Beyond Project Management
It's time
to think and do projects in an entirely new way.
It's time to think and do projects in an entirely new way.
Because we tend to forget ...
Project customers are never departments or other abstract entities. We can neither speak with departments, nor reason with organizations. We can only do that with people. Thus it is crucial that we meet the persons who know the true purpose of the project and receive the result. Without a human customer, there is no project!
Projects bring people together, who usually work not together like this. These people have different points of view, and speak various (expert) languages. In such a diverse and fledging group, a misunderstanding doesn't have to develop. It is the natural state of things. What we have to develop is a shared understanding!
Fast and intuitive thinking is our default mode of thinking. Nobel prize in economics winner Daniel Kahneman has proven that it works flawlessly in a completely familiar environment - but only there. Any projects that are not an absolute routine for all actors require the opposite mindset. Therefore, novel projects require slow thinking!
Identify and meet the human customers of the project!
Create a picture of the project which everybody shares!
Apply the principles and techniques of slow thinking!
We are uncovering better ways of collaborating in interdisciplinary projects. We appreciate the value of:
- Questions
- Observations
- Change of perspective
- Self-reflection
- before
- before
- before
- before
- answers
- evaluations
- point of view
- criticism
People tend to “think fast”*. This can lead to undesirable effects. The items on the left side facilitate “slow thinking”. They improve the quality of the right side and should therefore be applied consciously and intensively.
Apply the items on the left side one time more than your intuition tells you to!
Apply the items on the left side one time more than your intuition tells you to!
Over the Fence helps people who want to create.
Founded in 2013 by Karen Schmidt & Frank Habermann, “Over the Fence” is an open innovation community. Conceived and created with love and passion in Berlin and in the world.
We re-think projects and decision-making! For this, we connect deep expertise in leadership and management with stories, wisdom, and modes of thought from other disciplines like sports, psychology, design, theatre and the arts. By this, we aim to provide the most valuable knowledge for anyone, who faces complex challenges and wants to create something meaningful.
We re-think projects and decision-making! For this, we connect deep expertise in leadership and management with stories, wisdom, and modes of thought from other disciplines like sports, psychology, design, theatre and the arts. By this, we aim to provide the most valuable knowledge for anyone, who faces complex challenges and wants to create something meaningful.
The effectiveness of our tools and techniques is severely limited if you think only of yourself and your own career.
Step into a new project world
- brighter, more human, more successful
It's time ...
READ ABOUT IT!
Too much bureaucracy and too inflexible structures: that is what often comes along with traditional project management. A complex world with huge uncertainties demands the opposite. Agility, of course! And even more. Learning from other disciplines is essential. In our books, we combine wisdom from a variety of disciplines: psychology, design, film, sport, etc. That is what we call "Over the Fence learning". It's time ...
EXPERIENCE IT!
Take part in eye-opening events, and witness the power of "slow thinking“. Acquire fresh tools, that help you to identify blind spots and avoid cognitive biases which result from fast and intuitive thinking. Expand your repertoire and adopt game-changing concepts for your challenges! Our workshops and trainings are full of fun and insights! You will learn to re-think projects – demystified and buzzword-free. It's time ...
PRACTICE IT!
We challenge traditional patterns of management and leadership and invite you to join us. Apply our free tools, utilize the power of "slow thinking", and truly understand your customers. Lead colleagues and all other stakeholders to better decisions! Unlock energy, grow commitment and develop ownership. Become a practitioner of healthy and productive collaboration and create results beyond expectations. Interested in exchange of experiences?
Meet us.
Upcoming public events
Stakeholdermanagement für Entscheidungen (Seminar), 17. Sept.
Teilnehmende dieses ganztägigen Online-Seminars lernen die neuartige Methode “Decision Hats”, die hilft, Projekte zur Entscheidungsfindung (z.B. Business Case Analysen, Machbarkeitsstudien, Produktauswahl, andere Vorprojekte) gut zu organisieren. Insbesondere lernen Teilnehmende, welche Rollen jedes Entscheidungsvorhaben braucht und wie man diese Rollen stimmig auf Stakeholder verteilt (so dass die Rollenverteilung zweckdienlich ist und von allen Beteiligten akzeptiert wird).
