Master Idea™: The Path to Purpose

Everyone's talking about purpose. We've been working on purpose for almost two decades. Our proprietary process results in a purpose articulation that we call the Master Idea™. The Master Idea™ articulates why an organization is here.When employees have purpose, they can believe in the organization's core values and are 300% more likely to believe their work is continually challenging; 200% more likely to feel energized when thinking about the job.

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It's the beacon that aligns all stakeholders, programs, products, services, partnerships and communications. A Master Idea™ challenges leadership to redefine success to include the impact their organization has on society.

Authenticity is what separates a Master Idea™ from what we call "purpose washing." For a purpose, or Master Idea™, to be effective, it must be derived from a company's ethos, an organization's core values. This is what makes you distinctive rather than competitive. It's what gives you permission to do something greater for society, to be a truer version of yourself.

When an organization has an authentic Master Idea™, no competitor can replicate nor replace it.
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The Master Idea™ Teaches: It sparks ideas for innovation and instructs imagination.

The Master Idea™ Is Born From The Ethos: The Master Idea™ reconnects an organization to its foundations, propelling it forward.

The Master Idea™ Is A Battle Cry: The articulation of a Master Idea™ is the flag that rallies all who stand behind it.

The Master Idea™ Is Born Not From Data But Absolute Conviction: The power of an idea to move civilization forward is based on its ability to provide a recognizable human truth.

The Master Idea™ Is Timeless: While strategy and tactics change over time, a Master Idea™ remains constant.

The strategic brilliance of BrightHouse's Master Idea process is that it is excavated, not brainstormed. We now have a resonant, motivating concept to differentiate and guide us. Ellen Dracos Lemming
VP Marketing, Emory University