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Our Experience with change workshops

Running one or multiple workshops is an important part of our activities. It is a very efficient tool to organise thinking power and structure activities of a group of people. Far more efficient and effective than regular meetings. We run workshops for a wide range of clients among which SNS Bank, ING Bank, Philips marketing, Change Academy higher education UK, VNU publisher, Barry Callebaut chocolate, IFF, Univ» insurances, City of Rotterdam, Port of Rotterdam authorities, Novartis pharmaceuticals, Belgacom, C&A clothing, FNV Labour Union, Solvay pharmaceuticals, FCI electronic components, Progress Software, Heineken.
       

Keywords
What is a change workshop about?
Who are you?
What benefits has a change workshop?
What does our work include?
What will you achieve?
Special features

   
         
   
Run a change workshop on your business topic
Change workshops will enable you to very effectively explore a business topic and define ways to move forward. The objected change can target product(s) or process(es) innovation, strategic co-operation, new strategy development and implementation, managing diversity, transformation of organisational culture.
In the workshop we will:
- Explore different angles of a topic
- Define the critical path for change;
- Find new insights and ideas that enable change;
- Develop change scenarios;
- Think of strategies to implement scenarios;

   
"Change starts with a question, an expressed desire for the unknown. Once we dear to state our questions, changes are already on their way."
Willem (assistant director corporate finance)

   
Key words:
Change thinking of individual, groups and organisation, creativity, trouble shooting, opportunity scouting, decision-making and empowerment.
 
What is a change workshop about ?
It is a facilitated team(s) effort that addresses a specific topic, challenge or problem of your organisation. The workshop can be explorative, solution oriented or both.
         
   
Who are you?
You anticipate change , innovation and creativity in your organisation. You have a specific topic, challenge or problem that needs to be addressed. This requires input from several employees.
   

   
   
"I loved the out off the box exercises and excursions. They opened my mind completely to new perspectives."
Carl (marketing manager)

   
What benefits has a change workshop?
A very effective way to broaden and deepen the knowledge around a topic for a selection of professionals. Empowering them in developing change opportunities for their organisation together. An experienced facilitator that provides a safe experience with maximum result.
         
   
What does our work include?
Depending on the size and complexity of the workshop it might require some research, interviews, support in preparation of workshop material, identification of key participants. Facilitation in the workshop itself. Consulting in processing the workshop outcome and follow up.
 
What will you achieve?
Depending on maturity of the subject and level of changeability of the organisation, the result could be; improved understanding, change scenarios, risks analysis, tactical change plan with actions, specifications of a new product/ service or a process.


"Change workshops are about emergence and inquiry, a way of finding what couldn't be found, seeing what nobody saw before. The group is car and the driver, the facilitation helps to create the roadmap. We go with the group and work in the moment"
Jacqueline (Fredwerk facilitator)

 
Special features?
We align a series of workshops along a change project of your organisation. We will train your staff and let them play an active role in facilitating the change workshops. This will increase the take up of change in your organisation.