Square Wheels into Round Wheels
Square Wheels represent what’s not working; through reflection and planning, we turn them into Round Wheels, driving effective change. This process sharpens action planning, decision-making, and resourcefulness for lasting impact.
SWRW - Square Wheels into Round Wheels
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- Generate participative involvement and motivation focused on workplace improvement and commitment to results.
- Thinking out-of-the-box
- Becoming an Effective Leader
- Innovation with the changing times w.r.t. an organization’s processes
- Generate a shared sense of creativity and continuous improvement
- Share ideas for managing and leading needed changes and improving productivity in the workplace
- Improving productivity
The Square Wheels simulation is a proven tool for leading to better communications and organizational development, and because of its “cartoon” nature, it is bombproof and makes sessions highly engaging and successful. The facilitator will use these illustrations to ASK people for their ideas. By asking and involving, they will generate ideas and understanding. And by their active engagement, they develop a sense of ownership.
The Square Wheels / Round Wheels / Wagon metaphor is business-focused. It is not about penguins or moving cheese. It is easy to engage people in thinking about their workplace and how things work, thus making it easy to begin generating active involvement and ownership. It is just so much simpler! One cartoon and a 10-minute discussion of some key points and you can readily bridge to how things work in the jobs at hand and simply build a whole process improvement discussion. And there is much less resistance from people who are asked to implement their own ideas rather than someone else’s. These will be presented interactively, and the facilitation and illustrations allow for easy communication, giving participants a chance to “step back from the wagon” and gain important perspectives based on reactions and ideas stemming from the cartoons and from their colleagues.
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Program Flow
- Square Wheels overview
- Discussion on “Square Wheels” model.
- Dot voting
- Identification of “Square Wheels” in the organization.
- Dot voting
- Conversion of “Square Wheels” into (best possible solutions) “Round Wheels” for the organization.
- Identification of “Round Wheels” champion
- Creation of an ecosystem to implement the “Round Wheels” in the organization
- Action planning
In the illustration, above, a Leader is pulling a rope in front and the team is pushing from the back. The wagon body can represent the organization, the Square Wheels are the things that work, but not always smoothly, and the Round Wheels – already inside the wagon – represent the ideas that could make the wagon or organization operate more smoothly. But communication is difficult and visions are critical!
This Square Wheels One illustration introduces people to the idea of using a cartoon to represent the organization and its processes. This first illustration generates lots of discussion and ideas without causing defensiveness to occur. After all, it’s only a cartoon! Other illustrations in the series are then used to lead the group on a journey of creativity, quality, teamwork, and communications with a goal of generating active involvement and participation.
Square Wheels Coaching
In this transformative session, we guide leaders and teams on a journey to identify the “square wheels”—those inefficiencies, obstacles, and outdated practices that hinder progress within the organization. By uncovering these areas, we empower participants to focus on discovering and implementing “round wheels”—the innovative ideas, strategies, and solutions that drive smoother operations, higher productivity, and meaningful change.
But the journey doesn’t end there. To ensure sustainable results, we extend the learning experience into a 4-month group coaching program with the leaders. During these sessions, we focus on:
- Practical implementation of identified “round wheels” within the organization.
- Overcoming challenges that arise during execution.
- Aligning individual actions with business outcomes and organizational goals.
This structured and sustained approach helps leaders integrate their learnings into actionable strategies that directly impact organizational success. By the end of the program, participants not only develop a clear roadmap for achieving their goals but also foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
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