Old School
Old hands used to be cynical about debriefs – a “search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and praise and honours for the non-participants.”
New School
Candid Cycle uses human experience and structured questions to understand what happened, what it means and what should change. AI strengthens a human-led inquiry rather than becoming the authority on organisational experience or capability.
The Candid Cycle structure – Context, Strengths, Improvements, Learnings and Actions already embodies the proposition. The methodology determines the questions; participants supply contextual experience; AI supports analysis across their submissions.
There are three distinct human contributions:
- The methodology designer establishes a useful structure for reflection. (John Salter Consulting Services via the Candid Cycle)
- The cycle organiser defines the event, activity, objectives and boundaries of the inquiry. (You)
- Participants explain (anonymously) what they experienced, including circumstances that may not appear in formal records. (Your people, or clients)
