FUTURE SEARCH
Future search is a large scale group planning meeting that brings a "whole system" into the room to work on a task-focused agenda. In a future search, people have a chance to take ownership of their past, present, and future; confirm their mutual values, and commit to action plans grounded in reality.
It is created by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff. They are co-directing the Future Search Network, formerly known as SearchNet, an international non-profit dedicated to community service and learning.
The purpose of Future Search is to make a community healthier and get people into common ground.
There are 8 steps in the process of Future Search:
Future search is a large scale group planning meeting that brings a "whole system" into the room to work on a task-focused agenda. In a future search, people have a chance to take ownership of their past, present, and future; confirm their mutual values, and commit to action plans grounded in reality.
It is created by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff. They are co-directing the Future Search Network, formerly known as SearchNet, an international non-profit dedicated to community service and learning.
The purpose of Future Search is to make a community healthier and get people into common ground.
There are 8 steps in the process of Future Search:
- The Past - key events in their lives (these data are important because it create symbols)
- Mind Map - create maps of trends affecting us right now
- Beginning the search for common ground - interpret the mind maps
- Proud and Sorry - be in touch with what you are proud of and sorry about
- Getting into reality - share what they have learned
- Creating a vision - create an ideal future for the community (scenarios)
- Getting down to it - rearrange the lists and bring common themes together
- Action - report action plans from their group and diverse groups
The type of participants needed for the Future Search should be diverse to have a global perspective. The bigger the group, the more small groups formed, the harder it is to have a dialogue. Typical duration for this process is 16 hours. There are five tasks to complete, each lasting around three to four hours.
Future Search is for diverse groups and should be used when an organization wants to get commitment from stakeholders and to generate energy for action. The participants should be cooperative to have a successful Future Search conference.
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