How involved do you want people to be?

When you next need to get input or contributions from people, or you need to consult with a team on something, think first: how involved do you want people to be? 

This really is the question - just how deeply involved?

It can get messy if you think one thing and they think another. 

This quick video outlines a depth of involvement and participation. Go on, get into it. 

 For further information, read up on the IAP2 process here

How to engage people in change & transformation

How to engage people in change & transformation from Lynne Cazaly on Vimeo.

When change is on the agenda - and it so often is in today's workplaces - be sure you've got engaging tools to help people buy into the change and transformation that's coming. 

Avoid ambiguity and complication. Hey, you might love working down in the detail because you're involved in the piece of work, but that doesn't mean others across the organisation are that 'into' you or the change!

Check out this week's sketch video to move beyond a 'pack' of information!

Do you care about empathy?

Step in to their shoes ...

When you next need to engage with a client, customer or stakeholder, spend a few moments before (or after) and complete an Empathy Map, visual template. 

This sketch video is a quick guide to sketching out customer pains and gains so you can get to the heart of the matter!

Empathy Map from Lynne Cazaly on Vimeo.

The Future of Work

Eating 3D printed food? Your front door greeting you when you get home? More robots on the planet than people?

These were some of the predictions from the Future of Work conference last week. 

This week's sketch video highlights how we have to adapt and transform!

Click on the other visuals I crafted to see more about The Future of Work:

     
So… what are you doing now to deal with the future of the world… the future of work? 

How do you build products people will want?

What's that? Nine out of ten products are failing?

What are we doing - and how could we be doing it better?

Ash Maurya of Spark 59 shares some brilliant principles about building the right products and features that people will want. This applies to services, products … and whatever else you've got on offer.

This week's sketch video blog helps you find the way to build what people will want, use and buy. 

How to build features people want - Lynne Cazaly from Lynne Cazaly on Vimeo.