The catalog helps identify a starting point
The project questions do not promise a predetermined answer. They precisely define a shared challenge that requires knowledge distributed across different parts of the organization.
30 projects
30 Collective Decidement Projects for Leadership Teams
A collection of focused projects for organizational diagnosis, collective decidement and strategic improvement. Each project focuses on a distinct stage of understanding and decision-making—from identifying a problem and its causes to setting priorities and shaping organizational direction.
01
Governance and Decision-Making
01What works well—and what does not—in the way our organization is governed?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying specific strengths and weaknesses in organizational governance.
Discuss this project →02What works well—and what does not—in our decision-making process?
Project task: Contribute ideas on what strengthens decision-making and what undermines it.
Discuss this project →03Where are decisions most often delayed or obstructed?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying stages, situations or parts of the organization where decisions are delayed, distorted or blocked.
Discuss this project →04Which decisions are routinely made too late?
Project task: Contribute ideas on the types of decisions where delay causes the greatest harm.
Discuss this project →05Which decisions are most often made without sufficient evidence or understanding?
Project task: Contribute ideas on decisions based on too narrow an information base or insufficient examination of the issue.
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Organizational Communication and Coordination
06What works well—and what does not—in internal communication?
Project task: Contribute ideas on the factors that support or hinder internal communication.
Discuss this project →07Where is information most often lost within the organization?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying where information fails to reach the right people or arrives too late.
Discuss this project →08Where does information become distorted?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying processes or parts of the organization where information becomes unreliable, unclear or contradictory.
Discuss this project →09What works well—and what does not—in our meetings?
Project task: Contribute ideas on what creates value in meetings and what merely consumes time and attention.
Discuss this project →10How can we reduce unnecessary approvals and coordination?
Project task: Contribute ideas on eliminating excessive approval and coordination steps without compromising quality.
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Accountability, Leadership Structure and Ways of Working
11What works well—and what does not—in the distribution of responsibilities?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying clear, effective boundaries of responsibility as well as problematic ones.
Discuss this project →12Where do responsibilities overlap?
Project task: Contribute ideas on areas where people or teams duplicate one another's work.
Discuss this project →13Where is accountability unclear?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying situations where it is unclear who is accountable for what.
Discuss this project →14How can we make boundaries of responsibility clearer?
Project task: Contribute ideas on defining responsibilities and points of handover more precisely.
Discuss this project →15Which working practices place the greatest burden on the leadership team?
Project task: Contribute ideas on habits, procedures or organizational models that cause the greatest losses of time, money or energy.
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People, Motivation and Organizational Climate
16What strengthens motivation in the organization—and what weakens it?
Project task: Contribute ideas on the positive and negative factors that shape people's motivation.
Discuss this project →17Where do people lose the most energy at work?
Project task: Contribute ideas on the processes, habits or conditions that drain employees most.
Discuss this project →18What builds trust in the organization—and what erodes it?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying the behaviors and conditions that build or undermine trust.
Discuss this project →19What helps people experience meaning in their work—and what diminishes it?
Project task: Contribute ideas on the factors that strengthen or weaken employees' sense of purpose.
Discuss this project →20How can we reduce unspoken dissatisfaction in the organization?
Project task: Contribute ideas on recognizing and addressing hidden tensions before they develop into resistance or disengagement.
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Risk, Processes and Organizational Resilience
21Which organizational risks are currently most underestimated?
Project task: Contribute ideas on risks that receive little attention but could have significant consequences.
Discuss this project →22Where are the greatest vulnerabilities in our operations?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying the most fragile points in processes, dependencies or organizational structures.
Discuss this project →23Which decisions that look sound today could create problems later?
Project task: Contribute ideas on decisions that may carry hidden adverse consequences over the longer term.
Discuss this project →24Which processes should we simplify first?
Project task: Contribute ideas on processes whose simplification would create the greatest benefit for the organization.
Discuss this project →25How can we reduce recurring errors in a selected process?
Project task: Contribute ideas on preventing the most frequent errors in the selected process.
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Strategy, Growth and Organizational Direction
26What should the organization stop doing?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying activities that no longer create sufficient value or obstruct more important priorities.
Discuss this project →27What should the organization start doing that it does not do today?
Project task: Contribute ideas on new ways of working that could create substantial value.
Discuss this project →28Where is the organization losing its innovation potential?
Project task: Contribute ideas identifying where valuable ideas fail to emerge, be captured or be implemented.
Discuss this project →29Which new directions should the organization explore next?
Project task: Contribute ideas on promising new areas of activity, service provision or organizational development.
Discuss this project →30Which decidement priorities should leadership address first?
Project task: Contribute ideas on the most important questions for the leadership team to address in the near term.
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How many people take part?
The practical minimum for one problem area is eight participants with relevant knowledge. The method is most reliable with 15–20 or more people whose experience and expertise complement one another.
Which question should be addressed first?
In a short conversation, we can assess the situation, identify the right participant group, and determine how the project fits into a broader decidement sequence.