process strategies
a way through, in four questions
The living ZEN flowchart An interactive flowchart. Do you have a problem? Choosing no grows a path to then don't worry. Choosing yes asks: can you do something about it? Either answer grows a path to then don't worry, which blooms: you CAN do something about it. do you have a problem? no yes can you do something about it? yes no then don't worry you CAN do something about it! learn more… ask me again

Committed to a world that works for all

Every durable solution we have ever seen began the same way: someone was willing to say their problem out loud, sit with the worst of it, and then — listened to with respect — make room for what is possible. Our process is a structured conversation that walks you through exactly that, at your own pace, in your own words.

the four questions

Everything in the process traces back to four questions, old ones. The third carries a Lakota teaching — Mitakuye Oyasin, “we are all related.”

i

who am i?

Know thyself. Name the problem you carry and what you fear about it.

ii

how are we all related?

Name the people your problem touches — and who might help.

iii

where are we going?

Imagine the best possible outcome, concretely.

iv

how will we get there?

Strategies, actions, partnerships. Yes — it is a possibility.

begin the process

Six questions, three short steps. You can save a draft and return any time. When you finish, you’ll see your problem reflected back to you — organized, in your own words, ready to share or to bring to a facilitator.

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