Welcome to

1
Welcome to

• What is the Future Workshop about, and how can
  we use it in adult education?

2
We come from different countries

• ... and we use English to communicate,
• BUT its not our mother tongue!
• So, lets help each other, if understanding
  becomes difficult ...
• ... and, please, do call for help if needed!

3
Where do I live?
What do I like mostabout my work?
Why am I here?
What does me attract mostabout Future Workshops?

• What would we liketo find out togetherabout
  Future Workshops?

4
Future Workshops- the Beginning

• never been asked
• never learned to use fantasy, visions
• not used to cooperate
• also discussion is not the best media

5
When we meet a problem,

• ... we mostly go straight towards its solution
• Problem Solution

6
And often - especially in groups -

• ... We get mixed up and tangled between the two
  sides
• Problem Solution

7
The basic structure of the Future Workshop

• Utopia Fantasy

Realization Practice
Criticism Complaint
Problem Solution
8
The Phase of Criticism Complaint or What is
the problem?

• to unpack all complaint and compare

• to get clear about what is to be criticised

• to get to the most important and urgent aspects

• last but not least to get rid of all bad
  feelings- Catharsis effect

9
The Phase of Fantasy Utopia or How do WE WISH
the solution to be?

• We put our wishes and dreams against the reality
  we criticize and try to

• to get rid of all bonds which tie us to reality

• to get our view open for utterly new ways

10
The Phase of Realization Practice or How do
we put OUR solution into practice?

• We help our utopias with a soft landingon the
  grounds of reality

• We examine the conditions and possiblitiesto
  realize our wishful thinking

• We plan our realization very thoroughly

• We get started the next day!

11

• Lets stop a moment to think about whats been
  said so far.
• Please, take 10 minutes to talk in your group of
  4 and put up your questions or comments
  afterwards, if you like

12
How do we work in the Future Workshop?

• Typical of Future Workshops

• hardly any group discussion

• the use of key-words insteadof longer
  contributions

• everything being said is visualized

13

14

• The procedure follows the form of a funnel

to open up
to reduce
to decide
15
The Phase of Criticism Complaint

• Introduction to the phase

collection of criticism
clustering and selection

• decision

16

17
The Phase of Fantasy Utopia

• Introduction to the phaseand stepping into
  Fantasia

painting a picture
brainstorming
draft of Utopia
To select the most fascinating ideas
18

19
The Phase of Realization Practice

• Introduction to the phase

bridges to reality
to examine ideas

• to set up small projects

planning further work
coming to the end of the Future Workshop
20
(No Transcript)
21
(No Transcript)
22

• Thank you very muchso farfor your attention

23
(No Transcript)