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Value [1] Whole Systems

Get the "whole system" in the room. Invite a significant cross-section of all parties with a stake in the outcome.

Value [2] Whole Elephants

Explore the "whole elephant" before seeking to fix any part. Get everyone talking about the same world.

Value [3] Global Thought

Think globally, act locally.

Value [4] Local Action

Value [5] Common Ground

Put common ground and future focus front and center while treating problems and conflicts as information, not action items.

Value [6] Future Focus

Value [7] Conflicts as Information

Value [8] Self-Management

Encourage self-management and responsibility for action by participants before, during, and after the future search.

Value [9] Responsibility for Action

Value [10] Full Attendance

And Conditions for Success... Urge full attendance - Keep part-time participants to a minimum. Meet under healthy conditions - This means airy rooms with windows, healthy snacks and meals, adequate breaks. Work across three days (sleep twice) - People need "soak time" to take in everything that happens. Ask for voluntary public commitments to specific next steps before people leave.

Value [11] Healthy Conditions

This means airy rooms with windows, healthy snacks and meals, adequate breaks.

Value [12] Soak Time

People need "soak time" to take in everything that happens.

Value [13] Public Commitments

Ask for voluntary public commitments to specific next steps before people leave.