ICED

ICED™

Iced: to make sure of; to establish an insurmountable lead; to assure victory

Have you ever watched a new line in hockey come together and immediately create magic? Commentators mistakenly call this "chemistry" as if it is some sort of mysterious phenomena that cannot be replicated. This couldn't be further from the truth. A line that has the ability to create and improvise together does so because they start from a basic shared structure.

Just like studio musicians who have never met before that can sit down and immediately sound like they have played together for years without a single piece of sheet music in sight. They can do this because they start with a basic structure and build from there. Jazz musicians can improvise on the spot and make it sound like the whole band is improvising together. This is because everyone plays a specific role and understands it based on the underlying musical structure. These beacons of innovation make what has been improvised on the spot look like it has been carefully composed and choreographed. They do this instantaneously.

To create the same type of structure around your non-routine work we use ICED™.

With ICED™ you can expect a TEAM that makes the non-routine look simple.

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Has your TEAM ICED™ your non-routine work?

ICED™

ICED™ is designed to give your TEAM the ability to pull together quickly, create a structure, execute non-routine work like you do it everyday, and disband while taking the learnings with them to the next project.

Identify

~ Define the non-routine opportunity to capture or challenge to overcome.

The first step in tackling non-routine work is to understand what you are dealing with, what it means to your organization, what successful execution will result in, and what types of resources will be required to accomplish this work. Identify to understand the general structure your TEAM will need to succeed.

Create

~ Build a plan that engages the entire TEAM in how the work will be accomplished successfully

Our propietary approach to planning generates executable plans that identify the "how" along with the "what" and "when", quickly. It allows you to understand what elements of the non-routine work are within your organizations capabilities and how to muster resources in order to accomplish the unfamiliar, mitigating risk, challenging timelines, and creating the greatest likelihood of success. Create the outcome your TEAM aspires to.

Execute

~ Put the plan into action and adapt where necessary in order to succeed.

Plans are great, but without action, nothing gets accomplished. Use the plan to guide execution. Track and measure progress along the way. Adapt to keep moving and note changes to the plan as you go. Execute to build your TEAM's capabilities.

Debrief

~ Build understanding around what allowed success in order to generate learning for future work.

Quickly group after completion in order to review the work and how the TEAM executed. Document successes to learn from what can be applied to routine work and in future non-routine situations. Debrief internalizes your TEAM's lessons for success.