Positive Change Canvas

Timing: Up to 60 min (depends on number of people)

Materials:

Download & print Positive Change Canvas from ivopeksens.com; have sharpies or pens for participants. Can be used individually or in larger group of people.

Instructions:

Positive Change Canvas is a technique based on Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Psychology to discover a positive change. It can be used as part of Futurespective.

Make the group sit in a circle, hand out printed canvas and a sharpie/pen to everyone. Remind everyone to write legibly. Set timer to 5 min and start with STEP 1. After 5 min, rotate canvases clockwise and set timer to 4 min and proceed with STEP 2. Remind that STEP 2 is based on content in STEP 1. After 4 min, rotate canvases clockwise and set timer to 3 min and proceed with STEP 3. As before, remind that STEP 3 is based on content in STEP 2. After 3 min make sure author receives back his canvas which now should contain content in every step. Now give people few minutes to review their content and ask someone to share. Do so with few people.

Learning Points:

The main point is that other people look at your positive stuff and propose improvements on top of that. The shifted perspective does miracles! Try! 🙂

Ivo Peksens

I am an Influencer, Change agent, Scrum Master and Agile Coach. I value curiosity, respect and trust. I help individuals and organizations understand the Agile mindset and make use of it in practice. If you want to work with someone who loves what he does, you’re on the right profile.

Since 2013, actively growing theoretically and practically in Lean, Kanban, Scrum and Agile. I have been contributing in local and international organizations as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach. I have been building relationships and learnt from coaches and mentors beyond Latvia, organizing/co-creating events in Latvia and co-creating annual Agile Lean Europe (ALE) unconference since 2015.

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