Get to the heart of your challenge and map the steps to success.
Alacrity Labs are designed to meet different needs and contexts.
The Classic.
The Classic Lab programme is designed to rigorously explore, analyse, test and prioritise. It enables confident decision-making that progresses through to decisive action quickly - bringing people on the journey to successful implementation .
Great for most organisations or projects dealing with a particular challenge or opportunity, such as: adapting service delivery; improving organisational efficiency; new market opportunities; unlocking gridlock; improving stakeholder engagement; enhancing employment attractiveness.
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Comprising two labs and the progressive build of a road map, the typical timeframe is 3 - 6 months from start to completion.
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Sector groups, small-to-medium sized organisations and businesses, and projects within an organisation.
The Super.
Super Lab programmes are designed to deal with larger-scale or more complex challenges or opportunities, including: fundamental changes of direction in a business or organisation; intransigent challenges; organisational refresh, modernisation or review; significant structural changes; deep-seated conflict .
This is the Classic Lab scaled-up, with more in-depth consideration of past learnings, deeper analysis of the wider context, and clear actions over a longer period of time.
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Using a more comprehensive approach to the two-lab configuration, the typical timeframe for a Super is 6-9 months, although Super Lab programmes can be concentrated into shorter timeframes if needed.
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Larger public sector entities, businesses and projects.
The Rapid.
Sharp and focused, Rapid Lab programmes deliver a result in a shorter timeframe.
This is the abridged version of the Classic Lab, where the programme is focussed on discovery and insights, captured in a comprehensive report .
This is a good option when testing a proof of concept or viability of a new service or product. It’s particularly valuable when significant development has already been carried out and final testing is required before proceeding.
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The typical timeframe for a Rapid Lab programme is 12 weeks.
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Smaller projects, decisions within larger projects, businesses or sector groups, when testing or reviewing a specific product, service or decision.
Alacrity Lab services are designed to address a range of challenges and opportunities. These are some common challenges we see organisations facing:
Doing more with less: when costs are increasing and revenue is decreasing.
Finding and keeping your people: the employee experience is key to building resilience.
Adopting new technology: ensuring investment in digital enhancement pays off.
Managing growth: how to grow and improve, sustainably.
Power up your Lab.
Modules can be added to power up your Lab programme, customising it to meet your specific needs. These services can be added at any time. Modules will be priced depending on the nature and scale of your needs.
Research Modules
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Compare your organisation or challenge to others in order to gain key insights. Whilst we recommend this is undertaken before your Insights Lab, insights can be sought through a comparative report at any point, including after your Lab experience.
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A detailed stakeholder analysis can provide deeper insights to guide you through decision making, and is typically best added to a Lab programme before the Insight Lab.
Communications Modules
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Take your Lab to the next level with a clear plan for communicating your next steps across a range of audiences and stakeholders.
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If you need to engage customers or wider audiences, a marketing plan can help you to consider marketing and advertising to enhance your activities.
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If your Road Map requires considerable stakeholder buy-in, a stakeholder engagement plan may be just the ticket for enabling your organisation to successfully connect with people important to the success of your journey.
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If your plan involves engaging with Māori, it may be worth considering a Māori engagement plan. Alacrity Lab can connect you to people who can assist you with this (subject to availability).
Implementation Modules
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Take your action planning to the next level of detail with a project or implementation plan, including in-depth timelines, action detail, and KPI creation.
Organisational Modules
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To achieve your outcomes, an organisation refresh plan can support implementation. May include additional support from expertise external to Alacrity Lab.
Bespoke Consulting
Alacrity Lab also offers select customers bespoke consulting services. These can include:
Crisis management
Media issues management
Facilitation
We offer bespoke services in other areas on a case-by-case basis. Get in touch if you have specific requirements that you would like to discuss.
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It’s a demand and supply problem. There are a few reality factors that are causing this problem including falling birth rates, the lag effect of Covid-related immigration restrictions, the post-Covid exodus of talent and changing attitudes to work. The reality is there are just not enough people in the employment market to go around.
The topic of becoming an employer of choice is a popular subject at business seminars, but does it work in the real world? Regrettably, it’s not easy but it is possible. The temptation is to see it as providing staff with further benefits – salary increases, work from home privileges, increased sick leave allocations and so on. Undoubtedly these benefits help but they are not usually the nub of the problem. Too many employers provide these benefits and still lose people.
The real challenge is the nature of the employee experience. What does it feel like to work at your place? Do I feel appreciated? Am I doing meaningful work? Am I able to express my talents in this job and get better at it? Am I working in an enterprise that shares my values?
The change journey from providing an ordinary to an exceptional employee experience, done right, is more than a nice idea – it’s crucial to the resilience and future success of any organisation. It’s a long journey, made up of small increments.
Employer of choice: more than a nice idea.
