I’m hoping to attend HRFest in Melbourne next week (if I get sponsored by the event organisers), and I’ve been rehearsing how I might introduce myself to the HR professionals I meet.
Rather than delivering an elevator pitch, I thought I’d try something conversational.
Me (SpatzAI founder): Hi my name is Des.
HR Rep: What do you do?
Me: I’m the founder of SpatzAI.
HR Rep: Oh really, what does it do?
Me: It helps teams object well.
HR Rep: How so?
Me: Well, you know how organisations have HR departments that deal with complaints, grievances and incident reports?
HR Rep: Of course.
Me: We’ve created what we call the SpatzAI Global Objections Department Network.
HR Rep: A what?
Me: A system for FAIR PLAY helping workplace teams object well to objectionable behaviour in real time, before minor incidents develop into formal complaints or grievances.
HR Rep: Interesting. How does it work?
Me: We obboard teams with the SpatzAI Team Charter and Playbook that gives them the same right, regardless of rank, to verbally caution another team member about behaviour they find objectionable.
HR Rep: And if the caution is denied or ignored?
Me: That’s where our three-step SpatzAI chat app comes in. It provides a proportionate accountability process for resolving or escalating objections, including a final Team + AI Review process if required.
HR Rep: So does it work?
Me: That’s what we’re hoping to establish through independent pilot testing. We’ve built working Android, iOS and Slack applications, but we’re still seeking research partners, participating teams and financial support.
HR Rep: So you’re not selling anything?
Me: Not yet. We’re looking for people interested in helping us bake the loaf find out whether a structured system for objecting early can reduce the need for complaining later.
And that’s my networking strategy.
Converge, not convert.
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