XChasm // The Intellectual Capital Exchange


Xchasm Community Members & Client Partners achieve large savings in:


		Costs - by reducing fees that would normally go to external vendors, agents or consultants

		Time - by reducing lengthy decision cycles

		Efficiency - by, reducing costly mistakes, avoiding mis-direction and maintaining core business focus

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Savings are achieved through introduction and collaboration activities with peer group organisations, arranged and managed by XCHASM. Organisations are carefully selected and qualified against Client requirements on Intelligence, Experience and Capability. When these specific requirements are met and a mutual sharing opportunity identified, introductions are made.

All introductions are confidential and managed to meet the demands of an ever-changing corporate environment.

By managing, arranging and facilitating introductions, XCHASM provides exclusive insights into how peer group organisations are delivering innovation and best-practice within their industries.

XCHASM services provide a choice of progressive or modular implementation. The choice of engagement depends upon your current requirements and future objectives. Please read below and click on the separate links for more information….

Validation - 'Strategic Development'
Verification - 'Strategic Implementation & Review'
Collaboration - 'Strategic Alliance'
Challenge - 'Human Asset Development'

Validation

“Test Innovative Ideas through the Experience of others”
- Strategic Development.

The Validation service is provided for Senior Strategic Visionaries who wish to explore and test new business opportunities by using the experience of other (non-competing) organisations. The service provides a secure and confidential insight into the key aspects of innovation such as, Direction, Investment, Capability, Approach and Return.

The service helps our clients to understand and learn from the success and failure of other organisations by exploring the issues and problems encountered when developing similar business initiatives. The conclusions made through this activity serve to support future direction and investment decisions by drawing from the hands-on experience provided by others.

The service encompasses global, international and local initiatives for customers, suppliers and employees and serves as a quality reference on which to base leadership and direction.

Verification

“Investigate through Interaction”
- Strategic Implementation & Review.

The Verification service is provided for Senior Strategic Pragmatists who wish to investigate the approach of (non-competing) peer group organisations running similar business initiatives. The service provides a deeper insight into the key business requirements for initiative implementation such as, Unit Structure, Resources, Change, Phase and Review.

The service helps Clients to understand and learn from the success and failure of other organisations by investigating the issues and problems encountered when implementing similar business initiatives. The experience gained through Benchmarking and Measurement activities serves to support continued investment justification and direction.

The service encompasses global, international and local initiatives for customers, suppliers and employees and serves as a decision support tool that provides in-depth knowledge. Xchasm clients use this service to help guide and advise whilst ensuring minimal errors and a short cut to successful implementation.

Collaboration

“Develop through Corroboration”
- Strategic Alliance

The Collaboration service is provided for Senior Executives who wish to corroborate with (non-competing) peer group organisations on key aspects of a business initiative or commercial business venture. The service identifies potential partners who are willing to corroborate and share Intelligence and Capabilities to jointly work on a project or deliver a product/service.

The service introduces prospective partners and helps Clients achieve mutual objectives through collaboration. The experience gained from this service serves to support, strategic direction, best practice, strategic alliance and joint venture decisions.

The service encompasses global, international and local initiatives for suppliers, distributors and peer organisations with complementary markets, products and services.

Challenge

“Develop teams through Competition”
- Strategic Human Asset Development

The Challenge service is provided for Senior Executives who wish to inject fun into their organisation whilst building team unity. The service brings together teams by putting them into a competitive situation via an outdoor challenge. The challenge is always business related and serves to support team working, planning and execution in a truly competitive environment.

The service depends on requirements, but can be delivered between departments from the same or different organisation who rely on or compete with each other. The experience gained is fun and rewarding whilst being business focused.