If your mind is very preoccupied with thinking and you feel disembodied (e.g. like a head walking around), this is an effective way of arriving at the moment by feeling your body. This is a practice for embodiment and groundedness, also called mindfulness.

Naturally, in life we come to feel stuck in situations - be it in our professional or personal lifes, be it due to what feels like internal or external forces. Patterns in relationships with a boss, colleagues or family members tend to repeat until we change perspective.

Facilitation is the art of unlocking the power of a group through dialogue and the pursuit of clarity, engaging active participation and embracing the richness of diverse perspectives. Through facilitation the multi-faceted potential of a team is released.” - Definition by the International Association of Facilitators

Understanding human behavior in groups is highly useful in design experience based events since group dynamics play a role in any human interaction. FIRO® is a comprehensive and widely-used theory of interpersonal relations created by Will Schutz.

How do we as individuals and organisations fully practice and embody gender equality? This was the calling question for the participants of the first-ever Social Innovation Lab on gender equality designed and hosted by collaboratio helvetica in Switzerland from 2017 to 2018.

Our catalysts Alexandra and andreas in “Le Républicain”

Alexandra Gavilano et Andréas Neil Dutli participent au premier Laboratoire du futur de la Suisse, qui œuvre pour un changement par la base. BROYE J Scientifique de l’environnement, Alexandra Gavilano, 31 ans, habite Faoug et Andréas Neil Dutli, 45 ans, est un entrepreneur spécialis…

Our Catalysts again in the media with their amazing projects! Alexandra Gavilano and Andreas Dutli.

For initiating any form of collaboration (incl. meetings, events, dialogues, trainings) a powerful calling & guiding question is essential for laying a healthy foundation for fruitful collaboration and meaningful outcomes.

If you want to discover and learn as a group what it means when e.g. Arnold Mindell talks about the essence level, and you want to make the energetical connection between people tangible and feelable for them, the Village Process is a great exercise to approach this learning.

Joharis Window is a very simple picture, that helps a group to understand the idea of giving feedback and sharing on a deeper level. Joharis window therefore help us to build community and the muscles we need to engage in real authentic dialogue with each other.

Here are a few good reminders to follow when you want to craft a powerful question.

Creating and Facilitating a Dialogue Evening is an Art and is a learning by doing process. It cannot be planned or prepared for all the emerging questions, issues, unknowns and possible possibilites. An inner presence and openness is crucial.

Kürzlich startete das erste Zukunftslabor der Schweiz. Unter den ausgewählten Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern - den so genannten Catalysts - ist auch Sabina Gränicher aus dem Toggenburg.

Im lokalen Umfeld etwas bewegen: Die ehemalige Flawiler Lehrerin Sabina Gränicher setzt sich für die«Agenda 2030» ein

A Medicine Walk is a conscious time for diving deep into a specific question, to enter a state of deep listening and to be in touch with nature as a powerful mirror.

Successfully catalysising systemic change requires many abilities, skills, internal and external pre-conditions. In the context of the Catalyst Lab, we have created a first iteration of the Catalyst Spiderweb. It is a tool for self-inquiry and assessment and defines 12 aspects the Catalysts can rate themselves on.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and equally - one sculpture or gesture can share a lot about how we are actually feeling. Perhaps, we even uncover something we had not verbalised.

Especially when working with big groups, hand signs can be very useful to share information without interrupting the process or take decisions swiftly.

Sabina Gränicher ist mit 17 weiteren Kandidaten für das Catalyst Lab, das Schweizer Zukunftslabor, ausgewählt worden und sagt: «Hinter diesen Zielen müssen wir alle stehen, wir alle die jetzt leben um denen, die uns folgen, ein mindestens gleich gutes Leben oder ein besseres zu gewährleisten.»