Patent Document ID: 8543409
Application ID: 12130379

Base Claim:
1. An article of manufacture having computer storage medium storing computer readable program code executable by a computer to implement a method of synchronizing at least one of: business practices and culture of one or more participating entities, comprising: a. computer readable program code eliciting at least one of: intent and goals from each of said participating entity or entities in said synchronization; b. computer readable program code developing detailed alternatives statements in support of said elicited intent and goals; c. computer readable program code selecting from said alternatives statements, pairs of alternatives statements that are in tension with each other; d. computer readable program code reconciling said pairs of alternatives statements to reconcile strategic, operational and tactical differences between said entities, said reconciling comprising: i. displaying pairs of alternative statements to a plurality of key leaders within each of said entities as end points on an unevenly weighed right-versus-right spectrum scale, wherein a leftmost area represents a choice representing 100% agreement with one of the displayed pairs of alternative statements, a rightmost area represents a choice representing 100% agreement with another of the displayed pairs of alternative statements, an area directly in between said leftmost and rightmost represents a choice representing 50/50% agreement with the displayed pairs of alternative statement, and a remainder of areas designated representing a choice for 51-99% agreement indicating a solution that leans towards one of the displayed pairs of alternative statements; ii. receiving a point value input associated with displayed unevenly weighted right-versus-right spectrum scale from each key leader within each of said entities; iii. reconciling pairs of alternatives statements based on received point value input from each key leader within each of said entities; e. computer readable program code establishing a charter of practices by integrating a set of said reconciled pairs of alternatives statements; and f. computer readable program code synchronizing at least one of said business practices and culture of said participating entity or entities in view of said practices charter.

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Claim 8:
8. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said alternatives statement pairs are drafted as plausible, contrasting ends of said right-versus-right spectrum; said contrasting ends not required to be equally plausible.