A tool for provocative contracting…
Posted by Andrew 22 June 2010
A quick user’s guide:
Use the scales from 1 to 10 to help gain insight into each of the criteria listed.
Assuming that you are seeking to move towards newness, emergent outcomes and potentially addressing failure, utilise the solutions focus “scaling” technique. Example: “Oh, ok, why did you choose 6 and not 5? What opportunities lay within moving one step towards 10?”
PS: Thanks to Viv McWaters for the last criteria on failure!
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:55 am
this tool is great and one can also include other items…
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:22 am
Thanks Carmela….
What other items would you include?
Warm regards,
Andrew
August 1st, 2010 at 11:25 pm
In development work, which is what I’m mostly involved with, a willingness to accept failure along with experimentation are key to sustainability. Unfortunately donors don’t respond well to not achieving pre-determined outcomes.