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Is what we're doing now addressing the core issue? What happens if we do nothing? Why is it important to you that this effort succeed? What do you, as a group, what to do next? If someone printed a front-page story about the success of this group, what would the headline read? Facilitate Commitment On a scale of 1-5 how committed are you to taking these actions? On a scale of 1-5 how committed are you to solving this issue? On a scale of 1-5 how committed are you to work together to come up with a solution? What would it take to increase your level of commitment? What's in the way of you fully committing to this task? What organizational changes would increase your level of commitment? What cultural or team changes would increase your level of commitment? Scope of Project What is the most important element of this project that needs to be addressed? How much time can we devote as a team to this project per week? Does this project fit within the organization's mission, goals, and interests? What resources will you need to address this project? What would the best solution look like? What are key resources (time, budget, expertise) needed to implement a solution? Data Gathering What are the symptoms of this problem? What are the possible root causes of this problem? What data or information can be collected to verify these are the actual root causes? Has a prior solution to this problem failed? If so, what were the reasons for the failure? What would the best solution look like? What are key resources (time, budget, expertise) needed to implement a solution? Is cost a factor to consider? If so, what is it? Is time a factor to consider? Is so, how long do we have? What are the most important events that occurred related to this issue? Clarify and Focus on the Problem Who is the most take charge, problem solver you know? What would he/she do in this situation? What would the most successful person you know have to say about this problem? By solving this problem, what would you want to see happen? What idea would you like to wake up with tomorrow morning that would turn this situation around? What toast would you make to your team when celebrating the successful outcome of you and your team's efforts? Organizational Process Who are the key players in this problem or situation? What are their roles? How do these roles affect one another and this issue? Who are the players that need to analyze and solve this problem? What are other possible sources of resistance that need to be addressed? What measurements will be used to monitor the success of this solution? If this is a recurring problem, what is/are the underlying structure(s) that cause this pattern to occur (or reoccur)? If someone were to challenge the final solution, how would you defend it? On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with our problem solving process? What would get you to a "5"? Decision-Making What are we trying to achieve? Why can't we make the decision right now? How will we feel about this a year from now? What would the CEO do? What would our competition do? What do our customers want us to do? What restrictions would you like our bosses to remove? What would your 5-year-old do? When would be the absolutely ideal time? Assess Solutions On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your solution? What needs to change to make it a 5? Imagine that you've implemented the solution, what was the turning point or key action that got you here? How might people who disagree with this solution argue their case? How will you and others know that this solution improved the current situation? What problems is this solution likely to create? What action has the greatest impact and is the most doable? Will there be resistance? If so, how will you handle it? What are the metrics involved with the solution? How does this or any of these solutions affect other projects/goals that are being worked on? How does this solution support key company strategies or initiatives? How does this solution impact the satisfaction of our customers? Stimulate Creative Thinking What ten ideas can you come up with in the next five minutes to address this issue? How could these ideas be combined or changed to create a better solution? What's the craziest alternative you can think of? What could we change that would allow us to thrive if this problem isn't solved? Planning What objectives is the team trying to accomplish? What strategies and tasks will allow the team to achieve those objectives? What is the unique contribution of this team/group in assisting the organization to achieve its goals? How will the team measure that expected outcomes have been met? What other issues might impact the success of this group? What forces, people, structures, and processes already within the organization might assist in driving the success of this team? What follow up work will be needed? What will success look like? What are some of the strengths and weakness of this team? How might they impact the team's success? Facilitate Change Does leadership support the proposed change? What will it take to get "buy-in" from all players involved? Is the proposed change aligned with organizational strategy? What are the implications and barriers to successful implementation? What are the inherent risks/costs of not embracing the change? Who should we target as the key drivers for the "new way we are going to do things round here?" How will success be measured and what value will success have for the business and individual? How are we going to "unfreeze" people to get them ready for the change? What training requirements are necessary to support this change? Evaluate Results Is this the result you were looking to produce? What is the most important lesson to be learned form this experience? What would make us more successful the next time? If you had unlimited resources, how would you do it better the next time? If you could change only one thing to make this result more successful, what would it be? What indicator will tell you that you have been more successful? What rewards need to change in order to support this improvement? Improve Teamwork How well is this group functioning on a scale of 1 to 5? What is the issue that is keeping this team "up at night"? What would need to happen to bring the performance of this group up to 5? What can you all learn from the problems that this group has had that would turn the problems into a valuable experience to draw on? How could you improve your performance in this group? What do you think that this group could achieve in the next 5 years if it got its performance up to 5/5? What skills exist in this group that have not been noticed or are not being fully utilized? What could this group do that would seriously stretch its productivity? If this group were in outer space looking down on how it is currently behaving, what observations would it make? If this group were to write some articles for others to read based on its lessons over the past 5 years, what would their headlines be? To be seen as the best, you only have to be 20% better than all the others. What would this group need to be doing to hold that position? What could this group do to relax together? How could this group have more fun together? If this group were perfectly proactive, what would happen? If the group were to spend more time thinking and analyzing its role, what would happen? What best practices could other teams benefit from hearing about? Ask Yourself to Form Better Questions What outcomes is this group looking to achieve? What do I want to achieve for this group right now? Will this question support the group in its purpose? Will this question enhance or stimulate the present conversation? Is the group ready for this question now or should I hold it for later? Does the group have the time and energy to deal with this question right now? Companies Reaching In What cost saving opportunities should we be looking into? What organizations might make good partners for us? What events or causes would you like to see us support? What ways can we reduce our carbon footprint? What are some ideas to increase productivity? What can be done to improve our customer service? Could our location be improved to better serve our clients? Where don't we distribute that is in demand? How would you like to see us improve our product? What new products would you like to see from us? Does our logo reflect our company message and goals? If not, what ideas do you have to redesign our logo? If you could sit in our CEO's seat for a day, what would you do? Are there people inside or outside the organization that you would like to recognize for outstanding contribution? How would you like to see our organization recognize outstanding accomplishments? What can we do to foster innovation and creativity? What skill set would make the most valuable addition to our team? What conferences should we be attending or exhibiting at? What recent change in the organization is working well? Which one is working poorly? What should we do to contribute to our individual members' or group's professional development? Do you feel that there is a clear way to give management feedback and suggestions? If not, what can be done? How can we make use of new technology to better our marketing efforts? What makes us the best choice in the market? What are some of the biggest challenges that you are facing in your department? What is the number one reason our customers choose us? What obstacles do you see getting in the way of the company's profitability or growth? What kind of employee incentives can we offer to increase productivity and morale? How can we improve our relationship with our customers? What was the biggest factor effecting revenue for us in the 3rd quarter? Companies Reaching Out What events or causes would you like to see us support? What ways can we reduce our carbon footprint? What can be done to improve our customer service? Could our location be improved to better serve our clients? Where don't we distribute that is in demand? Do you feel that we provide a reliable service? What new business objectives do you think we should pursue? How would you like to see us improve our product? What new products would you like to see from us? If you could sit in our CEO's seat for a day, what would you do? Are there people inside or outside the organization that you would like to recognize for outstanding contribution? How would you like to see our organization recognize outstanding accomplishments? Do you feel that there is a clear way to give management feedback and suggestions? If not, what can be done? Non-Profits How can we keep our volunteers better informed? How can we increase our volunteer participation? Provide suggestions for unifying our message. Let's discuss fundraising ideas. What types of resources can we provide to help you better spread our message? What new grants being offered that would benefit our organization? How can we gain more community awareness and participation? What campaign strategies are working? Which ones aren't? Democrasoft Town Hall Online What do we need to be more effective on the campaign trail? What kind of support would make campaigning more successful? What is the problem with Health Care? What should we be doing to reduce obesity in our schools? How do we enable job creation in our community? 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I want two others to have the same permissions I do. Is that possible? Posted By R. Fawver to Moderator Tools on 09/27/2011 Vote Comment I have changed one member to moderator admin, but he doesn't see the same things I do. Post a Comment Post Last 0 posts: View and Comment (0) Watch Share Share Like Popularity: 1 How do I make a Collaborize 'Vote or Suggest' Widget for my website or blog? Posted By Natalia Moderator to Moderator Tools on 02/13/2011 Vote 1 Comment Comment For step-by-step instructions on how-to make a Collaborize widget for your website or blog, download the attached PDF. Attachments How-To Add a Collaborize Widget Post a Comment Post Last 1 posts: You may want to add the following text to the "Add Description" field of your widget to explain to users how to best to use the vote or suggest functions: Vote on your favorite suggestion. If you don't see a suggestion that you're looking for, please add it (you can suggest as many as you'd like). Also, use the "Reply" link to add your own thoughts and ideas to existing suggestions. ...More Posted By Natalia Moderator on 03/08/2011 11:00 PM Reply View and Comment (1) Watch Share Share Like Popularity: 1 Is it possible to restrict members to certain groups (as in certain courses if you are a teacher separating your course hours into groups)? Posted By kibara to Moderator Tools on 10/26/2010 Vote 1 Comment Comment Post a Comment Post Last 1 posts: Hello Kibara - At this time we do not allow groups within a Collaborize Communities. However, we have begun to see a need for this and may have this feature (or something similar) by the end of the year. We will keep you posted! Posted By Bridget Moderator on 10/28/2010 09:29 PM Reply View and Comment (1) Watch Share Share Like Popularity: 0 How do I take my community offline? Posted By Natalia Moderator to Moderator Tools on 10/13/2010 Vote Comment To learn more on "How To Collaborize", visit our YouTube channel! Click Here to download the Collaborize Guide on "How to take a community offline” as a PDF file. Attachments How do I take my community offline? Post a Comment Post Last 0 posts: View and Comment (0) Watch Share Share Like Popularity: 0 How do I change my name, screen name, password and/or email address? Posted By Natalia Moderator to Profile Management on 10/13/2010 Vote Comment To learn more on "How To Collaborize", visit our YouTube channel! Click Here to download the Collaborize Guide on "How to change a name, screen name, password, and/or email” as a PDF file. Attachments How do I change my name, screen name, password and/or email address? Post a Comment Post Last 0 posts: View and Comment (0) Watch Share Share Like Popularity: 0 How do I re-open a topic? Posted By Natalia Moderator to Moderator Tools on 10/13/2010 Vote Comment To learn more on "How To Collaborize", visit our YouTube channel! Click Here to download the Collaborize Guide on "How to re-open a topic” as a PDF file. 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