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Friday 10 of September, 2010
The story of GROUP PARTNERS covers very wide territory. WHY?
Well firstly we aim to "CHANGE THE WAY THE 21ST CENTURY ORGANIZATION THINKS & WORKS" and in the process NOT SOLVE THE WRONG PROBLEM REALLY WELL! On top of that we do this with every kind and size of ENTERPRISE, each type of BUSINESS CHALLENGE. We've told our story in 10 WORDS OR LESS. We've told it with MEANING. We've told it with MULTI-MEDIA and FUNKY explanations because we like to do our work using cool stuff. We explain the TOOLS and TECHNIQUES in simple or detailed ways because folk need both. We even talk about all problems boiling down to 24 CONVERSATIONS!!
We've decided to work within what we call an ETHICAL-COMMERCIAL CONTINUUM We explain the PHILOSOPHY and PRINCIPLES as they are important to getting this right. We cover HOW to do it as a PARTNER because we are agenda-free. We explain who WE are as that sometimes helps. We invite you to talk to US and we always reply. We give you lots of resources to DOWNLOAD because we are like that. Our CLIENTS give us great REFERENCES without us even asking.
We show you some cool OUTCOMES because we are proud of them. We tell you our TECHNOLOGY vision because we think this will help us achieve our aims at the top. In addition to all of this we can talk about the PHYSICS of it all. Deeper explanations about DECISION QUALITY and our SPECIALIST FRAMEWORKS in fact ANYTHING at all. The End. (Not)
  Discovering New Meaning
Developing New Meaning
Deciding New Meaning
Deploying New Meaning
Communicating Complexity Our aim is always to find the best possible way to move our work from 'thinking' and 'deciding' to 'engaging' and 'communicating' with the enterprise. See also Visual Displays, The Innovation Lounge - Go to the demonstration of the Vision Model Creative And Logical Systems This model represents the logical model. It demonstrates that all our systems thinking and the sustained communication that emerge from it is built on a rigorous logical model and architecture. Go to Global Model, SVT Technology Vision The Platform for connectivity In this image you can see that complex schema's are underpinning a simple user interface. This means users are able to access almost infinite degrees of richness governed by robust logic and design. Go to the SVT Technology Vision, The Scenario Configurator, SVT Live' Everywhere. Anywhere By thinking differently about users and the possibility of 21st Century devices and technologies we now have the ability to dynamically engage both remotely and virtually by smart devices. Go to Augmented Visual Thinking Demonstrating Application We have proven the efficiency and power of these tools in training education, induction, knowledge transfer and general awareness. Go to Vision Model, 4D™, The 'Pixar' Of Consulting, A Vision Model |
The Group Partners Logo in the top left hand corner of every page takes you to the GROUP PARTNERS WEBSITE
Everywhere on the WIKI you will see a set of hot links at the top of every page: they will take you to some fun places...
'GPedia'
Welcome.
The 'wiki' explains what we do.
'GPedia' explains what's on the 'wiki'. It describes how our approach together with the 'tools' we have designed over the last 15 years, solve problems, generate innovation and accelerate opportunity for our Clients. The 'GPedia' is simply a quick guide to the pages that explain in detail what we do - a selection from over 2500 pages on the wiki.
Also, and if you don't have the time and simply want an answer to something we are very happy to be contacted directly. Please email John Caswell
The 'GPedia'
It is the way to navigate around the Wiki and hopefully provides a fast navigation to what you are looking for. Each page in the 'GPedia' contains richer definitions or explanation on every aspect of what we do. The SEARCH function to the left is also a quick way to find where and what exists. Just type a query in there - you never know.
Visual Thinking
At the highest level we have designed a sequence of 4 Frameworks called 4D™. which takes a leadership/senior team to conclusion, no matter what the question. We call this the Exam Question. The 4 Frameworks are then applied in a simple sequence. Discovery which aligns and understands the entire context a client or team is currently in. Development then helps the team to devise the appropriate strategic journey. Decision then allows us to configure a clear roadmap based on the choices made by the team. And finally Deployment which sustains the plan and communicates the implementation in partnership with the whole enterprise.
General Overviews
- Main Page This provides a high level overview of what is in the site - is worth checking out to find the main areas and what is in them. For the frequently asked questions - FAQs
- Thinking. Differently. and Rapid Value Acceleration give a fast insight to what we want to achieve and Clarity of Purpose suggests the outcomes we drive.
- Visualisation and Applied Visualisation explain a little more about the power of visuals in the workplace.
- Group Partners Values and Best Practice Principles explains our standards and values.
- Expert Network is the constellation of partners with whom we work. Expert Network Individuals and Expert Network Organisations
- Group Partners - This page gives a wider definition of who and what we are and takes you to some other references Group Partners. The page - What Drives Us? explains just that and here is a fast Executive Summary
- Simply Explained helps with the high level descriptions of what we do and how it works and Simple Process explains the approach and describes how to engage together with what is involved. Simple Explanation explains some of the technical terms we use and how to define what is required.
- Business Challenges describe the issues affecting our clients and why they connect with us.
- Help is for those of you adding your own entries and pages to the Wiki.
What We Actually do
- Big Pictures is the quickest way to see what emerges from an assignment. You can see the images better on a big screen but it's a visual run through. We call the process 4D™ and by clicking here you will get to the home pages of each of the two main areas. 4D™ and Structured Visual Thinking™, Visual Reasoning
- Visual Gallery is a growing gallery of the kinds of images we create during our assignments. These are outcomes of deep conversation or work.
- Big Conversations describes in clear terms how the frameworks work to develop strategy and change and also solve the problems of business.
- The GP Index is the combined learning of over 800 cases structured into the 6 Intelligences showing the maturity of a client against these within each assignment.
- Roadmaps explain how every client we work for wants to arrive at a clear and coherent, shared action plan. We've changed the way this whole requirement is designed.
- Discovery Framework and Development Framework will delve into the technical explanations of how the frameworks work and Deep Dives describe the intermediate work areas within the framework approach. See also Frameworks
- Journeys and Scenarios describe two of the areas in which we operate heavily with clients.
- Solutions demonstrates the areas we operate in and 4D Deliverables shows what emerges from the assignments by way of physical outcomes. Outcomes
- Winning Bids for large clients and intermediaries in both the private and public sector. We deploy our approach to dramatically improve the clarity and differentiation on large bids.
- Experience shows what it's like to be in a session and explains the logistics, environments and ideal venues for our work.
- For a fast way to get at the overall approach of 4D™ go to 4D Approach which is based on our mathematical logic explained in the Business Equation™
- To understand the deeper areas of work between the 4 frameworks see the Deep Dive Approach
- Best Practice Principles describes the values behind our work.
- SVT Approach discusses the detail behind the Visualisation thread that runs throughout our work
- Approaches looks at all of the core approaches and is a fast way to get to them
- Facilitation gives the correct definition for how we approach our work.
- Expectation Setting explains how to get ready for the intervention parts of our work.
- SVT Live™ is the approach to digital multi-media systems and how we create highly immersive experiences as a deliberate outcome of our work.
Reference
- Clients goes through the list of recent and current clients. For the full list please contact John Caswell and for References from our clients all around the world click here.
- Downloads is a growing area for documents, free things and stuff, a resource of reference related to what we do and how we think. stuff we like.
Our Mission
- John Caswell describes the history and background to all of this and describes The Thread which runs through everything we do. Our beliefs also run to the heart of Shifting Paradigms which is a major requirement for many enterprises and the leaders who run them.
- We talk about some of the core drivers Inspiring, Creativity, Thinking, Visualisation, Collaboration and Innovation
Wider Context
Our world is a complex one and therefore we touch a whole lot of things in our work. This site is a growing and active repository of some fascinating stuff and hopefully you will find it of use in many ways. Please feel free to just run around it and use whatever you like to improve your understanding of what we do or how you might think.
- Road Trips are short essays on the wider world as we travel around the world observing the strange world from our point of view.
- Group Partners Words takes a tour around what we feel in the language of quotes, axioms and epithets.
- Complexity deals with topic in relation to what we do.
- Edward Tufte talks a little bit about the great work of E. Tufte and in relation to our work.
- Social Networks deals with topic in relation to what we do.
- Collective Intelligence describes the philosophy behind our work.
- Efficiencies deals with topic in relation to what we do.
- Consciousness deals with topic in relation to what we do.
- Value Networks deals with topic in relation to what we do.
- Complex Systems deals with topic in relation to what we do.
- Social Network Analysis deals with topic in relation to what we do.
