Feed forward exercise

Feedforward exercise

Step # 1

X people are together in a place

Step # 2

Everyone, please let go of the past. This exercise is about

giving and receiving ideas for the future.

Step # 3

Please choose a behavior you would like to improve

Example # 1

”I would like to be better at giving people praise / positive feedback.”

Example # 2

”I would like to become a better listener.”

”I would like to use social media more.”

Example # 3

Please choose the behavior that is most important to you.

Step # 4

Please get a mobile device or a piece of paper and a

pen to use for taking notes

Step # 5

During 2 minutes, please give and receive ideas

to / from another person

When I say ”change now”, please take 3 steps to the right and say hello to the person you meet.

Find out what behaviour the person wants to improve and tell him / her what behaviour you want to improve.

Part 1

During the 1st minute, person A gives ideas to help improve the behavior that person B wants to improve.

Person B simply listens and takes notes.

Part 2

Part 3

During the 2nd minute, person B gives ideas to help improve the behavior that person A wants to improve.

Now, person A simply listens and takes notes.

Please shake hands with each other and say

thank you for the ideas you got from each

other.

Part 4

We will do 5 rounds of 2 minutes.

Sources of inspiration

http://www.aci-na.org/sites/default/files/feedforward_exercise.pdfhttp://confessionsofachangeagent.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/next-time-try-feedforward/http://www.execunet.com/execunetcms/leadership/try-feedforward-instead-of-feedback/http://www.marshallgoldsmithlibrary.com/cim/articles_display.php?aid=110http://youtu.be/EAvv4xvjTl4http://youtu.be/tFX74GIxca4