Simplexity Thinking Program Brochure

Simplexity Thinking
Program
13 October 2023
Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (KCP) has been invited to propose a program involving senior team at a
business unit of the Packages Group. Each program will identify and address an organisational or
business challenge. The challenge will be selected based on inputs and discussion with the Executive
Sponsor (often the CEO) and their core team. The program will provide an opportunity for the senior
team to work together to solve the challenge and also help with their capacity building so they bond,
develop, and mature as an effective, adaptable and high performance team. KCP will design the
program in way that fully engages and energises all participants to work as ‘one team’ during the
program.
KCP will employ the Simplexity Thinking System (STS) to assist participants in deep diving on
the selected challenge, unearthing and identifying interrelated challenges and sub-challenges,
stimulating new possibilities and options, and developing innovative solutions and actions plans. STS is
a proven human-centric methodology for innovative thinking, problem solving, strategic planning,
continuous improvement and change management. It is a structured method to diagnose company-
wide critical issues and challenges. It enables the development of innovative solutions in a collaborative
manner which strengthens the buy-in and ownership by teams, with clear tangible results. The method
builds on and enhances the employee’s self-confidence, and hence their ability to problem solve. This
in turn allows the senior team to improve their effectiveness.
STS has been taken up and proven with clients such P&G, PepsiCo, The Coca Cola Company,
BAT, Microsoft, IBM, Pfizer, BASF, and Toyota. Equally STS applies to smaller family-owned
businesses, non-profit organisations, and start-ups globally. In the last couple of years, STS has been
used for executive development programs at INSEAD. KCP team has the exclusive licence to use
STS in the Middle East and Pakistan and have successfully deployed this at many organisations in the
region. A collection of STS case studies and research on innovative thinking can be found here:
https://www.basadur.com/in-action/.
EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
 Enable the participants to develop a shared understanding of the selected challenge,

underlying sub-challenges and hinderances, and alignment and ownership on the way forward
 Enhance the ability of participants to simplify the “complex” and the “uncertain” while
opening their minds to innovative possibilities, options, and solutions
 Participants to learn and apply a simple, experiential, and inclusive innovation system to
bring about positive change in the organisation, bust the departmental silos, and become more
adaptive to change
 Help participants deeply understand their thinking preferences (using an innovation
profiling instrument) and reflect on their unique strengths and developmental opportunities that
they can use to strengthen empathy, collaboration, and teamwork
PHASES OF THE PROGRAM:
There are 4 distinct phases of the program.
Phase I - Pre-Work
The objective of Phase I is to work with the Executive Sponsor to finalise the organisational challenge
to be solved, agenda and participants required for Phase II (2-day Simplexity Thinking Application
Session). The pre-work and communication plan for Phase II will also be finalised.

The client will assign a dedicated resource to work with the KCP team to ensure timely completion
of pre-work. As part of the pre-work, each participant will be sent a link to complete their online
Basadur Innovation Profile. The participants will also be required to answer fact finding questions
related to the selected organisational challenge in advance of Phase II.
Phase I should be completed at least a week in advance of Phase II.
Basadur Innovation Profile, a key element of STS and an online inventory, helps people understand
their preferred thinking styles and enhances empathy, insight, and collaboration amongst teams so they
innovate effectively and sustainably.
Phase II - Simplexity Thinking Application Session

During the 2-day Simplexity Thinking Application session, the participants will experience and
learn new skills to think innovatively together to solve the selected challenge, build and
strengthen ownership, commitment and consensus and create action plans. The Simplexity
Thinking methodology will help teams think through, clarify, and define any ambiguous or complex
situation concretely. Participants will learn valuable strategic thinking skills which will enable them to
ask the right questions and define problems more clearly before immersing themselves in solutions. A
safe learning environment, supported by expert facilitation and coaching, will deepen the experience,
and maximize the impact.
Session Flow (Illustrative)

Day1:
1. Introduction to the session / Setting the scene.
2. Change Management & Adaptability.
3. De-brief on the Basadur Innovation Profile, share the Innovative Results equation, train on
Simplexity Thinking process, process skills and process tools
4. Fact finding sharing and consensus on the key facts related to the selected challenge.
5. Before/after lunch develop “How Might We?” challenges and create a team challenge map. Assign
team leaders and sub-teams to work on key sub-challenges selected from the consolidated map.
Day 2:
1. The sub-teams are facilitated to use their creativity to generate solution ideas on their selected
sub-challenge.
2. Sub-teams evaluate, select, and share their best ideas creating a “master list”.
3. Sub-teams select the very best ideas from the master list (the “best of the best”).
4. Action plans are facilitated with the sub-teams which are presented back to the whole group and
the Executive Sponsor for their review and feedback. Follow-up process and cadence is agreed.
5. The session concludes with participant reflections and feedback and a group photo.
Participants will be trained on Simplexity Thinking process skills and tools including Challenge Mapping
and Telescoping Method and get to practice these over the two days.

An example of a completed Challenge Map is provided on the last page of this document.
Phase III - Follow-up Session with Sponsor

This session (typically 0.5 day) will be with the Executive Sponsor and participants of the Simplexity
Application Session to review the action plans, key learning and next steps in the program including
agreeing a follow-up intervention (e.g., executive coaching) and process/cadence needed to achieve
the desired objectives and change on a sustainable basis. The facilitator will also provide their
suggestions to the Executive Sponsor on appointing Change Agents from amongst the participants,
whose role will be pivotal in ensuring success of this program.
Phase IV - Follow-up & Implementation Support

KCP will provide a pro-active follow-up support to the client to enable timely execution of the action
plan and sustainability of the desired change by incorporating a robust process and cadence and
providing one-on-one executive coaching to selected individuals helping them embed the desired skills
and behaviours. This typically requires formation of a Program Steering Committee to oversee
progress on the initiative monthly, enable timely decision making and approvals, help in overcoming
hurdles and providing the necessary resources as required.
Typically, the follow-up and implementation support include the following areas but is always
customised to meet client requirements:
 Setting up a formal process and cadence for regular review of progress on action plans
and implementation roadmap
 Assist the CEO in effectively facilitating progress review meetings with the Leadership Team
 Train the team on a proven, world class methodology to help them identify gaps/misses
against the plan, determine root cause and develop counter measures to get back on track
 Support the implementation team by providing continued support on best practices and
skills required for successful “Change Management” and “Project Execution”
 Extend “one-to-one” coaching to members of Leadership Team, where needed, to help
them maximise their performance through enhancing their awareness (self/situational) and
making behavioural changes
PROGRAM STYLE:
The programme is fast pasted, thoughtful, interactive, creative, and centred on the participants gaining
personal insight from the content, the facilitator, and the other participants. Like all our programmes,
we seek to challenge and support the participants through exploring the key themes of the topics
covered, and to invite the participants to apply their own experience to the theory and methods
discussed.
DELIVERY TEAM:
The program will be facilitated by Nausherwan Akram, Founder KCP.
Nausherwan Akram
Nausherwan Akram manages a portfolio business comprising advisory, corporate training, leadership
development, and executive search. His areas of specialisation include strategy development,
innovation, complex problem solving, business improvement, executive coaching, and change
management. He has previously worked in various internal consulting roles in the UK and led cross-
functional teams globally on several key strategic initiatives focused on improvements in working

capital, margin, productivity, and leadership development. His
pragmatic, methodical and diligent approach has earned him
the trust and respect of many business leaders and the teams
they lead.
Nausherwan represents Basadur Applied Innovation (BAI)

(www.basadur.com), a North America-based innovation and
creative problem-solving consultancy, in the UK and Pakistan.
Over the last 40 years, BAI Associates have delivered training
programs for organisations including McKinsey & Co, Frito-
Lay, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, BASF, Microsoft, IBM, John
Deere, Ford, and Pfizer. Nausherwan’s array of clients include
MNCs, and large local organisations operating in multiple
sectors and includes well-known family-owned businesses,
some of with whom he is also serving as an Advisor.
Nausherwan is a member of the Virtual Advisory Board, a

global community of highly experienced executive talent from
multiple industries: ready to take on BoD and NED roles. He is presently serving on the International
Alumni Board of Henley Business School in the UK and completed his Professional Certificate in
Executive Coaching from Henley Center for Coaching, a global leader in coaching research and coach
training. He is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Global and UK member. He has been invited
as a guest speaker on several forums and facilitated sessions on Leadership and Applied Innovation at
the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a global platform of CEOs, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE),
and IBA Centre of Executive Education in Karachi. He has attended the Advanced Instructor/Facilitator
program at Langevin Learning Services, world’s largest train-the-trainer company based in the US.
Nausherwan read his Electronics Engineering from University of Hull in 2001 with high first-class
honours and completed his MBA from Ashridge Business School in the UK in 2008 specialising in
Strategy, Leadership and Change. He has previously served on the Ashridge Alumni Board to help
promote, grow, and strengthen their alumni communities.
ABOUT KELAK CONSULTANCY PAKISTAN (KCP):
We are a specialist consulting and business advisory firm that helps organizations achieve their goals
through enhancing their corporate governance, talent acquisition, effective leadership development
and bringing about positive change through our unique training and development interventions. Our
local team is complemented by our of international consultants and subject matter experts, with a
track record of servicing blue chip clients in the Middle East, United Kingdom, Australia, Pakistan, and
many other countries. The raison-d’etre of our firm is to help the Board and the senior management
improve the performance of the organisation and to create exceptional value for all the stakeholders.
Our consultants, trainers, facilitators, and coaches currently deliver programmes internationally and
locally for our clients helping them to develop their people to be leaders of today and tomorrow and
adding value to the organisation by the way they lead, manage, and deliver against the overall company
strategy. They all bring extensive business and training / facilitation delivery experience in the areas of
leadership, strategy, innovation, customer insight, marketing, problem solving, talent management,
strategic HR, change management, executive coaching, and a variety of other business-related subjects.

SIMPLEXITY THINKING SYSTEM

EXAMPLE OF CHALLENGE MAP

Simplexity Thinking Program Brochure

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Simplexity Thinking Program Brochure

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Simplexity Thinking Program Brochure

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Simplexity Thinking

Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOMES:

 Enable the participants to develop a shared understanding of the selected challenge,

PHASES OF THE PROGRAM:

There are 4 distinct phases of the program.

Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

Phase I should be completed at least a week in advance of Phase II.

Phase II - Simplexity Thinking Application Session

Session Flow (Illustrative)

Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

Phase III - Follow-up Session with Sponsor

Phase IV - Follow-up & Implementation Support

The program will be facilitated by Nausherwan Akram, Founder KCP.

Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

Nausherwan represents Basadur Applied Innovation (BAI)

Nausherwan is a member of the Virtual Advisory Board, a

ABOUT KELAK CONSULTANCY PAKISTAN (KCP):

Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

Basadur Applied Innovation t/a Kelak Consultancy Pakistan (www.basadur.com)

You might also like