1. Group Coaching Made Easy!
Using Large Group Interventions

2. Group Coaching Elements
"The community is essential, for alone our vision is too narrow to see all that must be seen. Together our vision widens and strength is renewed." ~ Mark Morrison-Reed
Group Coaching Elements
What makes it good?
Connecting the Group
Establishing Group Agreements
Discussing Content – Group Theme
Sharing of Challenges / Frustration
Coaching – Individuals / Dyads / Triads
Requesting Actions & Providing Inquiries
Giving Acknowledgments / Reflecting on Learnings
Assignments – Pre/Post
Individual Reflection

3. What are Large Group Interventions (LGI)?3
“Large Group Interventions for organizational and community changes are methods involving the whole system, internal and external, in the change process. The aim is to involve a critical mass of people to affect change.”
Large Group Interventions are for organizational and community changes are methods involving the whole system, internal and external, in the change process. The aim is to involve a critical mass of people to affect change. So in a nutshell, whole-system change process allows those who to participate in:
Understanding the need to change
Analyzing current reality to decide what needs to change
Generating ideas about how to change
Implementing and supporting change
~ Alban & Bunker Large Group Interventions 1997

4. Why do we need them?
Speed, fast responses and actionable steps to solve problems.
Leaders (Good Ones) want ideas from their people.
Engaging everyone means buy-in and access to information.

5. SimU-real
Open space
Purpose: Real-Time Work on Current Issues, Test Future Designs or Learn about Systems (Donald & Alan Klein)
Length: 1 Day
Participants: People
Facilitator: Expertise in Process Consulting
Other Necessities:
Organization Selects Issues for Work;
Room Arrangement;
Periods of Stop Action and Reflection;
Decision Process Agreed on in Advance
Purpose: Discussion & Exploration of System Issues (Harrison Owen)
Length: 1-3 Day
Participants: People
Facilitator: Expertise in Holding Space & Large Group Dynamics
Other Necessities:
Least Structured with Divergent Process
Creates the Agenda & Interest Group form around Topics
Periodic Town Meetings and Information Sharing

6. Large Photo Slide Simu-Real
Simu-Real, more than other methods, has organizational and individual learning as an explicit goal. The whole organization will have learned about itself and this understanding will, in turn, influence the actions of individuals. (Bunker & Alban, 1997) 6
Simu-Real
Large Photo Slide
Break Room
Satellite Office
Technical HR HQ
Decision Table
Accounting
Sales
Branch
Water Cooler
Virtual Team

7. Large Photo Slide Open Space
Open Space model is based on the belief that human beings have the capacity to get things done and create their own future, absent predetermined agendas, structures, and responsibilities (Owen, 1997) 7
Open Space
Large Photo Slide
4 Principles
Whoever comes is the right people
Whatever happens is the only thing that could have
Whenever it starts is the right time
When it’s over, it’s over
The Law of Two Feet
Bumblebees
Butterflies

8. “We are most effective when we are able to lean in fully to the resource of other people in our lives." ~ Henry Kimsey-House
CTI Elements
Embodiment
Dancing in THIS Moment
Witness & Be With
Deepening/Forwarding
Process Coaching
Articulate What's Going On
Powerful Questions
Curiosity
Evoke Transformation

9. Group Coaching Elements
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead
Group Coaching Elements
What makes it good?
Connecting the Group
Establishing Group Agreements
Discussing Content – Group Theme
Sharing of Challenges / Frustration
Coaching – Individuals / Dyads / Triads
Requesting Actions & Providing Inquiries
Giving Acknowledgments / Reflecting on Learnings
Assignments – Pre/Post
Individual Reflection

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