Co-Creating Exercises

Case Clinic
Case Clinic is a peer-learning tool that allows to move into co-creating. It contains the movements of the U-process but at the same time focus on the action part.

Instructions
70 Min per session, 4 persons per Team. Case giver presents a leadership situation that is current, concrete, important, one happens to be a key player, can be presented in 10 min and could make a big difference moving forward.

(0) 2 min Select case giver and time keeper
(1) 10 min Intention Statement by case giver
• Situation/Problem/Opportunity/Project= What do you want to address?
• Your intention: What do you want to create?
• Your edge: what you need to let go of and learn
• Help=Where do you need input + help?
Consultants ask clarifying question if necessary
(2) 10 min Stillness. Then mirroring by each consultant
• What images and feelings come up for me now?
• What questions are evoked in my mind?
(3) 30 min Generative Dialogue and solution brainstorming by all
• Case giver reflects on the images and emotions that the case evoked
• Consultants ask questions to deepen understanding
• Generative Dialogue: Co-create solution ideas
(4) 10 min Concluding Remarks by consultants
• What is the key issue to be addressed [diagnosis]?
• What solution/action do I propose?
(5) 5 min Concluding remarks by case giver
• What new insight do the solutions offer to me?
• How could I use/combine these ideas going forward?
• Thank you!
(6) 3 min Journaling—Capturing the key learnings by all
     

Resource:

O. Scharmer, Theory U: Chapter 21 (2.54MB)