To the Tools You Already Know

By Martin Johnson on April 12, 2025

How we've seen BIG PICTURE wrap around other well-established the frameworks you're already using to drive collaboration, and outcomes. In the world of organisational development, tools like KPIs, psychometric profiles, Lean, and NPS are everywhere. They’re helpful. Familiar. Proven. There are lots of books about them. But we've spotted there’s often a catch: they tools […]

SIPOC Meets BIG PICTURE

By Martin Johnson on February 11, 2025

Focus Engagement, Collaboration, & Outcomes Ever found yourself knee-deep in process mapping, staring at a SIPOC (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers) diagram, and wondering—what now? SIPOC is a solid framework for breaking down how work flows in an organization. But what if we could go further? What if we could not only see the process […]

Heavy Lifting

By Martin Johnson on December 12, 2024

Comprehension: Exploring Facilitation Methods In facilitation, one of the key challenges is helping people move from complexity to clarity. Recently, I’ve been reflecting on a simple but powerful metaphor: an axis running across the page labelled Comprehension. This line represents the spectrum of approaches used in facilitation, ranging from open-ended creativity to structured clarity. Mapping […]

Those Hard to Reach Areas

By Martin Johnson on December 3, 2024

Joining the Dots in Protected Zones Ever worked with teams so specialised they feel like they’re in completely different worlds? I’ve been there. I once worked with two teams—one focused on efficiency, the other on precision. Both were brilliant but spoke completely different languages. By mapping the Customer Journey, we showed how their work aligned to a shared purpose. That’s when the dots connected, and the collaboration took off. It’s a reminder that transformation isn’t just about processes or tools—it’s about people. What are the hard-to-reach areas in your organisation? How are you joining the dots?

Joining Dots with Liberating Stuctures

By Martin Johnson on November 12, 2024

Empowering Conversations and Unleashing Innovation. You might be famliar with Liberating Structures (LS)? A collection of simple, powerful facilitation techniques that help groups break away from traditional, often restrictive, ways of interacting- we love them, I hope you you too! Developed to encourage more equitable participation, LS enables teams to tap into their collective intelligence, […]

Dance Floor & Balcony View

By Martin Johnson on August 20, 2024

Transforming Challenges into Opportunities Natalie Houlton and I have discussed this a few times. When things are always moving so fast in your business, the pressure to constantly deliver results can often lead to a reactive mindset. It's hard to work on the business rather than in the business. Instead of innovating, you can find […]

Time as Money

By Martin Johnson on August 4, 2024

🌟 If Time were a Currency, how would you invest it differently? 🌟 We’ve had some great responses to this from our Question Bank. Investing Time Like Currency: A Strategic Perspective. Time is one of the most valuable resources we have—yet it’s often overlooked. What if we treated time like Money? Here’s what we might […]

Reach for the Haynes!

By Martin Johnson on July 25, 2024

Fixing Alignment Issues We've been rolling the Essentials Guide into a Haynes Manual type format and here's an example: Symptom: Your team is struggling to align around a common business vision, resulting in miscommunication, duplicated efforts, and missed opportunities. Diagnosis: Many SMEs find themselves bogged down by siloed departments and fragmented strategies. This often leads […]

A Masterclass for Owners

By Martin Johnson on April 18, 2024

Can you take some time out to translate your business's strategic vision into actionable success? Join a carefully crafted event designed to enhance your business operations and strategic planning through the innovative use of the BIG PICTURE tool. Event Overview This Masterclass is split into two interactive half-day sessions with a virtual check-in midway, each […]

Your Cheat Sheet!

By Martin Johnson on February 29, 2024

This concise, two-page guide is your introduction to the enagaging the collaborative world of strategic planning and team alignment, crafted to introduce newcomers and seasoned users alike to the foundational elements and functionalities of the BIG PICTURE tool. Download your copy of the BIG PICTURE Cheat Sheet from our shop. Page 1 - Symbols of […]

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