Evidence from the field

Examples of how the CCS has been used by different facilitators to do the job they were brought in to do.

EXAMPLE

Create company values

Facilitator's brief:
Develop company values that are current and relevant. A selection of employees from different departments in the organisation brought together for 1 day to formulate the company values.

Client's response:
"This session absolutely nailed it. We went on a journey and came out the other side with fresh values that we 'own' and will commit to."

What did the facilitator do?

Started the group thinking about values and getting an understanding of personal values using the CCS to explore: ‘how would you like to be remembered’. Vision stickers were used for individuals to record and keep their choices.
The group divided into small groups to come up with elements using the CCS to: 'describe a place where you can thrive'.
The group then used the CCS to consider value based behaviours: 'the way we do things'.
The whole group took time using a systematic approach to prioritise the values.
As a whole group, participants were guided to rework and reword the values to make them their own.
Transfer activity: Participants kept their CCS vision packs and were asked to repeat some of the CCS topics with their family and work colleagues.

EXAMPLE

Team vision and strategy

Facilitator's brief:
A customer service team, 2 day retreat. Half the team knew each other already, half were relatively new. The challenge was to connect and plan for the busy year ahead.

Client's response:
"Stunning! The environment has settled. Here we are at our busiest time of year ... and this team is humming. They are more open and trust each other."

What did the facilitator do?

Guided the group through the 6 step CCS vision creation process using the topic "The ideal team".
The team developed a new set of team ‘norms’ and expectations of behaviours to embody this vision.
Team members then did the individual CCS transfer activity ‘Who can I be in this team’ to reflect on their strengths and define their unique contribution they believed they could make to help the team fulfil this vision.

EXAMPLE

Merge two teams

Facilitator's brief:
Merging two teams after a restructure. 23 participants, finance industry.

Client's response:
"One of the best team building sessions ever! It has helped us to pinpoint our strengths and weaknesses and provoked a high level of involvement – especially from the quieter members of the teams."

What did the facilitator do?

Set the tone, and created open discussion using CCS opener topic.
Before moving forward, participants were asked to take time to reflect on the past and what they are leaving behind. Using the CCS to reflect and collaborate on the good and not so good from the old world.
Shuffled groups to be new mix of people from both teams and now look forward to the new world. Using the CCS to uncover the strengths we each bring to the new team, and the challenges we face.
Individual commitments to the new team vision.

Evidence from the field

Examples of how the CCS has been used by different facilitators to do the job they were brought in to do.

EXAMPLE

Create company values

EXAMPLE

Team vision and strategy

EXAMPLE

Merge two teams

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Genuine engagement

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