Integrated Autonomy
Integrated Autonomy is a strategy exercise for deciding where a group should standardize together and where local teams need freedom to adapt.
How to run it
- All central unit leaders and local unit leaders involved in the challenge at hand are included
- Everyone has an equal opportunity to contribute
- Introduce the idea of IntegratedAutonomy for the topic at hand by asking, “How is it that we can be more integrated and more autonomous at the same time?” Have examples from past experience ready for sharing. 5 min.
- Ask participants to work in groups of four, and pick one activity from the list and ask, “What is the rationale for standardizing? What is the rationale for customizing?” 10 min.
- You can engage everyone in sharper strategic thinking, mutual understanding, and collaborative action by surfacing the advantage of being both more integrated and more autonomous.
- CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
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Introduce the idea of IntegratedAutonomy for the topic at hand by asking, “How is it that we can be more integrated and more autonomous at the same time?” Have examples from past experience ready for sharing. 5 min.
Ask participants to work in groups of four, and pick one activity from the list and ask, “What is the rationale for standardizing? What is the rationale for customizing?” 10 min.
CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Integrated Autonomy. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Introduce the idea of IntegratedAutonomy for the topic at hand by asking, “How is it that we can be more integrated and more autonomous at the same time?” Have examples from past experience ready for sharing. 5 min.; Ask participants to work in groups of four, and pick one activity from the list and ask, “What is the rationale for standardizing? What is the rationale for customizing?” 10 min.; CollaborationCollaboratively create agendas in real-time.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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