Intermediate Workshop –
Using Options to Make a Compelling Case
Course Overview –
Most leadership groups want us to discuss options when presenting recommendations.
But, how to do that without always using the To B or Not To B pattern?
Davina will introduce 6 pattern variants to help you explain which options you plan to explore through to making your recommendation.
During this interactive workshop you will…
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Confirm how discussing options supports quality decision making
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Explore six options for telling options stories at any stage of your process
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‘Hack' three options patterns in a small group and debrief with Davina
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Use examples from a case as a guide
What others say about Davina's workshops –
The approach you guided us through is excellent.
I'm finding the more I lean into it, the more natural it becomes to frame meaningful content … it's like a ‘magic pattern'.
Nathan, Consultant, Queensland Government Department
I did your course last year and found it extremely useful and continue to use the So What framework – I find it's a bullet-proof method for communicating anything!
I've since left and am now at a new company. We are in a significant growth phase and as such, there are a lot of leads in the business making change and need to communicate this to the Execs and our Board.
Execs have noticed a difference in how I communicate ideas – that they are clear, succinct and actionable, thanks to you!
Can you please give me a call so I can give you some context and arrange a call with my COO to teach our people?
Bianca, Senior Product Manager, Technology Company
Your facilitator –
I love what I do.
I have had the pleasure of helping smart people all over the world to clarify and communicate complex ideas for the past 25+ years.
I first learned the approach when working at McKinsey in Hong Kong in the mid 1990s. Since then I have had the pleasure of having Barbara Minto approve my Pyramid Principle training in 2008.
The structured approach that I teach, the So What Strategy, helps people from almost every discipline.
It offers a universal thinking process that enables you to articulate the breakthrough lurking beneath the surface of your communication.
Pre-requisites –
To have previously learned the So What Strategy or the Minto Pyramid Principle. We ask you to complete a short assessment before registering to assess your level of knowledge.
Just in case you have not yet learned these techniques, consider exploring one of these options:
- The So What Strategy, our short book introducing these ideas. Learn more here.
- Introductory Workshop – Thinking Skills to help you communicate complex ideas. A 2-hour workshop for those interested in exploring our approach. Learn more here.
- Clarity First Express, which offers lifetime access to 11 short modules covering the core concepts alongside exercises, tools and templates. Learn more here.
- The holistic Clarity First Program, which goes further than either of these options by offering a deep set of modules accompanied by small group coaching. Learn more here.
Inclusions –
Pre-work – Nil
Workshop – May 19 at 8am (Sydney time, AEST)
- an interactive two hours for a maximum of 30 participants
- tools and templates to help you use the ideas
- PDF notes including a case study and relevant examples
Recording – available to anyone who missed the session (for two weeks after the workshop)
USD129.00 / seat
