In late 2024, Desmond Sherlock, a determined entrepreneur with a vision to transform workplace dynamics, founded SpatzAI in the bustling tech hub of Silicon Valley. Her idea was to revolutionize team dynamics by addressing minor misbehaviors and micro-conflicts in the workplace through innovative behavioral science and AI-powered solutions.
Pre-functional – Functional – Dysfunctional
I believe that the best time to setup guardrails for how the members of an organization should behave to maintain ideal functionality is from the start, pre-functional; ie. before there is a "functional" organization. It should be the foundation that the organization is built on, not an add-on when things start to go wrong.
The Wright Flyer & SpatzAI – Dare to Fly
Drawing a comparison between SpatzAI and the Wright Flyer in terms of the innovation process can provide an interesting perspective on how both groundbreaking ideas were developed. Let's explore this comparison:
Speaking Up vs Talking Down
Human expression is a fundamental aspect of our existence. Speaking up, at its core, represents an intrinsic part of our nature, a vehicle through which we engage with the world.
From Conflict to Conversation
I think most conflicts stem from poor delivery of the content and escalate from there. So I work on the guiding principle of splitting a conflict into two parts. 1. Agree/disagree with the content and 2. Object/accept the delivery I have found that once this process is agreed to and used well, an interesting dynamic occurs. Our discussion goes from a conflict to a conversation. We use SpatzAI to achieve this.
Devine Intervention – SpatzAI
Devine Intervention - SpatzAI When it comes to storytelling, it can often feel like no truly "new" ideas are left. After all, we have told stories for thousands of years, and, likely, almost every possible plot point, character arc, and twist ending has been explored at some point. But the beauty of storytelling lies not... Continue Reading →
A Naysaying Intervention Paradox
I'm developing a radically new AI-powered toolkit that helps teams effectively tackle situations where someone tries to quash their radically new idea...so funny!
The Subtle Art of Browbeating & Naysaying
Bullying in the workplace will be made illegal across Australia soon; however, I don't believe that bullying is the only real issue here. It is not unlawful and will never be to subtly browbeat or naysay. I think this misbehavior will only grow as overt bullying is made illegal.Everyone knows that explicit bullying is wrong... Continue Reading →
Stop The Line Conversations
"Stop the Line manufacturing" is a technique introduced by Taiichi Ohno (of Toyota Production System fame) in which every employee on the assembly line is responsible for pushing a big red button (pull the cord) that stops everything whenever they notice a defect on the assembly line." Initially, people did not understand the idea as the dogma at the... Continue Reading →
Real-time Protection from Groupthink
Getting people to speak up is NOT the problem; we have been doing it since birth. In my view, providing PROTECTION from groupthink is the problem. Properly solved and we can all speak up safely.
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