Workscape Value Creation Plan

CRITICAL MINDSET: This method guides you to a personal perspective of the value-related actions that matter to you. Do not censor yourself in what you think others want you to contribute, claim or create, or what others say is only possible to claim. 

A. Compose your plan

1. Determine the value elements you want to contribute, to claim, and to create for yourself within a particular time period.

TIP 1: Use the value element items from your desired Value Exchange Ledger™.
TIP 2: Set a time period of short-term time period of 2-3 months, rather than a long-term period like 1-2 years.

2. For each value element, prepare a definition expanding from the single word/term to a meaningful sentence. e.g. “EXPERIENCE” become “Work experience with For-Purpose businesses that I believe in”.

3. Create a table with four columns, that includes the three aspects of value creation logic:

a. Value element – A detailed definition of the value element being addressed
b. Scope of value – A quantitative or qualitative description of the scope, intensity or frequency that defines the threshold at which value is meaningfully achieved
c. Activity for value – The actions to take to achieve the scope 
d. Responsibility – The person or people responsible for the activity

4. Enter your list of defined value elements in the first column.

5. For each value element, define a scope in either qualitiative or quantitative terms. This provides a threshold or level for which you are aiming to achieve. Put this information in the second column.

6a. For value elements you will contribute: Describe the specific actions, behaviours or arrangements by which you will consciously contribute value that is within your control.

6b. For value elements you will claim: Describe the specific actions or arrangements by which you will claim value from another entity to which you are entitled.

6c. For value elements you will create or co-create: Describe the specific actions and/or arrangements by which you and/or others will create the value you seek. Consider who will be involved, and if it includes others, invite them to participate in defining the actions and arrangements.

• Self-determined individuals don’t expect an organisational representative to be the sole source of created value. They take responsibility to create value by themselves. They creatively invite and utilise other people and organisations within their full workscape in value creation activity. (They even strategically plan that desired value might be for a later era in their workscape.)
• As an employee, value creation can be done with your boss and even colleagues and peers. There is likely mutually beneficial possibilities to creating the value you seek (and they seek), collaboratively. It may be that you seek the same or related value, and can be the source for each other.
• Sometimes the value you seek to create will only come from someone else, like RECOGNITION or SPONSORSHIP. That is, you need someone else to do the recognising/sponsoring and promoting that comes with it. Be sure to cultivate quality relationships as the basis for getting such value in your exchange.

7. For each value element, enter information about the actions and arrangements in the third column. Provide enough information that someone other than you would understand what you mean.

8. In the fourth column add the names of the people responsible for actions regarding each value element. 

• When others are involved be sure to have had a meaningful discussion about expectations and agreements you are making with them. 

9. Review the whole plan and check that the actions and scope are actually achieveable within the time-period set for this plan. Amend as needed so your plan is realistic, not aspirational.