New Directions uses innovative participation processes to ensure rapid and dynamic development and implementation of strategy and decisions that overcomes much of the resistance experienced with traditional methodologies. These processes often involve large groups in simultaneous dialogue and include Appreciative Inquiry. Open Space Technology and Future Search Conferences. They have some major advantages over conventional meetings and conferences (click here for more information on some different large group processes)
Key Benefits
• We work in partnership with you and focus on your goals
• We design and implement the right set of processes for your organisation and timescale
• We have network links with people and organisations to provide professionally staged events
• We are not confined to one methodology or process
Capabilities
Some example case studies will give you some idea of our capabilities and successes in group facilitation. (see also our pages on Organisation Change - many of the change projects we have managed include the use of large group processes)
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (UK) - Design and facilitate a World Cafe dialogue for 300 participants as part of a change programme launch event
London Borough of Southwark (UK) - Design and facilitate a high participation staff dialogue event on future strategy in the Transport and Planning Department
NHS Change Management Team (UK) - Facilitate strategic planning and team merger session
Brit Insurance (UK), JBP Public Relations (UK), Bart Spices (UK), Silva (UK) - Facilitate strategic planning and business review meetings
Chartered Management Institute (UK) - Design and facilitate member dialogue workshops during the National Convention
First European Summit on Wholehearted Customer Management (Ireland) - Co-facilitate a European conference in Dublin using Open Space Technology
Charter Community Housing (UK) - Facilitate vision, values and strategy events involving all staff
Dundee City Council (UK) - Design and facilitate participatory events to design and implement departmental strategy and a leadership competence model
Scottish Executive (UK) - Facilitate agreement in the complex area of contracts for service between local authorities and housing support providers using large group participation events
Scottish Enterprise (UK) - Facilitating large group dialogues establish a vision for business development in Scotland.
More information on Large Group Interventions can be found in our Resources pages and by following this link