Canada Foundation for Innovation

Challenge

Confirm and revive core values through team building and experiential learning.

Solution

Working in partnership with a core team comprising a representative cross-section of the organization, the facilitation team co-designed an interactive, whole-system process to assist the organization in achieving its development goals. This involved a process built on the principles of the strength-based approach called Appreciative Inquiry. This process stimulated dialogue and encouraged the sharing of stories that were examples of the organization “living” its values. Following this, the whole organization then engaged in a team-building session that included engaging in discovering the organization’s core strengths and root causes of success. The team-building event culminated in visioning session and the selection of specific actions make the dream a reality.

Results

This intervention resulted in an affirmation of the organization’s values and the development of very positive relationships across organizational boundaries. Two additional team-building events were organized involving smaller divisions within the organization. In addition, as a result of IPI’s positive relationship with the client, a CFI employee who sits on the board of a non-profit group asked our consultants to help that organization develop its vision and strategy.

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