Leadership Metaphor Explorer Facilitator's Guide. David Horth M.

and their organization with fresh eyes

      • Legitimizes intuition and emotion

      • Generates alternative futures for wiser planning

      • Encourages fun, playful, yet serious dialogue

      • Taps into personal experiences and passions

      • Makes abstract conversations tangible

      • Frames and illustrates thoughts so they can be shared

      • Surfaces individual and group assumptions

      • Spans boundaries, contexts, and cultures

      • Helps people move from ineffective positions

      • Produces tangible images that can be reused in paper and digital forms

Who Can Conduct a Leadership Metaphor Explorer Session?

      Most people can facilitate a basic Leadership Metaphor Explorer session. In most cases, it’s sufficient to follow the instructions in this guide and to provide some basic directions to the participants. The facilitator’s job is simple and unobtrusive: to support a good conversation among the group members. That job usually requires only a beginner’s level of facilitation skill. Beyond this, the facilitator needs only the skills that match the goals of any specific Leadership Metaphor Explorer session. For example, to conduct strategic planning, the group needs a facilitator with some experience in strategic planning. For sessions that may surface conflict, a facilitator should be able to handle tough, emotional situations. Experienced hands at organizational change are needed when Leadership Metaphor Explorer is used in a long-term transformation initiative.