Presentation from Bernd Schmid about his approach and understanding of systemic working.

1. Systemic approach and
Learning conversations
Institute for systemic consulting, Wiesloch (Germany) 1
www.isb-w.de

2. Approach to reality from
systemic perspectives
1. Realities are realities of observers and
are creations!
2. How is reality created through
communcation?
3. What kind of?
• Perspectives? Frames of reference?
• Implications and consequences?
4. How do
• individuals
• organizations
• professionals create realities? 2

3. Learning conversation
1. Creating a shared reality in a context?
2. Building up a learning partnership on
equal eye level
3. Meeting each others realities!
4. Helping each other to understand the
realities involved
5. Experimenting with creating realities
here and now
6. Expermenting with creating realitier for
there and then.
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4. Model of communication as cultural
encounter
Reality of Commu- Reality of
person or nication/ person or
system A encounter system B
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6. Beeing aware of perspectives
metaphor of spotlights
• Which spotlights are actually turned on?
• In which light do they show the object?
• Which ones are unneccessary or distracting?
• Which other/additional ones would show the
object in an useful light?
Helicopter style of consulting (3 swans )
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