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the situation, hosting conversations is a craft, which can only be learned through practice and can take... forms. All that said, there are a few basic forms which can be applied in many of the techniques and meth... tory session there is usually some time pressure, which can make deep conversations difficult. However, a... should be acknowledged during the framing, after which the facilitator should let the conversations play
s evocative, albeit not too surprising scenarios, which tend to be useful caricatures of the present than... survey about what changes in the wider context in which you operate. In futurist jargon this is called 'h... extremely important -> essential.
Next, identify which of the most important drivers are the most uncert... n' drivers. These are your critical uncertainties which will constitute the axes of your scenarios.
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g intuitions and unconscious collective patterns, which are likely to be overlooked or ignored in predomi... egins with creating a range of scenarios, each of which we translate into a short backstory. We usually i... d support crew
- Write a short framing 'script' which includes the purpose, backstory, instructions and... lop it in response to the pre-enactment question. Whichever situation you choose, it should be familiar e
se are used to plot horizontal and vertical axes, which represent the spectrum of possibilities between t... ble future. Our actions in the present can decide which future is more likely to unfold. The technique ra... extremely important -> essential.
- __Identify which of the most important drivers are the most uncert... n' drivers. These are your critical uncertainties which will constitute the axes of your scenarios.
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miliar language of headlines and 'breaking news', which helps to distill the crucial aspects of a scenari... hes, etc. All of these media use a similar format which grabs the readers' attention with a mixture of im... ould feature the answers to the core question (on which the scenarios are based) from the perspective of ... rouping, or the participants can chose themselves which scenario they want to work on. There should be no
ships. It can show underlying patterns of a group which can be difficult to surface through conversation.... e and uncertainty of a change driver, or deciding which scenario people want to work on), or as part of a... roup or provide space for laughter and confusion, which can be helpful in tense situations or with people... tuitive decisions.
=== Process ===
The space in which you conduct sociometry should have enough room fo
of the [[causal layered analysis]] (CLA) method, which aims to explore alternative myths, worldviews, so... the new scenario from the myth layer upwards. Ask which worldviews this myth would give rise to. Which systems and social structures would be shaped by this wor... ews or current affairs look like in this world -- which issues, solutions and facts would be reported?
conditions where any outcome will be of benefit? Which things are not being modelled? Even once these qu... be misleading to assume predictions are facts on which decisions can be made. Yet we are creatures of habit, making small or significant decisions which collectively form patterns. These patterns produce data which can be analysed to better understand the patterns
in the [[causal layered analysis]] (CLA) method, which intends to uncover the causes of known issues, fa... conjunction that of [[discovering alternatives]], which focuses on creating alternative scenarios for eac... to examine is the __discourse/worldview layer__, which includes the (hidden) social, cultural and even l... t (in any form) that encapsulates the feelings in which this worldview and the issue is grounded? Are the
n ask the participants to think of a situation in which the question was positively resolved. For example... rview each other in pairs, one at the time, after which the whole group comes together to report insights... questions on a big piece of paper or blackboard. Whichever form you choose the structure of the instruct
resent the patterns and dynamics of the system in which the issue exists. The pattern is observed and ada... ory answers.
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=== Process ===
The space in which you conduct the systemic constellation should be ... nd placed around the space by the facilitator, in which case the participants remain 'themselves', move t
s, towards evaluating their engagement potential, which is a prerequisite for political impact. These are... tingly, a piecemeal, tactical checklist:
- To which spaces of display and/or performance can we gain ... other? Are there times of day, week, or month at which the risks are lowest or the rewards are highest?
on proven facts, it provides a secure basis from which the group can begin to speculate where they might... optional): Invite each participant to think about which factors in their immediate environment and note d... end of the exercise keep only the factors without which the issue/initiative cannot exist.
Step 5: Reco
guiding principles, inspirations or tests through which we can scrutinise our creative process. We strive... to a meaningful whole, yet it is also about rules which function as boundaries preventing us from getting... to selves like our own but to give speech to that which has no language, to the bird perching on the edge
at change. Finally, a revolutionary change is one which radically transforms the system or significantly ... sponses of resilience, revolution and adaptation, which are inevitably focused on short-term fixes.
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In the field of design the creative process (which often takes uncertainty as a given) tends to be i
