Greg asked:
>How do people, who don't usually think conceptually catch "the vision" (or
>mission or direction -- however you name it)? What can be done to close
>the gap in this learning cycle?
>
>What experiences, tools have some of you had on breaking into this kind of
>cycle?
>
>Greg Troxell
>www.ashburnumc.org
A very good question Greg, but still under valued.
You have to bridge the cap with a metaphor to bring the vision, mission to
another level. I have used in many years now movementexercises that help to
enliven abstract notions like 'collaboration', 'growth' etc. . For examples
visit this page on my website:
http://www.universal.nl/users/winfried/eurythmy2.html.
There are exercises for Personal Mastery, Systems Thinking, teambuilding,
mental models, creating shared visions, etc. Let me know what you think
of it.
greetings from the Dutch lowlands
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