Part 3 - Strategic Forecasting

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Who does what - Conversation about the future

At this stage of the journey, the leader(s) should have both a concise and self-evidently inspiring vision with an accompanying series of goals and target results. And the members of the tribe have a clear idea of their roles as they exist today, and the workflow they participate in that creates value for the Tribe.



With these two anchors and an open and honest dialogue, the tribe can start to forecast both market opportunities for the business and opportunities for growth in the careers of individual tribe members.

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Sharing: Two sides of the coin

Both - Activity 3.1

The third stage of this engagement, brings both Leaders and members into a single conversation aimed around giving members a clearer idea of the longterm needs of the organisation.

For the members to give leadership a better idea of what the detail of the work looks like on the ground amidst the day-to-day experiences of delivering value to customers.

New Business Model Opportunities

Both - Activity 3.2

At this point in time every member of the tribe should have at least a functional understanding of the high-level and detailed aspects of how the organisation operates. 


As a whole the tribe should be able to identify opportunities for growth that take into account the skills that exist in the organisation today, as well as other skills that could create opportunities for the tribe to either increase the value of their current offering, or to introduce new offerings that capture value that is currently out of reach.

Role Forecasting

Both - Activity 3.3

With an understanding of the current capabilities of the production aspect of the company, the tribe can together consider how, the vision and objectives of the organisation can be better served by exploring The skills and capabilities needed to capitalise on the opportunities identified (Find out more: Role Forecasting Article)With a clear idea of current and future opportunities for the business, it becomes a relatively simple task to determine a customised learning journey. To come up with any effective learning intervention, there are three categories that must be considered:

Personalised Learning Journeys

Both - Activity 3.4

With a clear idea of current and future opportunities for the business, it becomes a relatively simple task to determine a customised learning journey. To come up with any effective learning intervention, there are three categories that must be considered:



1. Learning material: Material that is relevant, engaging, and presented in a way that aligns with the learner's strengths.
2. Method of learning: Utilise different methods of learning, such as lectures, hands-on activities, and group discussions, Videos games and anything else that proves to be effective.
3. Educator/Mentor: Last but not least the person responsible for facilitating the learning process, whether it is a teacher, mentor, or parent.

Note the learner can have a mentor, but a different person that is aiding the learning process, this would be called a sponsor.