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Janine YoungEnergy & Water Ombudsman New South Wales

Utilities IDR/EDR Mystery Box

25th Annual SOCAP Australia International SymposiumMonday 17 August 2015

What’s in the Mystery Box?

AgendaSOCAP workshop suggestionsIndustry workshop suggestionsMy take on those suggestionsOne hypothesisEight thought provokersTwo types of organisationsThree takeaway initiatives

SOCAP workshop suggestions

• Discuss trends, ideas, policy issues, case studies

• Facilitate a discussion around topical issues with regard to:o handling of complaintso sharing information about the industryo current issues – that you consider important

and beneficial for the sector regarding state & national issues.

Industry workshop suggestions

• Thoughts of application of new standards to our industry• Some case studies of where retailers have done something

well and different that could be shared across industry• Ideas on how we can stop back and forth between retailers

and Ombudsman offices• How can retailers and Ombudsman schemes work better to

close complaints more quickly or first time and have the outcome stick

• Credit repair agencies – better ways of managing these complaints

My take on those suggestions ……

• Mismatch between both suggestions, therefore I have attempted to devise a workshop that will challenge us all and lead to innovative thought

• How have I approached this? o By establishing an hypothesis about IDR and EDR

• What’s the objective of the workshop?o To identify at least three initiatives for each of US

to take away that will improve our role / our organisation!

In a perfect world, company dispute resolution teams and ombudsman offices

would not exist.

One Hypothesis

Eight thought provokers (a)

1. Is the purpose of our work aimed at doing ourselves out of a job?

2. We, IDR and EDR, are all part of the same system, dealing with dissatisfied customers, so how do we make this system more effective to prevent further complaints?

3. What does it mean to be a good complaint handler/ dispute resolver in your organisation?

4. How do internal complaints end up in your team; where should they have been resolved – what preempted that can occur?

Eight thought provokers (b)

5. Are we a safety net or a safety valve?

6. How should we add value to the organisation overall; what does that value look like?

7. Do you have power / authority to bring change to your organisation?

8. What is your next career step / what can dispute resolution lead to?

Two types of organisations?

Three take away initiatives

• What will you do additionally / differently when you return to your organisation?

• What should I do?

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