Together we will explore the art of stopping, letting go and reducing as an alternative to the „higher, faster, further“ that no longer works.

We start with a new exercise from the Post-Growth Institute, in which we explore the current and desirable ways of doing business.

We talk about paradigms, turning points and the fear of letting go. In particular, at Exnovation we shed light on the conditions that must prevail for the abolition of what is no longer useful, both on a small and large scale. Are there examples of organisations that have professionalised abolition?

At the end, each participant can take away one thing that they want to stop doing tomorrow in both their professional and private lives.

How we integrate crises and losses into everyday organisational life and continue to grow well

Losses such as death, illness and separation affect all systems and every person at some point. Incisive, sometimes drastic and chaotic, they mark the end point of a process, a phase of life. In the workshop, we can explore together what effects the „end“ has on the organisational system and how grief can be experienced as a creative process of new beginnings. We can experience together how we can support other people in their grief and how we as helpers can remain stable in the face of heavy burdens.

You are invited to explore how the integration of losses can lead to growth and new perspectives in the system.

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Social Presencing Theatre (SPT) is a method developed on the basis of Theory U for understanding present reality and exploring new future possibilities. It is not „theatre“ in the traditional sense, but uses simple postures and movements to dissolve limiting concepts, communicate directly, access intuition and make visible both the current reality and the deeper - often invisible - leverage points for creating profound change.

This workshop will focus on the “Stuck Exercise”, one of the main techniques of Social Presencing Theatre that allows us to experience a way out of a currently “stuck” reality through a mini-U-process. The Stuck Exercise can lead to insights that are applicable to your real-life situation.

Conflict competence on the basis of N-Process® facilitation

We see conflict as a valuable and central part of our identity development. Conflict is therefore a process between becoming aware of the status quo and the opportunity to gain new resources or perspectives for one's own life. We will work with you to develop a new understanding of the escalation of disturbances and develop strategies for challenging (smouldering) conflicts to transform them, instead of waiting paralysed for them to erupt or contributing angrily to their escalation. Because behind every conflict there is also a longing for change, the silent knowledge of a treasure that has not yet been unearthed. This gives you more freedom to be more yourself, even in the midst of conflict, and to use the power of the tiger to unearth the treasures hidden behind everyday challenges.

Kali is a goddess of Indian mysticism and represents, among other things, the aspect of death and destruction. This may sound daunting at first, but above all she stands for renewal and resurrection. Her supposedly destructive rage is directed against people's inner demons and enemies - everything that prevents us from being whole and whole.... or from courageously opening ourselves up to change. It is Kali who defeats these forces and thus makes a new beginning possible.

After a brief theoretical introduction to this aspect of tantric yoga philosophy, we will bring these ideas to life. Through breath, movement, feeling and perception, we connect with our living body, which is part of nature and thus the epitome of change. Every breath is already a new beginning.

In this workshop, we will travel through the four seasons and explore the „Wheel of Transformation“ - a model of change derived from nature and the Hero's Journey. It was formulated by Ursula and David Seghezzi to understand and accompany transformation processes. The workshop centres on exploring and experiencing the stages of this wheel. Together we will explore the question of how teams and organisations can accompany transitions with small rituals and how change can be consciously implemented.

Just wait, you moment... Isn't that what we want so much in situations where the world is just right for us? Life can also mean mastering transitions. From destruction to renewal to innovation and further development, it is a perpetual movement, even if we can sometimes feel stuck personally or in organisations and teams. Resilience, understood as the creative ability to deal flexibly and constructively with life's surprises, can be a helpful basis for breaking new ground. What does this mean for me? How do I live resilience as a companion in change processes? How can I succeed in fostering an attitude of trust and creativity? With some impulses and an exchange of our own experiences, we will set out to discover our own potential for celebrating transitions. 

Introduction to dealing with intersectionality, anti-racism and decolonisation in everyday working life.
This can mean concretely:

1. Overview of Belonging, Intersectionality & Anti-Discrimination (5min.)
2. Break down intersectionality in a work-relevant way (5min.)
3. Creating a common understanding and practical approaches for dealing with anti-discrimination (5min.)

This workshop is also about uncovering internalised patterns in our individual behaviour and discriminatory structures in our organisations and finding a new way of dealing with them. Together, we want to lay the foundations for honest self-reflection and thus for genuine belonging.

The concept of intersectionality and belonging is our next step in rethinking the topic of anti-discrimination and acting accordingly. Away from the discourse of the visibility of diversity and inclusion towards an authentic and lived belonging of all marginalised groups. This should lead to a radical systemic change in the impact sector, from “power over” and “power for” to “power with”.

- The application of the SySt® 5-animal scheme in crises and transitions

„A crisis consists in the fact that the old dies and the new cannot be born.“ (Antonio Gramsci)
But how can we enable the birth of the new? How can we succeed in letting go of the old? How can we deal with the confusion, fear, anger, powerlessness and despair that often accompany us in crises and transform them into resources? How can we increase our freedom in shaping transitions?

In this workshop, we will work together on systemic, solution-focussed, competence-oriented interventions based on the SySt® 5-Animal Schema and explore their potential for letting go and renewal.
We will experience and physically anchor how the SySt® 5 Animals Scheme (a system of logical archetypes) activates our own creative potential for practice in a profound way.
We will receive impulses and inspiration on how individuals, teams and organisations can transform crises into coherent, constructive, empowering solutions.

In organisational development, the focus is often on the new. New work, new leadership, new mindset. But how can something new come into the world if the old is not allowed to leave? How can you breathe in if you can't breathe out? What can the new grow on if resources are tied up?

In an interactive and entertaining workshop, Robert Stulle and Ilan Siebert

• A new look at the end
• Insights into the value of the end
• Examples of consciously dealing with the end
• Exchange with all participants
• Ideas for application in your own professional practice