Spark sessions engage the community
Understanding Spark
The ASU Spark Method resides within ASU's Organizational Performance Office, operating under the Business and Finance umbrella.
What is Spark?
The ASU Spark Method serves as a tool that allows teams to transition quickly from discussing opportunities and challenges to executing action plans derived from the collective knowledge of the participants. Spark offers a straightforward and effective method for guiding individuals and teams through a collaborative, action-oriented and solution-generating process.
ASU Spark empowers individuals at any organizational level to approach challenges confidently and skillfully, equipped with the necessary training and tools to implement effective change. ASU Spark accelerates decision-making, ignites motivation, boosts morale and cultivates a culture of autonomy where each individual trusts and values the collective understanding that innovation begins with oneself. This underlying principle that creativity and invention resides at all organizational levels, regardless of title or authority, is what drives the ASU Spark Method forward.
What does a SPARK Session look like?
A Spark session ranges from two to three hours in length and is designed to bring together community members, various stakeholders, leadership and subject matter experts to tackle a specific topic. Spark’s foundational and versatile nature enables the application of this method to any subject matter.
During the session, a Certified Spark Facilitator will guide the group through the steps of the ASU Spark Method that results in an actionable plan and next steps that keep the momentum generated in the session going.
The Spark Method steps.
- S — Define the Spark Session Topic.
- Clearly articulate the challenge, issue, pain point, opportunity or ide
- Understand it.
- Dive into the topic and ensure a common understanding of its elements.
- Analyze it.
- Articulate the challenges, issues, barriers or roadblocks and uncover root causes.
- Ideate.
- Unleash the creativity of the group and springboard off of each other's ideas.
- Collectively identify the best ideas to move forward.
- Create an action plan.
- Identify owners, start and due dates, and develop collective accountability for moving the group's best ideas into action.