Solution Focused V1.1

Change using your Strenghts: That’s a Change!

Ben Linders

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Solution Focused Approach

• Source: Delta Method, by Alistair Cockburn

How did you get this far?

Celebrate it!How can you use

that to get a smidgy bit further?

What you currently imagine “perfect” to

be .

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How does Solution Focused work?• Assume that people are doing things the right way

• Storytelling: Have people tell about what is working. Why is it working, under which circumstances?

• Stimulate by giving sincere compliments, help him/her by recognizing results. Positive feedback!

• How does the perfect solution look? How can you make a small step in the right direction?

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• Strengths – Successes, what works? Why?– Start right away, here and now – Capabilities, Energy & Motivation– Rhinelands Thinking

• Collaboration– The action is in the interaction– Possibilities, win-win

The solution is no problem!

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Apply Solution Focused in the IT Game

Solution Focused: Retrospective

• How did you get this far?

• What do you imagine perfect to be?

• Small step!– What is going well?– What did you do? How? Why?– Which Strengths? Applied?

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More information Solution Focused

• Blogs (in Dutch)– Veranderen vanuit je sterktes: Da’s Anders! – Resources of professionals?– Motivatie in veranderprojecten

• Boeken– The Solution Focus, the simple way to positive change– Oplossingsgericht Leidinggeven (Dutch)

• Websites– Sharing and Building Solution Focused Practices

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veranderproject.nlis an initiative by Ben Linders, André

Heijstek and Michel Verweij

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