When I say Brainstorming, people already have a concept of what I am talking about. “Labels” allow us to quickly understand a new concept and make it immediately relevant. You’ve probably participated in many idea generation sessions you’d call “Brainstorming.” The process for generating and developing ideas in Compression Planning is called “Churning” – like […]
My dad has saved me tens of thousands of dollars since I’ve become an adult. He helped Stephanie and I remodel our kitchen when we purchased our 96 year old house 11 years ago. Since then he has also helped with the following house projects: Installing a French Drain A complete remodel of a bathroom […]
Someone observed recently that I was invisible as a facilitator in their session. I appreciated the comment because it told me I was doing my job – that is, being helpful without intruding. That started me thinking about how often facilitators get into the fun of Compression Planning and forget the client’s agenda. Our job […]
Turns out you CAN facilitate your own Topic! By Pat McNellis For years there has been an “Urban Legend” going around that you shouldn’t facilitate your own topic. You need someone without a vested interest in the subject matter. Hogwash…in 9 out of 10 cases. It’s not a matter of can, it’s a matter […]
XYZ…PDQ Acronyms…they start at such an early age and are a part of our culture – personal and professional. Everyone faces acronyms. Absolutely everyone. You can count on it. And they can drive members of your Compression Planning® (CP) sessions nuts. Most CP sessions have people from many disciplines including both inside and outside the […]
“Using Compression Planning to Out-Listen Your Competition” As I was going through our archives, I came across this BrainTrain. Knowing a lot of you are using Compression Planning with your clients, I hope you find the words of Garett Trumpower to be inspiring and insightful into how YOU can use Compression Planning with your clients. […]
Thoughts I frequently share with new Compression Planners about introducing CP to leaders. I’m talking about “how to sell others on the idea of using CP on some issue, challenge, opportunity or big stinkin’ mess.” When I started this business in September 1978, I’d explain the techniques, underlying principles behind CP, Disney, storyboards, and I’d […]
Using the Compression Planning PRO/CON Template to aid in Decision Making One of my favorite Compression Planning formations is the one where you identify the Pros and the Cons of options. I’ve used this simple template in many ways in my life – both personally and professionally. It’s a simple but powerful way to make […]
Saving time by paying attention to the 101 things Okay, before I sat down to write this, I went to Amazon to make sure someone didn’t already beat me to the punch. I mean, no sense in rewriting something so worthy of rolling your eyes if someone else already wrote it! I entered “for dummies […]
This year we made a commitment to highlight what we thought were unique applications of how people are using Compression Planning to make a difference in their part of the world. The first one we “published” featured Luanne Panacek who was the CEO of the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County in the Tampa area. Luanne […]
