The Work of Us™
HOW IT WORKS

See what's happening between you.

The Map of Us™ charts the connection between us, shows where it’s hardest to navigate, and names the next step we can take together.

THE MAP OF US™ · NORTHFIELD OPS12 perspectives
31%Grinding Gears
38%Winning Together
12%Divisive Disconnect
19%Hollow Halls
YOUR MAP
Ahead of the rhythm in Grinding Gears
Things move because someone keeps pushing them, and right now that's you.
Your perspective. Our shared picture.Illustrative example

Before we can move forward together, we need enough shared understanding of where we are.

THEREHERE

Start with the moments you share.

Each person answers questions about decisions, responsibilities, expectations, handoffs and hard conversations.

You describe how these moments go between you, how you respond, what keeps repeating and what would help.

Eight recurring moments · About 30 to 40 minutes · Answer individually

  • Decisions
  • Responsibilities
  • Expectations
  • Handoffs
  • Hard conversations
YOUR MAP

Your perspective, mapped.

Your map shows how you navigate us: how you're moving, the rhythm you describe between you, and what you find hard to rely on.

Your map shows how you navigate us. The Map of Us™ shows where we are.

YOUR MAPIllustrative example
THE RHYTHM WE'RE MOVING TOGrinding Gears
HOW I'M MOVING TO THE RHYTHMAhead
THE RHYTHM AT EACH CROSSROAD
Decisions that affect us Grinding Gears
Who’s got what Grinding Gears
What’s good enough for us Hollow Halls
Timing and taking turns Grinding Gears
What’s outside our usual Winning Together
Sharing what we have Grinding Gears
Speaking up and trying things Winning Together
Working through tension Hollow Halls
WHAT I FIND HARD TO RELY ON What’s good enough for us Whether what's called done will hold when it reaches the next person.

The Map of Us™

The Map of Us™ charts the connection between us, shows where it’s hardest to navigate, and names the next step we can take together.

THE MIX ACROSS OUR CONNECTION
31% Grinding Gears
38% Winning Together
12% Divisive Disconnect
19% Hollow Halls
ACROSS THE EIGHT CROSSROADS
Decisions that affect usWho’s got whatWhat’s good enough for usTiming and taking turnsWhat’s outside our usualSharing what we haveSpeaking up and trying thingsWorking through tension
THE READING

We can move well together. We can't yet count on it everywhere.

WHAT IT GIVES USA shared picture of where we’re moving well together and where it gets difficult.
Illustrative example · Northfield Ops, 12 perspectives

What changes when your team can see the road.

The same people. The same work. A different conversation.

1 / 5
01 / 05

See where it's costing you.

BEFORE“Everything feels harder, and no one can say why.”
WITH THE MAP“Decisions get made, but they take too much out of us.”
The rhythm at each Crossroad
02 / 05

Talk about how we’re moving.

BEFORE“You always take over.”
WITH THE MAP“I keep taking more on here. How does that affect you?”
The rhythm we’re making · how I’m moving to it
03 / 05

Recognize what keeps repeating.

BEFORE“Here we go again.”
WITH THE MAP“We recognize this loop and where it shows up.”
Patterns across Crossroads
04 / 05

Know where to focus.

BEFORE“We need to fix everything.”
WITH THE MAP“We know where to focus our next conversation.”
Where to focus
05 / 05

See what changed.

BEFORE“Did any of that work?”
WITH THE MAP“What’s easier now? What still takes too much?”
The same map, walked again

Make Your Connection

HERETHERE
Visible See where we are and what's happening between us.
Learnable Learn how to coordinate a next step from Here.
Connection Navigation™
Designable Build ways of moving together that we can count on again.

We can't get There, until we're Here together.

The map gives us a shared place to move from. Culture Check helps us navigate the rest of the journey.

Explore Connection Navigation →

Here's what taking part involves.

  1. 1Invite your groupAgree who is mapping this connection and send their invitations.
  2. 2Answer individuallyDescribe the shared moments from where you stand.
  3. 3Receive your mapExplore your individual reading.
  4. 4Review togetherUse the shared report to establish where you are and where to focus.

Organizers use a console to manage invitations, track completion and release results.

Practical questions

No question asks you to rate a named person.

How long does it take?

About 30 to 40 minutes, at your own pace. Answers save as you go.

Who should participate?

Everyone who carries this connection: the people who have to move together for it to work.

Who sees individual answers?

You see your own map. Group results show only where enough people answered. Culture Check sees answers only to build the maps and never shares them. No question asks you to rate a named person.

When do the maps become available?

Your own map is ready the moment you finish. The Map of Us™ is released by the organizer once the mapping closes.

How does it work for two people?

Partners and pairs have their own edition, in their own words.

What support is available afterward?

Culture Check offers Connection Navigation and ongoing support to help you work from the map.

Can we map again to see what changed?

Yes. The same map, walked again, shows what changed.

Your roadmap shows where you're going.The Map of Us™ shows where you're starting, together.

Start with a shared picture of what's happening between you.

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