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Rapid Reverse Design Planning

Bring out a group’s best thinking and energy to resolve complex issues rapidly in an environment of fair play and equal participation.

Rapid Reverse Design Planning

Create a clear, relatable vision your stakeholders can rally around—without an endless string of meetings.

What Is Rapid Reverse Design Planning?

RRDP is a visual planning process that combines elements from Compression Planning® and Amazon’s Reverse Design methodology. It helps people use collaborative time well, make better decisions faster, and move in the same direction with new ideas and energy.

In-Person/Virtual/Hybrid

RRDP is designed for in-person and virtual delivery using visual storyboarding in either format. Virtual sessions are built for the digital experience using Zoom® and Padlet® rather than recreating an in-person meeting online.

The storyboards can feed directly into many project-management systems, making the action plan easier to implement.

Planning or Just Another Meeting?

What is the difference between rapid planning and running efficient meetings?

Six Key Elements of RRDP

A disciplined sequence turns collaborative energy into a clear, owned action plan.

Rapid Reverse Design Planning element 1

Master Planning Mode

SynED facilitators design a timed session around your issues so the team stays on track and leaves with written action and communication plans.

Rapid Reverse Design Planning element 2

Clarity and Team

Facilitators help define the desired outcome and identify the right stakeholders for the planning process.

Rapid Reverse Design Planning element 3

Time Travel

The team imagines a successful future outcome and writes the benefits and effects into a future-solution press release.

Rapid Reverse Design Planning element 4

Tactical Planning

The session explores every element needed for implementation and produces action and communication plans with assigned responsibilities.

Rapid Reverse Design Planning element 5

Session Rules

Facilitators enforce a strict set of Exploring and Focusing Guidelines that preserve fair play and equal participation.

Rapid Reverse Design Planning element 6

Storyboard System

A visual approach improves idea capture and assimilation while building flexibility, speed, creativity, focus, and buy-in.

Contact Us to Get Started

Tell us about the complex issue your team needs to resolve through rapid planning and design.