Taking Solutions Forward
The stage where good ideas usually die. This lesson covers what it takes to get from a validated concept to something with a sponsor, a plan, and a first ninety days.
After this lesson you can
- Name a sponsor, a budget line and an owner before the workshop energy runs out.
- Plan ninety days for momentum rather than for completion.
- Carry the reasoning across a handover, not just the decision.
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Module Overview
Every project differs, but every new solution needs a route to implementation, which in practice means budget, stakeholder buy-in and people. The film picks out three tools for getting there.
Who Plus Do is a simple personal action plan for the immediate tasks in front of the team. A 30-60-90 day roadmap plots the key actions across a near-term timeline so the start is deliberate rather than drifting. And the video pitch is the one that moves stakeholders: a short, clear elevator pitch that lets somebody new understand what the idea is, how it works and why it should matter to them.
Know from the outset what success looks like, how finished your work needs to be, and where your team's accountability starts and stops. Most prototypes get handed to specialist teams who build the product or run the new process, so bring those people in early if they are not already with you. And tailor the video pitch to whoever is watching it, clear about what you need from them and what you are trying to change.
Where this usually goes wrong
- Finishing with a deck and nobody's name on it.
- Writing a five year business case for something nobody has agreed to own yet.
- Handing over cleanly, and losing everything that was tried and rejected.
Check it landed
3 questions, and one of them has no right answer. You get the reasoning either way.
A concept has been researched, prototyped and validated, and it still dies. What is most often the cause?
What should the first ninety days after a workshop actually contain?
Hand the concept to the team who will build it, or keep the people who designed it involved?
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Put it to work
14 templates go with this lesson. Each one has its own guide on when and how to use it.
