Some people know the reality of the Square Wheels images and their effectiveness for generating change, enabling innovation, and engaging and enabling people for workplace improvement.

But most people don’t. So here is the main image (that you can get for FREE to use almost any way you want, and some simple thoughts on the overall tools that are available.

First, Grab the MAIN image here:

https://performancemanagementcompany.com/square-wheelsone/

The Square Wheels^® One image is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-ND license allowing for its use and you also get tools and an instructor’s guide. Why? Because I am looking to collaborate with people to develop more tools for organizational improvement, especially with supervisors. There are lots of other blogs on the Supervisor Hellscape reality on this webpage.

The “Square Wheels” metaphor is for use in organizational development and offers several key ideas and themes:

1. Inefficiency of Current Processes:

   • The metaphor illustrates how organizations often operate with outdated or inefficient systems, much like a vehicle with square wheels that cannot roll smoothly. This encourages a critical examination of current practices.

2. Innovation and Improvement:

   • It emphasizes the need for innovative thinking to overcome obstacles. Just as round wheels are needed for effective movement, organizations must seek new solutions to enhance performance.

3. Employee Engagement:

   • The metaphor highlights the importance of employee involvement in identifying problems and creating solutions. Engaging team members fosters a sense of ownership and collective problem-solving — strategies for engagement and enablement.

4. Change Management:

   • Transitioning from square to round wheels symbolizes the process of change. It reminds leaders that while change can be challenging, it is essential for progress and efficiency. The cognitive dissonance it generates is a wonderful way to motivate a culture to improve.

5. Visualization of Problems:

   • The Square Wheels One and other images serve as powerful and unique visual tools to help understand and communicate organizational challenges. It simplifies complex issues, making them easier to address.

6. Collaboration

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   • The basic ideas in all the images, such as the wagon train shared below, stresses the value of collaboration across departments and levels. Solutions to organizational problems often require input from diverse perspectives.

Overall, the “Square Wheels” metaphor encourages organizations to reflect on their current practices, identify potential issues, engage employees, innovate, and embrace change to improve overall effectiveness.

Using the image allows you to discuss (and often resolve) any number of any number of issues.

There are many different themes that open for discussion when using Square Wheels One

I’ll keep this post brief. And I will suggest that you ask your preferred AI program about how you might effectively use this key image and my other tools to impact your people, your culture and performance. This stuff is bombproof and totally simple.

And I have plenty of different images for different purposes,

And my newest:

Ideas can be shared once things get rolling.- click on the image to see the whole Wagon Train series!

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For the FUN of It!

Dr. Scott Simmerman is a designer of team building games and organization improvement tools.
Managing Partner of Performance Management Company since 1984, he is an experienced presenter and consultant who is trying to retire!! He now lives in Cuenca, Ecuador.

You can reach Scott at scott@squarewheels.com
Learn more about Scott at his LinkedIn site.

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and images have been copyrighted since 1993,

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What I’m About:

My Square Wheels blog and website exist to help leaders, trainers, and facilitators make work smoother, more engaging, and more human. I focus on practical tools for process improvement, organizational change, and workplace collaboration that spark insight and deliver measurable results.

And I am convinced, after 30+ years of using Square Wheels^®, that it is the best facilitation toolset in the world. One can use it to involve and engage people in designing workplace improvements and building engagement and collaboration. It is a unique metaphorical approach to performance improvement and we can easily license your organization to use these images and approaches.

By blending proven facilitation methods, creative problem-solving, and engaging team activities, my mission is to support organizations in building energized, sustainable cultures of involvement and innovation.

Through accessible — and often free — resources and virtual facilitation tools, I aim to help teams everywhere collaborate more effectively, innovate continuously, and take ownership of their improvement journey.

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