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This presentation consists of 10 highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,
founder & host of 33voices®.
Lisa Kay SolomonLisa Kay Solomon teaches innovation at the groundbreak-ing MBA in Design Strategy program at San Francisco’s California College of the Arts.
A frequent public speaker and guest lecturer, she lives with her husband and two daughters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
@LisaKaySolomon
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Transition from having meetings to having strategic conversationsand you’ll inspire more meaning, relevancy and action.
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The overarching purpose of a strategic conversation
is to create shared understanding, shape choices and reach concrete decisions.
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A properly structured strategic conversation will connect these 5 core principles:
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A properly structured strategic conversation will connect these 5 core principles:
Declare your objective BY defining your purpose.
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A properly structured strategic conversation will connect these 5 core principles:
Identify your participants BY engaging multiple perspectives
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A properly structured strategic conversation will connect these 5 core principles:
Assemble your content BY framing the issues
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A properly structured strategic conversation will connect these 5 core principles:
Assemble your content BY framing the issues
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A properly structured strategic conversation will connect these 5 core principles:
Find a venue BY setting your scene
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A properly structured strategic conversation will connect these 5 core principles:
Set your agenda BY designing the experience
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Strategic conversations require a beginner’s mind;
an openness to explore different perspectives and an entirely new angle towards solving your problem.
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Modern leaders focus less on providing answers and more on creating the conditions to ignite creativity in others.
Listen, don’t judge and reward failing forward.
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When designing a strategic conversation,
design backwards.Start by asking this question: “looking back, what has to have happened during that session
to have achieved the desired result?”
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Often, its your ability to define the problem that will distinguish a highly productive meeting.
if you can’t sketch your problem, it’s likely not clear enough.
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When contemplating multiple options,
answer these 5 questions:
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When contemplating multiple options,
answer these 5 questions:What is your winning aspiration?
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When contemplating multiple options,
answer these 5 questions:Where will you play?
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When contemplating multiple options,
answer these 5 questions:How will you win?
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When contemplating multiple options,
answer these 5 questions:What capabilities must you have in place?
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When contemplating multiple options,
answer these 5 questions:What management systems are required?
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Conversation that put people first not only connect emotionally;more importantly, they engage the whole person.
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Before designing the experience of your next strategic conversation -
think TED:
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Before designing the experience of your next strategic conversation -
think TED:Show don’t tell.make it about discovery.
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Before designing the experience of your next strategic conversation -
think TED:Connect with the heart.
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Before designing the experience of your next strategic conversation -
think TED:Turn it into a great narrative
What does a great meeting look like for you?
REALLY REFLECT
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