Mapping Your Way to Commitment and Consensus

Sudhir Desai

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YOU ARE HERE

You are here!

Context• As entrepreneurs you often

deal with complex situations..

• And work with diverse teams, that must all be ‘on the same page’…

• And committed to an action plan….

What you can expect• Learn one way for obtaining

shared understanding, commitment and consensus rapidly

• Some situations in which I and others have used this approach

• Think about where you might find this useful

WHAT YOU THINK

What you think!• We asked you earlier to jot down some thoughts

on building commitment and consensus• Here is what you said….

DOES IT MATTER?

You have a and Idea and a Vision!

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Reality tends to be somewhat messy….

The beast makes us babble….

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VISUALIZATION IS IN

You have seen these….

It is the rage.. and supposedly easy…

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The pros can… and so can you!

THE POWER OF MAPS

Telling someone how to get there..

Even kids get it….

Adding one’s $0.02

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Many paths to the Queen…

Things change…evolve…

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MAPPING BUSINESS

Universal Languages

The language of enterprise…

Negotiating meaning…together

One Vision - a melding of the minds!

Just another tool!

Understanding Customer needs

Strategic Planning

Visioning

Process Improvement

Business Design

Business and IT Alignment

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What do you think?

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THANK YOUsudhir.desai@livingenterprise.net