A Vision for 1 Million Entrepreneurs
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Summary
At the end of 2021, Partners Worldwide (PW) asked OnCenter to bring clarity and structure to their long-range plan and process. Over the next eight weeks, OnCenter collaborated with PW's Global Strategy Team to deliver a clear, inspirational plan that honored and retained the voices of the global partner network.
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Partners Worldwide aspires to end poverty so that all may have life and have it abundantly. |
The Challenge & Context
Partners Worldwide is one of the most inclusive, thoughtful, and inventive organizations with which we have had the privilege of partnering. As a bottom-up organization that elevates the voices and wisdom of their global network, PW engaged a full spectrum of their partners in their long-range planning process for 2030.
As they began discussing potential future directions for the company, a partner university gathered 2,600 unique insights from 142 members of their global network. After studying the results, hosting dialogues, and drafting an initial plan, PW’s Director of Global Strategy & Impact was challenged with synthesizing their report into a clear long-range plan. Amidst COVID uncertainty, turbulent shifts in their market, and long-term organizational changes, PW approached OnCenter to bring clarity and structure to their long-range plan and process.
As they began discussing potential future directions for the company, a partner university gathered 2,600 unique insights from 142 members of their global network. After studying the results, hosting dialogues, and drafting an initial plan, PW’s Director of Global Strategy & Impact was challenged with synthesizing their report into a clear long-range plan. Amidst COVID uncertainty, turbulent shifts in their market, and long-term organizational changes, PW approached OnCenter to bring clarity and structure to their long-range plan and process.
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Our Approach
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To start, OnCenter carefully and comprehensively sought to understand PW’s existing research, systems, and drafted plans. By leveraging experience in strategy, long-range planning, and human-centered design, the team elevated crucial components of PW’s research and analyzed their current implementation framework, including process management, tool utilization, and data integrity.
In close coordination with PW, the team refined the draft and delivered a clear, inspirational plan that honored and retained the voices of the global partner network. The resulting long-range plan was “wholeheartedly and unanimously adopted” by the PW Board of Directors and succinctly introduced on an All Team Call. PW also adopted an improved implementation framework to more effectively utilize existing software and empower individuals and teams to develop aligned, cascading goals. |
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“This [report] is incredible. It's the best we’ve ever had into the fullness of who we really are.” - Bob Vryhof, Director of Global Operations, Partners Worldwide |
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Outcomes
Partners Worldwide has a clear and inspiring vision to motivate their team through 2030. In addition, they have the foundation for the transparency, accountability, and alignment they’ve always wanted for individual and team goals. The organization is also making full use of their existing software for goal setting, measurement, and monitoring. Perhaps most importantly, employees can see that their voices were heard in the final plan, which prepares them to take ownership of their goals and contributions.
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