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Good decisions are the lifeblood of your organization. At Idea Sciences we offer practical tools and services that deliver informed, coordinated and decisive action. Our ongoing research provides clients with the most effective creative decision-making and problem-solving solutions.
Products
Create innovative organizational strategies through the power of team collaboration.
Our creative transformation process is supported by wireless keypads to deliver efficient, well-supported decisions and plans.
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Convince others to want what you want. Apply the science of Confrontation Management when managing conflict and collaboration in your organization.
Visit the Confrontation Manager™ product page for more information.
Allow Decision Explorer to develop and manage your business strategy. Its powerful analysis facilities allow you to identify novel and robust solutions to complex problems.
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Ensure sensitive feedback is accorded the privacy it demands.
Visit the Feedback Solutions™ product page for more information.
Comprehensively evaluate the performance of your divisions, branches, employees, etc. using objective Frontier Analysis/data envelopment analysis.
Visit the Frontier Analyst® product page for more information.
Harness the expertise within your group to effectively manage risk and other complex issues. Using wireless keypads, Impact Explorer™ ensures everyone is heard.
Visit the Impact Explorer product page for more information.
Identify benchmark, or best-in-class, schools that can be used to drive state-wide school improvement plans.
Visit the schoolbenchmarking.com product page for more information.
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News
Mary Crannell was recently interviewed by Amy Zalman of the Strategic Narrative blog. click Here for details.
On September 22, 2011 Mary Crannell and Dr. Ben Sheppard team to facilitate a Narrative Workshop. Ever wonder why some organizations communicate stories that “stick”? Ever find your organization reacting to news rather than framing the debate? The Narrative Workshop will address the successful ingredients in a narrative and common mistakes organizations make when crafting, communicating and sustaining the narrative. More...
Mary Crannell is lecturing on mapping human confrontations at the seventh workshop of Management Policies of Projects for Change on July 25, 2011 at George Washington University. More...
On March 14, 2011 a new version of CoNexus (ver 2.30.01.029) is available, click Here for details.
On April 6th Mary Crannell and Dr. Ben Sheppard team to facilitate a Narrative Workshop. Ever wonder why some organizations communicate stories that “stick”? Ever find your organization reacting to news rather than framing the debate? The Narrative Workshop will address the successful ingredients in a narrative and common mistakes organizations make when crafting, communicating and sustaining the narrative. More...
On January 13, 2011, Mary Crannell, President of Idea Sciences, facilitated a session to assist the Puebla municipal government in mapping the confrontations the Governor needs to manage in order to achieve his six-year term objectives.
Mary Crannell was selected to present "Mapping Human Confrontations in Theater" at the AFCLC-SAIS Symposium on Cross Cultural Conflict Management. The symposium was held on September 22-25, 2010, in Washington, DC, at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS.
Articles and papers
Preparing to lead with a compelling narrative:If you don't frame the narrative, someone else will
The narrative determines how we perceive the credibility and authenticity of leaders and organizations. The concept of the narrative may be familiar, but there lacks an understanding of how this can be leveraged to achieve an organization's vision and aspirations.
Achieving Narrative Superiority to Succeed in Afghanistan
Mary Crannell will be presenting this paper at the 4th IMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANALYSING CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION Jun 28-30, 2010 at St Anne's College, Oxford, UK.
Making an Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy Decision in a Flawed System
The lack of a clear vision diminishes the possibility for success in Afghanistan.
Arizona and New York Schools Push the Envelope
This paper gives a brief overview of the use of frontier analysis (data envelopment analysis) to promote school improvement in Arizona and New York State.
Speed Confrontation Management™
This article demonstrates how you can develop the essential skills required to use Confrontation Management within an afternoon.
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Confrontation Manager, Feedback Solutions and Confrontation Management are trademarks of Idea Sciences, Inc.
Frontier Analyst is a registered trademark of Banxia Holdings Limited.
Decision Explorer is a registered trademark of Banxia Software Limited.
Impact Explorer is a trademark of Banxia Software Limited.
