This question encourages you to step outside of yourself and think about what would be different in your observable behaviour if the problem were solved. “ Who else would notice that this miracle has happened? What would tell them?” You don’t realise this, of course, because you’re still asleep – so when you wake up what will be the first thing that tells you that this miracle has happened? What else will tell you?” (get as much detail as you can?)ġ. “Imagine that while you’re asleep tonight a miracle happens and the problem is completely solved.
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This question helps you focus on the solution, without worrying about how ‘realistic’ it is or how to get there. You don’t need to ‘understand’ someone else’s problem to help them find solutions. In any situation some things are already working – find them and do more of them.Īnd a small change can have big consequences People already have the resources they need to changeĪs do teams and organisations.You get what you focus on! Understanding the problem won’t necessarily help you reach the solution – and any time spent talking about the problem is time you’re not moving towards the solution. They built on the ideas of Milton Erickson and the systems-based approach of Gregory Bateson and his team at the Mental Research Institute to produce a model of change based on focusing on desired changes, finding what is already working in a person’s life, and doing more of it.Īlthough it originated as a therapy model, the Solution Focused approach is now being applied to coaching and team and organisational change with great success. The Solution Focused approach was developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg at the Brief Family Therapy Center, Milwaukee.
It’s effective and it gets results quickly.It emphasises what’s already working so it offers a practical route away from a blame culture.It’s simple – so that anyone can pick it up quickly and use it.Why Solution Focus is worth knowing about This means that you can start using it to improve your business and your life straight away. Unlike previous ‘big ideas’ of the 1990s like business process re-engineering and downsizing (with all the disruption they entailed), Solution Focus is a big idea that focuses on small steps and keeping it simple. Solution Focus is part of the new wave of thinking about effective change that includes Appreciative Inquiry, Positive Psychology and NLP.
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