by Symphonic StrategiesImportant work depends on people working together.
Sympact helps leaders understand what makes that difficult—and what their groups need from one another to move forward. Strategic inquiry is how we examine those connections.
Expertise in the work between groups.
A shared priority can depend on several groups, each holding a different part of the picture. Expectations, support and decision authority may be understood differently.
Sympact makes those connections visible. It helps you examine what supports the picture and identify questions that could change a consequential decision.
Experience brought into a guided practice.
Symphonic Strategies has worked with leaders and institutions across sectors for more than two decades. Sympact is an app within the Symphonic family. It makes strategic inquiry something you can see, explore and discuss with colleagues. Tools draft and recommend; people decide and act.
Start with one connection.
In Cedar Valley, Human Services and Housing have different understandings of what a referral promises. See how examining that connection changes the next question.
An authored, fictional teaching example.
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Alonford James Robinson Jr., PhD.
Founder and CEO, Symphonic Strategies
Dr. Robinson advises executives, public officials and civic leaders on strategy, communication and the conditions that make collective action possible.
Read his full biography ↗What guides the work?
Keep the purpose visible.
A contribution matters because of what another group needs it to make possible.
Respect what is unknown.
Keep source material, reported perspectives and interpretations distinct. A gap can open a useful question.
Let learning shape the inquiry.
New understanding should inform what belongs next and who needs to participate in the decision.
Which challenge keeps bringing your groups back to the same conversation?
Start with a commitment that spans groups, an unclear handoff or an issue that keeps coming back. Let’s consider what would help you understand it.
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