ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO ANSWER COMPLEX QUESTIONS LIKE THESE?

WE SPECIALISE IN ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS
COMPLEXITY IS MANAGEABLE
LET US SHOW YOU HOW
The only way to create change and success in complex situations is through shared learning and agreement, through your ability to collaborate. The Systemic Stairway™ is a practical, reusable collaboration design that can be used by managers and teams to boost collective intelligence and agreement in problem-solving and decision-making processes in a wide variety of strategic and operational situations that you need to manage. Top organisations and leaders have used the Systemic Stairway™ to accelerate real change and success in complex situations for decades. Learn more about the methodology here.
Strategy
Change Management
Management Consulting
Project Mangaement
Performance Management
Root Cause Analysis
Coaching
Systems Implementation

FOUNDER & CREATOR
Julian Day started to experiment with new ways to address the IT implementation problem after having worked in the industry for 20 years as a software developer, systems analyst and project manager. Julian’s research culminated in a PhD entitled “The Design of Collaborative Projects”. Julian developed practical methodologies (the Systemic Stairway™ being a cornerstone) for enabling diverse people to collaborate intelligently in all types of complex situations. Julian has used his methodologies as a facilitator to help many top organisations manage their complex situations and implement their projects successfully. He teaches at prestigious business schools in Southern Africa and has trained thousands of people who find his methodologies practical and useful
PART OF DELIBERATE COLLABORATION
The Systemic Stairway™ is part of a wider collaboration offer of Dr Julian Day. Deliberate Collaboration offers robust and practical methodologies for deliberately designing and managing the interactive conversations required to overcome organisational challenges and ensure project success.
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW?
For anyone whose success depends on getting diverse people to work together productively. The Systemic Stairway is for people who are disenchanted with current approaches for driving collaboration, team performance and organisational effectiveness. For those who are looking for a practical and robust methodology for deliberately managing effective collaborations that boost collective intelligence for improved problem-solving, decision-making and execution.
Executives, Directors & Founders
Who want to resolve real issues & take their organisations to the next level
HR, Learning & Development
Who want to boost organisational performance through training & development
Team Leads & Project Managers
Who want to lead high performing teams & well managed projects
Departmental & Operational Managers
Who want to create manageable operations and improve cross function collaboration
The Systemic Stairway can help you manage the collaborations necessary for:
- Strategy creation and execution
- Inclusive team and creative problem solving
- Overcoming organisational challenges and complexity
Creating effective high performance teams
Alternative project management methodology
INCREASE SPEED
Our strategy consulting and facilitation accelerates the speed at which you: Understand your situation. Identify high-leverage priorities. Create executable decisions. Implement.
BOOST INTELLIGENCE
Our processes are reliable. We are reliable. We have a wealth of experience to back it up.
SECURE AGREEMENT & ALIGNMENT
Secure alignment and agreement on clear priorities and goals to drive belief and commitment that get things without wasting time, energy and money.

I can fully endorse Dr Julian Day and the Systemic Stairway. The method was enormously helpful in creating the great success we have had at Henley in Africa.

“I first met Dr Julian Day when I enrolled to do an Advanced Certificate in Leadership through Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town. In a nutshell, the secret of the model in my opinion is the fact that it is rooted in ‘The Design of Collaborative Projects’, which is the title of Dr Day’s PhD. Our success in the Region lay in obtaining the input of every single employee in the structure into the overall view of the business, and then of course processing this input through Dr Day’s tried and tested Systemic Stairway™ methodology. Using the principals of the methodology I was able to extinguish fires and settle the Region on a path to success.”

HUGE fan of Dr Julian Day’s work. Had the opportunity to study his approach whilst working with Old Mutual. At the time it was one of those fabulous moments of epiphany: a real game-changer, and it has since been an invaluable part of my toolset as a facilitator. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to get “unstuck”.

It has been a real pleasure working with Dr Julian Day over the past 5 years. We have run a number of training programmes as well as workshops to address project related challenges. Julian has the ability to distill complexity into its essence and brings structure, direction and clarity into his problem solving approach. This allows teams to shift towards a common purpose in a collaborative way, having “intelligent conversations” so that everyone is learning. Delegates always leave his workshops with deep insight as well as the energy and enthusiasm to implement the plans that they have committed to.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Dr Day and Mr Theron for assisting to put IDG onto a path that will enable us to tackle the challenges that COVID-19 have left for us. We are now able to embrace the “new unusual” with confidence!

A huge thank you Julian to the incredible craft you have gifted to Henley and its delegates and clients in the work you have carried out this year. I am reticent to call it work – it is a calling and an absolute gift. You bring a level of experience that is hard to match and a wealth of understanding of adult education, along with many other attributes.
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