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Suzanne  Whitby

Polak Exercise

Named after futurist Fred Polak, this reflective exercise asks participants to consider how they see the future, whether it’s bright or bleak, and how those images shape the present. It helps surface underlying assumptions and emotional responses to change.

Suzanne  Whitby

Postcards from the Future

A creative warm-up and visioning exercise that invites participants to imagine a future world or situation and describe what it feels like to be there. This approach helps surface early assumptions, hopes, and curiosities, while gently introducing the idea that the future can be imagined and shaped.

Creative Commons Methods

Guided Journaling

Guided Journaling is a tool for the bottom of the U-process and builds on a completed co-sensing phase. It cannot stand alone! It allows participants to step into a deeper level of self-reflection and is often followed by a solo experience to expand on the insights that arise.

Jacob Noon

Wo, Wer, Wie und Warum-Schlange

Die Teilnehmenden bilden paarweise eine Schlange und improvisieren in Zweierteams eine kurze Szene, in der sie schnell die Fragen „Wo sind wir?“, „Wer sind wir?“, „Wie stehen wir zueinander?“ und „Warum ist das interessant?“ beantworten. Nach jeder Szene wechseln die Teams.