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is //how to host a group conversation where everyone's voice is heard, the outcome is shared, the visi... recipes that will make every conversation a good one, as there are too many variables, including your ... e facilitator frames the conversation
* Step 1: One person speaks, the other(s) listen
* Step 2: An... levels ('holding the space')
* Including everyone in the conversation
* Reminding people of ins
nslate into a short backstory. We usually include one or more images to capture their atmospheres. From... sually starts with scenario building. You can use one of the scenario building methods in the Fieldguide (e.g. the [[GBN Approach]]) to create one or more scenarios that provide an alternative to ... an use a single image, a moodboard, or a collage. One image can get the atmosphere across, while a mood
r Schwartz in //The Art of the Long View//. It is one of the most commonly used scenario methods. The p... it is simple enough that it can be completed in a one-day or even half-day workshop (with some online f... al to identify and explore the question with everyone involved and to agree that the question is fundam... uturist jargon this is called 'horizon scanning'. One of the ways to direct your research is to look fo
p the box for a while, then swap the box with someone else. Let go of its contents and focus on the process of giving a gift to someone. The receiver accepts the box and again receives ... and feelings emerge in their minds.
* Step 3: One by one, give the participants a 'box' by holding a box-like space in between your hands (different siz
echnique is a part of the [[GBN Approach]]. It is one of the most well-known and simplest scenario tech... ternatively, you can use a more relative measure. One of the ways is to draw a diamond, with importance as one axes and uncertainty as the second one. By the end of this exercise, the most important and uncertain
[[http://timesup.org/PARNpublication|PARN book]]. One of the canonical examples is the snoopiness of lo... building a narrative that explains what we find.
One of our strong motivations in using physical narra... We will sketch some ideas here about how we have gone about developing physical narratives previously a... a physical narrative to allow it to be explored.
One of the design ideas that we have tried to use is
most images of the future are likely to fall into one or another of these four generic categories. The ... e groups should create four images of the future, one at a time, based on the four generic alternatives... f the group is large, people might have to choose one future to work on. You can offer guiding question... erable, what are the most important things to be done now to move towards its desirable aspects?
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n fact, British dramatist [[http://www.keithjohnstone.com/|Keith Johnstone]] warns that we 'mustn't try to control the future or to win'; instead, we need t... ds and improve our skills of observation.
Johnstone wrote that Bertold Brecht trained his actors to t... 'll go ahead and improvise another set, this time one that is particularly relevant to the participator
olitical scientist Richard Neustadt:
<blockquote>One tool that Milo and I developed for strategists to... nt situation. Sufficient space is needed for everyone to sit in a semicircle facing a large writing sur... umed, unknown (and unknowable)). You will discuss one column at a time, but it will be possible to move things from one to the other column upon reflection.
* Step 1
, the participants interview each other in pairs, one at the time, after which the whole group comes to... participated in a successful collaboration]. Find one person whom you don’t know so well and have a con... your experiences.//
* //Interview each other, one at the time. Take about [e.g. 5, 10 or 15] minute... estions, but try to refrain from commenting. When one person has told their story, you can swap roles.
erwards. Invite questions and make sure that everyone is comfortable with the exercise. Let people know... approximately 10-15 minutes). Allow time for everyone to settle in.
* Step 3: Invite the participant... the Disciplined world, so take a deep breath and one last big push towards a Transformed world. A worl... e in a transformed world? etc.
And finally, take one deep breath and close the portal to Transform. Fo
e is spacious and comfortable, with room for everyone to sit or lie down.
Step 1: Invite participants ... is sufficient in a futuring session). After everyone finds their spot, guide the group using something... m of light, now focused narrowly on your breath alone. Then slowly broaden the beam to include your who... ounds, the air and the room as a whole, with everyone and everything in it. Your skin as a porous membr
re beginning this exercise. Worldbuilding can be done in a workshop, or it can be a writing and visuali... for a minimal worldbuilding exercise that can be done in a workshop with the participants. The exercise... iple scenarios, invite the participants to choose one to work on (or select groups randomly). Break int... vers-and-shakers' in this world?
* Who (if anyone) exists at the fringes of the society? What is th
to the tree in spring and the tree in fall, to stone, to cement, to plastic…\\
—Italo Calvino</blockq... f possible futures
* Rational thinking is only one of many approaches: acknowledge and encourage alt... ting where it is natural to digress, to jump from one subject to another, to lose the thread a hundred ... t every word you record carefully. Make sure everyone agrees on its meaning and intent.
* Edit your
* Result/Outcome
* Look at all the words, pick one from each deck. You can do this either randomly or choose the words that resonate with everyone in the group.
* Make 2-3 sentences using one word from each deck. The sentences should reflect an i... ctive/situation that you're discussing.
* Pick one sentence (at random, or by preference).
* Elab
