VISIONINGEXERCISES1.ImaginaryJournalism·Haveeachgroupmemberimaginethatheorsheisajournalistwritinganarticleforhisorherfavoritebusinesspublication.Haveeachpersoncreateastoryvividlydescribingthesuccessestheworkshopwillhaveachievedatafuturetime--two,five,oreventenyearsfromnow.2.YourValues·Askthegroupmemberstothinkaboutwhattheyvaluemost,bothindividuallyandasaworkgroup.Then,havethegrouplistlivewaysofcompletingthephrase“Inmyworkgroup,wereallycareabout...”.3.CustomerWants·Havethegroupcompleteaparagraphthatbegins,“IfIwereacustomerofmybusinessunit,Iwouldwant...”.4.APicture·Distributepencilsorcrayonsandpapertothegroupmembers.Havethemdrawapictureofhowtheywanttheworkgrouptolookintothefuture.5.Analogies·Tryshapingthevisionwithanalogies.Forexample:“Ithinkofthisgroupasasportscar--polished,turnedup,andreadytorace.”Listedherearecategoriesthatwillpromptdescriptionoftheworkgroupwithananalogy.Foreachcategory,writetheimagethatcomestomindwhenusingthestatement,“IfIweretodescribemyworkgroupasa[fillincategory],Iwouldsayitis....”Categoriestoconsiderare·Color·Season·Sport·Geographiclocation·Songorothermusic·Movie·Emotion·Foodorbeverage6.TheFiveWhysAskeachgroupmembertothinkofaworkissuethatisextraordinarilyimportanttohim.Then,haveeachpersonusefiveconsecutive"Why"questionstodiscoverkeyvaluesassociatedwiththatissue.Thisexamplesanalyzestheproblem:"Thecomputernetworkisnotreliable."·Whyisthatimportant?"Thestaffgetsfrustratedwhenthenetworkisnotworking."·Whyisthatimportant?"Ineedtotaketimetohelpthemsolvetheproblem."·Whyisthatimportant?"Projectsdon’tgetfinishedontime."·Whyisthatimportant?"Wecan’tdeliverwhatwepromisedtoourcustomers."·Whyisthatimportant?·"Customersatisfactionisourtoppriority."
