Three different approaches to a conversation.
1. 'Theater-in-the-round' (meeting-based).
The ability to hear from believable and demonstrated world-class experts—to look for areas of agreement and to learn from their areas of disagreement. Typically these are run as a 'meeting' that could last as long as several hours.
'One-act plays' (single-issue).
This is for when you need discrete, one-off injection of outside-in thinking. We curate perspectives from our standing ‘bench’ based on things like your industry, any adjacent sectors, and the question's context itself. Critically, we strive to introduce perspectives that your own organization wouldn't be expected to have.
'Multi-act plays' (multi-issue).
This is when the question at-hand requires discussion-potentially, a lot of discussion. We put you ‘in the room’ and at the center of a process of debate. You get to hear from and probe on informed perspectives from a uniquely tailored panel of believable experts—and be an active participant in the discussions that follow.
2. 'Spectacle' (workshop-based)
A unique environment specifically designed to facilitate parallel discussions on multiple topics. Run as an 'event', participants move around their surroundings, exposed to large-scale 'scenery' and 'effects'. This allows an immersed audience to actively explore different vantage points of the issues 'on-stage'.
Single-event
A full-day event for 20-100 participants, conducted in a hybrid physical-virtual environment.
Ideally suited to seamlessly involve participants who are both in-person and remote.
Multiple events
A series of discrete events, woven together to create continuity, and spread over a period of weeks or months.
Specifically imagined for situations where 'time' plays a central role in the issue at-hand (ex: M&A, change programs, etc.).
3. 'Improv' (self-service)
There are times when all you need is a quick injection of external perspective. There's no setup, no need for fanfare—you're simply looking for input to your thinking.
'Sketch' (via video)
A short conversation involving (1) a single topic (2) set panel with distinct roles (3) a clear beginning, middle, and end.
'Skit' (via app)
An unscripted exchange around a specific question. Built for natural-language, conversational prompting.
Note: For those clients with very specific data privacy and/or confidentiality requirements, we are able to tailor any of our conversational formats to meet their needs.
Everything starts with a conversation.
Step-1: Framing the initial question
The first step in any engagement with Rogatio is a conversation—with humans—to better understand the situation you find yourself in and what it is that you are trying to solve for. It's a focused exercise in listening, but also in asking questions to better appreciate your own perspectives.
Usually—to not say 'always'—we find that this discussion not only helps refine whatever questions you might be faced with, but also uncovers 'new' or adjacent questions that are equally critical to understand.
This 'framing' process goes something like this:
- Situation. Understand the current situation you are facing, and where you actually want to get to. Gain an appreciation for what's at stake.
- Complication. Explore any unknowns, complications, or constraints you believe exist. Capture whatever thinking you already have or any actions you've already taken to try to address the situation up until this point.
- Question. Establish the overarching question you are solving for, along with any subservient questions that need to be addressed.
In practice, the above thought process isn't linear, and it's also quite iterative. But the goal of this initial conversation is to come away with a clear understanding of the issue you are solving for and how Rogatio.ai might help.
Step-2: Defining the right format
Depending on the nature of the question at-hand, there are different ways to engage with Rogatio.ai—a key determinant being how you deeply you yourself want to be part of the conversation.
Sometimes our engagements are run like a meeting, with only a few participants. Other times, we take more of a workshop approach, which could involve groups ranging from 10, 20, or even 100+ people.
What really makes Rogatio.ai distinct, however, is our 'human-centric' approach. Whichever the format, however many participants—our belief is one of people and machines working together.
We'll work with you to determine which format is most appropriate based on the goals you want to achieve.
Step-3: Engineering the discussion
Much like in a screenplay, dialogue is the most important part of any conversation. This is where we huddle internally as Rogatio and design the discussion itself.
This includes identifying the right mix of subject-matter experts to engage with—taking into account not solely the domain of expertise needed (i.e., knowledge), but the right mix of experience.
Add to that the appropriate blend of personalities—which determines how people 'show up'. Critically, this is thoughtfully designed in light of your organization's culture and your own participants' profiles.
In some cases, as preparation, we may also conduct specific research to enrich the discussion. This might include augmenting our understanding with additional information, documents, or data you choose to provide (Note: subject to confidentiality and privacy requirements).
Step-4: Driving the group interaction
The goal of an interaction is to unlock the power of a well-balanced group, guided by a good structure.
Conducted in a hybrid environment that weaves human and AI-generated participants seamlessly together, our collective goal is to engage in a meaningful conversation.
Every conversation has a start, middle, and end. We follow a very specific format that ensures that the upfront question itself is understood and correct, that perspectives are heard and discussed, and that resolutions are reached.
Our conversations are tightly moderated, but they are anything but scripted. The intent is to allow for free-flowing discussion and debate.
Act-I: Diverge (Exploration)
We start by exploring diverse perspectives and ideas, encouraging open and expansive thinking. The structure of the discussion allows us to explore a question in 'small steps', building out understanding.
Anchored in the Socratic method, we focus on eliciting opinions, pressure-testing through dialogue and thoughtful disagreement:
- "What do you mean by that?"
- "How do you know?"
- "Why do you say that?"
- "Can you give me an example?"
- "What are the implications of that?"
- "What is the counterargument?"
In many ways, Socrates was history's very first prompt engineer—we're just applying his methods to people and machines inlcusively!
Act-II: Converge (Synthesis)
Here, we narrow things down to the core insights—aligning where there is agreement, acknowledging where there is not.
Things can get really 'heated' at this stage, and that's okay. With important issues, being assertive is as important as being open-minded.
Our goal at this stage is to create not solely a consensus around what are the different viewpoints, but to reach an agreement on what actions to still take as a consequence of those very differences.
'Synthesis' is the ability to combine parts of a whole in new and different ways, and it is one of AI inherent superpowers.
Step-5: Drawing conclusions
We finish back where we started—with a conversation.
We aren't big fans of reports or presentations. Rather, we prefer to talk face-to-face about what we've collectively learned, and how that's helped advance your own thinking about what to do next.
We will have succeeded if we've helped improve your questions—and, as a result, strengthen the thinking behind your solutions.