Unlock the Power of Collective Intelligence
Healthy Workplaces Solve Together and Adapt Faster
By focusing on collaborative problem-solving with all stakeholders, teams better identify risks and respond to them with sustainable solutions. This fostering of collective intelligence not only has a direct impact on employee accountability and improved employee well-being, it also increases organizational resilience. By actively involving employees in the search for solutions, organizations adapt more easily to change, such as the gradual integration of artificial intelligence.
Introduction
The fostering of collective intelligence is a dynamic method that encourages all group members to get involved around a common issue. This approach helps teams co-create practical solutions and encourages participants to take ownership of their implementation. As a complement or alternative to coaching, this method draws on co-design, collaborative design, and structured dialogue.
Recommended for
Addressing organizational, managerial, or technical issues
Reflecting on systems or situations that cannot be understood by a single individual
Acquiring, sharing, and disseminating new skills and practices
Exploring new ideas or innovative projects by promoting group buy-in
Conducting an annual review or at the closing of a team project
Developing a roadmap for the completion of a project or pivot
A Proven Progression
A Human-Centered Method to Drive New Ideas
The Emergence of Ideas
A timed collaborative brainstorming session focused on understanding the goal to be achieved or problem to be solved, designed to spark ideas without self-censorship. The main objective is to freely share one’s feelings in a climate of trust.
- Clarification of instructions and highlighting of outstanding questions
- Free expression of ideas and emotions: no censorship allowed
- Enhancement of ideas by peers: through individual work, then in sharing with a partner, and finally, with a large group.
The Convergence of Ideas
A timed, collaborative sorting session focused on prioritizing and structuring the ideas shared during the emergence phase. The main objective is to identify strong trends to co-construct promising solutions.
- Grouping of similar and related ideas: identifying strong trends favouring decision-making
- Defining by consensus the main ideas to be developed
- Co-developing the ideas selected in subgroups
The Sharing of Ideas
A timed session of collective synthesis dedicated to presenting the ideas developed during the convergence phase, demonstrating the innovation generated, and developing a mobilizing action plan.
- Plenary presentation of proposals by groups
- Highlighting of innovative ideas arising from the process.
- Elaborating of the main ideas into an action plan for presentation to decision-makers
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Entrust Us With Your Next Team Workshops
Whether on your premises or during a strategic retreat, Iceberg Management’s expert facilitators will make your next team workshops unforgettable. Due to an interactive hybrid format combining icebreakers, theory, tests, serious games, and memory aids, each session encourages collective reflection to integrate learning. The result: a shared vision that aligns your team with priorities.
Stress Management
Cultivate collective resilience: turn stress into a performance driver
Creativity
Move from idea to innovation using Walt Disney’s creativity strategy.
Collaboration
Communicate better to collaborate better: Interact harmoniously with different personalities.
Review
Conduct your team’s annual review: objectives, strategies, results, obstacles, resources.
World Café
Facilitate constructive dialogue and the sharing of ideas through a creative process. Generate multiple perspectives on complex situations.
Group Dynamics
o Gain collective awareness of how your team functions.
Feedback
Apply the best practices for feedback while in coaching mode.
Delegation
Learn the seven levels of delegation to empower human resources.
Power of Influence
Communicate assertively while prioritizing active listening.
Non-violent Communication
Foster authentic and harmonious relationships. Express your needs and emotions without creating tension.
Emotional Intelligence
Apply the pillars of self-management in your interactions with others.
Conflict Management
Improve your team decision-making with the Thomas-Kilmann model.
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Au-delà de la facilitation
La méthodologie Iceberg éprouvée.
Nous respectons une méthodologie unique en trois phases pour garantir des résultats durables émanant de vos ateliers d’intelligence collective. Du cadrage initial à la mesure de votre satisfaction finale, nous vous accompagnons à chaque étape d’un cycle structuré et éprouvé d’une saine gestion de projets : Cadrer, Conduire et Conclure.
Cadrer
Définissez et planifiez dans une charte de projet, les objectifs, les échéanciers, les ressources et la gestion des risques pour assurer la réussite convoitée.
Conduire
Exécutez les actions planifiées en respectant les jalons, les méthodes, les ressources, les délais et les résultats attendus.
Conclure
Ancrez les changements, évaluez les résultats lors d’un post-mortem et garantissez la durabilité des solutions mises en place.
Testimonials
Our Customers’ Experience
Statistics
63 %
of managers consider that people are at the heart of the quality approach in organizations
63 %
2023 – Barometer of Organizational Performance Study by Pyx4 and the Quebec Quality Movement
Trust, cooperation, and collective intelligence will become essential pillars for maintaining and enhancing your quality standards, which ensure your competitiveness.
46 %
of Canadian executives predict that process management will be a key concern in the coming years.
46 %
2023 – Barometer of Organizational Performance Study by Pyx4 and the Quebec Quality Movement
Using collective intelligence across organizations allows for the optimization of their processes. How do you promote collective intelligence in your organization?
45-15-60 minutes
sequence of activities in a 120-minute workshop.
45-15-60 minutes
We’ve developed a learning method that promotes both individual and collective learning.
In a single workshop, participants gain new knowledge and learn to work as a team.
1-2-4-EVERYONE
participants’ work sequence.
1-2-4-EVERYONE
We’ve developed a learning method that promotes both individual and collective learning.
In a single workshop, participants gain new knowledge and learn to work as a team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Helpful Answers
Do you have questions about our services or how we can help you?
Browse our FAQ and discover clear, practical, and insightful answers. These resources are designed to help you make an informed decision about whether to opt for collective intelligence workshops.
What is collective intelligence?
Collective intelligence, often described as the sum of a group’s knowledge and skills, represents a powerful driver for solving complex problems and thinking about systems or situations that cannot be understood by a single individual.
The method that fosters a group’s collective intelligence has three stages: emergence, convergence, and sharing.
Why is everyone talking about collective intelligence?
This methodology is increasingly being adopted by companies because it allows them to mobilize teams while integrating diverse perspectives.
This approach promotes a sense of appreciation and belonging among employees, making them feel valued in their roles.
As a result, they become more engaged, demonstrate greater resilience to stress and change, and contribute to more effective and creative solutions.
What are the benefits of bringing my team together for a workshop?
Collective intelligence represents a powerful driver for preventing mental health problems in the workplace.
According to Mélanie Dufour-Poirier, associate professor at the School of Industrial Relations at the Université de Montréal, and Jean-Paul Dautel, professor in the Department of Industrial Relations at the Université du Québec in Outaouais, this collaborative approach is particularly effective in addressing psychosocial risks.
This process is not limited to improving employee well-being; It also strengthens organizational resilience. By actively involving stakeholders in the search for solutions, companies develop their ability to adapt to change.
How many hours do I need to foster the collective intelligence of my group?
Respecting proven methods, workshops fostering collective intelligence are always timed and structured around clear time limits.
A single 30-minute exercise can generate proven innovations that can be applied to your business.
Iceberg Management sells formats ranging from 90 minutes to eight hours. Some clients even opt to organize two-to-three-day strategic retreats to foster Deep Work.
Will we have to leave the office? Are there any other expenses I should plan for?
Iceberg Management can host workshops directly at your site — whether it’s a conventional or unique setting —as long as it’s safe.
Iceberg Management can also accompany you outside of Greater Montreal, with travel expenses reimbursed. Due to its loyal clients, the Iceberg Management team has had the opportunity to travel to the most beautiful hotels in Quebec, as well as to the Rockies and Las Vegas!
If you’re looking for a strategic retreat outside of your organization, we can offer exceptional or modest sites, depending on your goals and budget. Our rates do not cover room rental or catering costs, which are the client’s responsibility. However, our team can undertake the organization and coordination of your workshop or retreat thanks to the event management experience of its Administrative Services Manager, Julie Marie.
How do I choose my participants? Should my group be homogeneous or not?
There’s no standard formula to follow when selecting participants.
A homogeneous group has the advantage of having a good understanding of the problem and tried-and-tested solutions.
In contrast, a heterogeneous group has the advantage of thinking outside the box and covering blind spots.
To help you choose your participants, we analyze your needs in depth when developing the project charter. Everything will depend on the desired results.
Rest assured, we will guide you through the choices you need to make.
