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Whole Systems Change with Dynamic Facilitation & the
Wisdom Council
Nexus U
March 28, 2008
‘‘Choice-creating” where people…
• address a high-care problem• are creative, innovative and
collaborative• are authentic - drop their roles• seek a solution that works for all
Managed = BOX Self-organizing = Circle
•All is alive, in relationship and growing
•All is in change … with spontaneity
•Not only do we choose, but we also create
•The measuring process often impacts quality and integrity
•The process is crucial
•Follow the heart
•The universe is dead stuff— except “me”
•Causality accounts for all .. There is nothing new!
•There is no free will and no creativity
•All is measurable. We can use numbers to assess the quality of things
•The process doesn’t matter
•Follow the plan
There are two forms of change
Classical science New science
Objective reality— An independent observer assesses and manipulates “dead stuff.”
Reductive thinking—To understand we must take things apart. System = sum of parts.
Linear process—For something to be built there must be builder and a plan.
Extrinsic motivation (Physics)—An object needs a cause or it won’t change.
Control change—Set goals and achieve it by managing extrinsic forces. Don’t go backward!
Measurement—Manage change by determining measures and tracking progress.
Participative Reality— We are all part of one whole creating itself. Intent affects reality.
Living System —Each part co-creates a new whole. It’s meaning comes from the whole.
Emergence—There are spontaneous, non-linear shifts that lead to new, unpredictable properties.
Intrinsic Motivation (Biology)—”Things” grow and change from within … spontaneously.
Facilitate growth—Spark/support transformation and emergence.
Quantum uncertainty—Attempts to measure can impact the essence of things.
Classical science is a subset of quantum science
Science is evolving…
Two models of change / Two Paradigms of Thinking
self-organizing managed
“Managed change” is primary
Self-organizing change is primary
“Box” Paradigm Circle Paradigm
Meetings with different ways of thinking
Is authentic and cares deeply
Stays in role, is dispassionate
Ideal attendee …
solving the real issue, where all are happy
achieving predefined goalsSuccess is…
LESS… sometimesMORE… sometimesTime cost:
a win/win shift, or “co-sensus”
a decision, then commitment
The aim is to reach…
Is where all are authentic & creative
Is orderly and under control
A “good” meeting…
Is real (messy is ok)Is well-defined The issue…
Decision-making Choice-creating
CONCERNS
DATA
SOLUTIONS
1
2 4
3
Mission-building
PROBLEM-STATEMENTS
Trust-building
Innovation-building
Perception-building
“OF COURSE’s”
DynamicEnergy
Dynamic Facilitation Flow
ISSUES
Outcomes of Dynamic Facilitation
• People discover “the real issue”• People determine unanimous perspectives
(“co-sensus”)• People develop wisdom and clarity• Trust develops —a sense of “we”?• There are breakthrough solutions and shifts• People commit to specific answers
Detached
Tame
Impossible
High-care
II-Problem-solving
I-Decision-making
III-Creative thinking
IV-Choice-creating
(Dynamic Facilitation)
When to use Dynamic Facilitation?
“Wicked”
Range of issues
Relationship to the issue
Transforming the System…
Box System Circle System
Choice-creating conversations
What does it look like?
• System charters an ongoing process• Periodic DF-events• Randomly select participants from the system• DF group, they pick the agenda, communicate their story and
insights to the larger system• Engage the larger system in conversation and action• Track what emerges• Continue the process
Experiments are happening…
• Farm credit bank• Homeless people• City and regional• Coops• Schools• Government agencies• Other countries
Outcomes of the Wisdom Council
• Creates a continuous feedback mechanism• Identifies points of collective “agreement”• Catalyzes change• Empowers and inspires individual leadership
Additional Resources
• Jim Rough & Associates, Inc. - Dynamic Facilitation training, corporate and government agency facilitation and consulting (www.DynamicFacilitation.com)
• Center for Wise Democracy - application of Dynamic Facilitation and the Wisdom Council in the public sphere (www.WiseDemocracy.org)
• Our Community of Practice Blog - articles, stories, newsletters, etc. about Dynamic Facilitation and the Wisdom Council (http://blog.tobe.net)
• Dynamic Facilitation Manual & Reader - available online at www.diapraxis.com or for $15 purchase from Jim Rough & Associates