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GRAEF wanted to communicate its corporate values clearly and tangibly so that they could be understood and experienced by all employees. The aim was to create a common understanding of values and to present the cultural core of the company in a vivid form.
In order to present the transformation of Krone’s production philosophy clearly and comprehensibly, the entire value creation process was visualized in detail. The aim was to present the new principles and processes in such a way that they would be comprehensible and tangible for employees and stakeholders.
To successfully implement the new leadership model, a workshop was conducted with leaders from Germany and Austria to collaboratively develop the content of the “Big Picture.” Based on the workshop results and a briefing session with the creative team at Big Pictury, the Big Picture was designed. Special attention was given to aligning with the corporate design guidelines from the headquarters, which also defined the illustration style. The illustration team at Big Pictury seamlessly adapted these requirements.
Ein entscheidender erster Schritt ist die Erkenntnis, dass Unternehmenskultur maßgeblich über den Erfolg oder Misserfolg von organisationalen Initiativen zu Performance, Lernen, oder Zusammenarbeit entscheidet. Tatsächlich scheitern über 50 % der Transformationsprojekte an einer unzureichenden kulturellen Anpassung (Quelle: McKinsey, “Why do most transformations fail?”, 2019).
Würzburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrs-GmbH (WVV) uses a detailed Big Picture to visualize its diverse services in the areas of energy, water, mobility, environment and leisure. This chart underlines WVV’s commitment to the Würzburg region and serves as a central element in presentations and customer communication.
Ein entscheidender erster Schritt ist die Erkenntnis, dass Unternehmenskultur maßgeblich über den Erfolg oder Misserfolg von organisationalen Initiativen zu Performance, Lernen, oder Zusammenarbeit entscheidet. Tatsächlich scheitern über 50 % der Transformationsprojekte an einer unzureichenden kulturellen Anpassung (Quelle: McKinsey, “Why do most transformations fail?”, 2019).
Homeier Solution GmbH & Co. KG, which specializes in smart, energy-efficient lighting systems for industry and logistics, uses a Big Picture to illustrate the benefits of its Light 4.0 technology. This facilitates customer communication and supports the sales strategy.
Together with the “Learning systems and educational technologies” team of experts, the BWV Bildungsverband developed a Big Picture that visualizes the roles in digital learning in the insurance industry. This diagram supports the transfer of knowledge and promotes the digitalization of learning.
Together with Big Pictury, Stadtwerke München (SWM) has developed a Big Picture that visualizes its vision for the future in 2050. This strategic image supports internal communication and makes the company’s long-term goals clear to employees.
Big Pictures make complex topics tangible and support change processes through clear visualizations. Discover how visual communication can make transformation understandable and interactive.
Normfest GmbH, a supplier of workshop equipment, visualizes its new sales strategy with a big picture. This diagram illustrates the modernization of sales channels and the adaptation to changing customer needs.
Messe Frankfurt uses a big picture to visualize its comprehensive transformation as part of the “Progress” project. This chart serves as a communication tool to take employees along on the journey of change and provide them with orientation and understanding of the upcoming innovations.
Energieversorgung Oberhausen AG (EVO) has developed a big picture that visualizes its new corporate vision and seven top strategic goals. This diagram illustrates the close connection between EVO and the city of Oberhausen and underlines the company’s role in the sustainable development of the region.
After Big Pictury presented the KRONE Group’s Strategy 2030, individual areas of the company are now also highlighted with a Big Picture. The presentation of the seamlessly integrated trailer is the first step.
When field technicians want to display the result of a strategy process on their vehicles, it is at least unusual. Usually, workshops between management and consulting teams deliver extensive presentations or complicated organizational charts that don’t mean much to the man on the street or in the company. This is hardly surprising, because in an increasingly complex market environment, the tasks, structures and processes of even smaller utility companies are becoming more and more diverse and complex.
Deutschlandradio has visualized its sustainability strategy with a big picture to engage employees and vividly communicate the core elements. This chart supports the integration of sustainability into the organizational structure and promotes awareness of environmentally friendly practices.
BVV Pension Management GmbH uses Big Picture to clearly present its wide range of employee benefits in the areas of values, mobility, benefits, health and prospects. This visual aid is used for both internal and external communication to inform potential and existing employees about the services offered.
GSW Gemeinschaftsstadtwerke GmbH, which operates in Kamen, Bönen and Bergkamen, uses a Big Picture to visualize its many public services and its commitment to the region. This visual concept strengthens the trust of the citizens and promotes understanding for the services provided by GSW.
The SIGNAL IDUNA Group visualizes the structure and range of services offered by its human resources department with a big picture. This diagram facilitates internal communication by vividly depicting the teams and how they work together.
“The topic of New Work is a very diverse one at Unite. The Big Picture helped us to visualize to the guests at our headquarters opening how the different concepts interact on a large scale. We see further areas of application in the recruiting and onboarding of new employees.”
The KRONE Group, a leading manufacturer of harvesting technology and commercial vehicles, visualizes its “Strategy 2030” with a Big Picture. This circular diagram illustrates the interlocking of business areas and future megatrends to inform and motivate employees.
Stadtwerke Wertheim GmbH offers its customers a complete service package for electricity, natural gas, drinking water and heat across a supply area of over 190 square kilometers. What’s more, with its comprehensive commitment to the environment and local people, the company makes it clear that it provides “Local energy!”. This message – the core positioning of the company – and the many sub-areas of the company in a big picture – that was our task. And we solved it.
EEW Energy from Waste GmbH has developed a Big Picture to vividly present the topics of digitalization and transformation. This visual aid illustrates the integration of digital processes and the further development of the company into a digital service provider.
WHY does the company do what it does (purpose, mission), WHAT does the company do (brands, business model) and HOW does the company achieve its goals (culture, vision). The big picture should clearly illustrate the company’s value chain with memorable imagery and concrete examples. With the help of the picture, employees should understand what they are contributing to when they act in accordance with the company’s transformation principles. The needs of the target groups should also be clearly recognisable and the examples should be used to illustrate what New Work SE wants to achieve on the market and what should therefore also be achieved for the Group’s brands.
Surely you know that DÄNISCHES BETTENLAGER changed its name to JYSK some time ago. But did you know that the company was originally founded in 1979 under the name JYSK? Today, JSYK is one of the largest trading companies in the world in the field of sleep & living. And the company is convinced that it owes this success above all to its employees! For this reason, JSYK does a lot for its employees – and is now showing them this with a Big Picture!
NRW.BANK has developed a new mission statement for all its entrepreneurial activities. Under the heading “WIR für NRW” (WE for NRW), the development bank for North Rhine-Westphalia sums up what drives it every day: To do good for the people, companies and communities in NRW. In order to communicate its purpose to its employees and potential applicants, we developed a big picture in which the new corporate mission statement and its six principles were visually implemented.
Summarising work results of larger and complex projects in such a way that they can be communicated in an understandable way is a challenge where images can make a valuable contribution. As a visual guide and striking overview, they create transparency for new processes and principles. This is also the case here: In various working groups of the COPETRI Circles, profound questions of corporate transformation were dealt with and these had to be vividly presented for Big Pictury.
In preparation for our visit to COCON23, we thought about how we could inspire visitors to the fair with the topic of “visualisation” and explain the development process of a Big Picture, while at the same time creating real added value with our stand action. The result: a summary of all the topics that occupy the visitors.
Seminars, training sessions and workshops are social learning and development processes in which the participants are supposed to develop themselves or their skills. Does this go together with games? You bet it does! This is because playing can be very motivating and can significantly boost learning success. “Playful learning” is the magic word. Find out more about it in this article!
Wie sieht für euch der perfekte Urlaubsort aus? Ein menschenleerer Strand? Eine atemberaubende Bergkulisse? Mit Sicherheit habt ihr jetzt ein Bild im Kopf. Denn wir Menschen sind visuelle Wesen. Ein Umstand, den sich die Werbebranche schon lange zunutze macht. Und auch in der Unternehmenskommunikation kann die Macht der Bilder eine große Wirkung erzielen.
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