business, she now lives with her husband and two daughters inandnbsp;the San Francisco Bay Area.