Exercise: Visualization

Name: Maria Quispe.

Challenge & Selection

I work as a human management consultant and one of the main services we provide are  workshops and group coaching. In most of the workshops I do, there is a time when it is  necessary to use Visualization.

In this context personal and group activities are carried out. Most of the time we try to get  people to open up and internalize what is happening in that session so that they find things  that they may not have noticed or that are inspired to carry out the subsequent activities.

Many times, when a question is asked and asked to share opinions and share, not everyone  participates and express their opinions. That does not mean that they do not have something  to contribute, but sometimes they do not know how to express it or they feel insecure. At  other times, the activity requires that they bring about changes and they don’t know where to  start. That's where I pose a more tangible exercise like drawing.

Application

I have a specific anecdote in the use of the visualization tool. I was dictating a workshop about  positive psychology in the organization, the objective was for the group to identify how they  would like the company to be, presenting concrete actions that each could implement from its  role. For this, I told them to close their eyes and imagine that they get up one day and the  company they work in is perfect, everything is as they would like, anything at all.

I gave them a moment and then I told them to open their eyes, draw that company in which  they work that has everything they would like. To draw themselves and their team.

Each person performed the activity and let their imagination go. Then everyone shared their  picture and vision of this perfect company.

Insight & Approach

I notice how all people participated and commented on this vision they had. That was an  excellent starting point. After everyone had shared and were very motivated, I asked them to  draw together a shared vision.

It was interesting to see how a completely unreal idea with the contribution of all became an  idea that could be carried out in a creative way. One of these ideas started as having a spa,  then it became a place to rest from work, then in a place where they could learn, finally I

ended up being a library with a meditation space where employees could go and take a book  or look the garden at some point in their work day. Each one would participate and donate a  book.

The impact of using this tool, fist individually and then as a group, to make a change in  organization was great. They liked the workshop a lot. There were many things that everyone  could do from their role, for example the secretary of the area proposed to put together a  mural with the birthday of everyone in the area.

Whenever I did an exercise that way, it seemed like a useful tool. But learning the whole  process of design thinking and the key that is to visualize first has given me an idea of how to  include several tools in my work, starting with visualizing the change or the new reality and  combining it with other tools like storytelling and mind mapping, to return the ideas of the  participants in more concrete things and be a point of departure in my workshops.


Exercise : Visualization Name : Maria Quispe . Challenge & Selection I work as a human management consultant and one of the main services we provide are workshops and group coaching . In most of the workshops I do , there is a time when it is necessary to use Visualization . In this context personal and group activities are carried out . Most of the time we try to get people to open up and internalize what is happening in that session so that they find things that they may not have noticed or that are inspired to carry out the subsequent activities . Many times , when a question is asked and asked to share opinions and share , not everyone participates and express their opinions . That does not mean that they do not have something to contribute , but sometimes they do not know how to express it or they feel insecure . At other times , the activity requires that they bring about changes and they do n’t know where to start . That 's where I pose a more tangible exercise like drawing . Application I have a specific anecdote in the use of the visualization tool . I was dictating a workshop about positive psychology in the organization , the objective was for the group to identify how they would like the company to be , presenting concrete actions that each could implement from its role . For this , I told them to close their eyes and imagine that they get up one day and the company they work in is perfect , everything is as they would like , anything at all . I gave them a moment and then I told them to open their eyes , draw that company in which they work that has everything they would like . To draw themselves and their team . Each person performed the activity and let their imagination go . Then everyone shared their picture and vision of this perfect company . Insight & Approach I notice how all people participated and commented on this vision they had . That was an excellent starting point . After everyone had shared and were very motivated , I asked them to draw together a shared vision . It was interesting to see how a completely unreal idea with the contribution of all became an idea that could be carried out in a creative way . One of these ideas started as having a spa , then it became a place to rest from work , then in a place where they could learn , finally I ended up being a library with a meditation space where employees could go and take a book or look the garden at some point in their work day . Each one would participate and donate a book . The impact of using this tool , fist individually and then as a group , to make a change in organization was great . They liked the workshop a lot . There were many things that everyone could do from their role , for example the secretary of the area proposed to put together a mural with the birthday of everyone in the area . Whenever I did an exercise that way , it seemed like a useful tool . But learning the whole process of design thinking and the key that is to visualize first has given me an idea of how to include several tools in my work , starting with visualizing the change or the new reality and combining it with other tools like storytelling and mind mapping , to return the ideas of the participants in more concrete things and be a point of departure in my workshops .