Is it for information only
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 3:45PM 
The difference between being invited for consultation and information are so, so different.
Yet they’re often substituted.
🔅‘Please comment on this change’ is different to ‘this change is happening’.
🔅‘What do you think of this proposed process’ is different to ‘things will change on the 8th of the month’.
🔅’What’s your advice on this idea’ is different to ‘here’s how things are going to be’.
Check if it’s really consultation or just information.
Don’t invite people to a forum if there’s no discussion, input, invitation or conversation.
That’s information.
If it’s all PowerPoint and the same heads talking ... that’s information, not consultation.
Sadly, many people are so ready to give their ideas and suggestions, but there’s no room. time or space for it.
The newer world of work makes many more opportunities available for co-creation, consultation and collaboration ... not just communication.
It’s acknowledging that people have plenty clever, creativity and ingenuity to share ... to help solve tricky problems, deliver greater value and make faster change.
That’s richer than ‘for your information’.
What can you turn from information into consultation?
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