Fictional, anonymised story: Operation Unicorn Island

Based on real HowToFly work: Post-merger integration · One shared vision. Characters and dialogue are invented.

Klaus Sleigh Works (now with kites)Fictional, anonymised story · 7 participants
Real-world reference: Post-merger integration · One shared vision

Fictional, anonymised story: Operation Unicorn Island. Based on real HowToFly work, with invented characters and dialogue to protect client confidentiality.

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Monday · Two teams, one plan
Mr. KlausClient · owner of the two workshops

I bought the kite company next door. We now have two teams, but they still work separately. I need everyone to understand where we are going together.

PipSleigh team · carpenter

I make sleigh frames. What does this change for my job?

GaleKite team · designer

Our kite team has the same question. We have different skills and different ways of working.

Mr. HowToFlyAI augmentation

Let’s start with a clear shared goal. Then we will work out what it means for each team and each person.

Mr. KlausClient · owner of the two workshops

The goal is to build flying vehicles together. We need the strength of a sleigh and the lightness of a kite.

Mr. DittoEmpathy · understands your people

We’ll talk to both teams about their work, their skills and their concerns. We need to understand them before suggesting tools.

Week 2 · What this means for my job
LauraCoding & generative AI

We built an AI helper that explains the plan and answers questions. It uses the strategy and information that your managers have checked.

PipSleigh team · carpenter

Can it explain the plan in terms of the work I actually do?

Mr. HowToFlyAI augmentation

Yes. For you, that means testing a lighter frame with the kite team. Your manager checks that this is the right priority.

GaleKite team · designer

And I can help Pip with lightweight materials. I did not know his team needed that.

Mr. DittoEmpathy · understands your people

We also map who knows what. People can find a colleague with the skills they need, even in the other team.

Mary PGamification · makes change stick

We use short exercises where colleagues solve a real problem together. That helps them get to know each other and practise using the tools.

Week 3 · From the plan to the work
Mr. KlausClient · owner of the two workshops

How do we turn this into actions rather than another presentation?

Mr. HowToFlyAI augmentation

Each team makes a work plan. Each person agrees their tasks and any training they need with their manager. AI helps draft the plans; people agree the final version.

LauraCoding & generative AI

We train people using their own work. They learn how to ask useful questions, check answers and keep the information up to date.

PipSleigh team · carpenter

Now I know what I need to do, why it matters and who can help.

Mr. KlausClient · owner of the two workshops

So this is about helping the two teams work towards the same goal, with a clear role for everyone.

Mr. HowToFlyAI augmentation

Exactly. The tools help people understand the plan and work together. Your teams still do the work and make the decisions.

Fictional client. Very real challenge.

These characters, conversations and outcomes are imagined to explain the kind of work HowToFly does. They are not a transcript or a named client testimonial.

Two teams from recently merged companies, with different cultures, habits and priorities. Leadership has a bold shared vision, but most people can't see what it means for their own work, and the two sides barely know each other's strengths.

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