A sample day in The Field
Each engagement is designed around your team’s unique context. A typical group is 12–15 people. Smaller or larger groups may be possible depending on the setting, the work, and the level of facilitation needed.
The example below shows the rhythm of a full day, not a fixed itinerary. We set the focus with the sponsor beforehand, choose an accessible setting and route, and adjust the activities and timing to the group. Indoor and outdoor options are planned together.
01The room
Arrive and settle in
Coffee, breakfast, and time to arrive. Orient everyone to the space and the day.
Open the day
A brief welcome from the team’s sponsor names why the group is here and what feels important now. Ana introduces the focus, ways of working, and boundaries for confidentiality and participation. The group adds its perspectives.
02The living environment
Enter the environment
Move into the chosen setting. Guided prompts draw attention to relationships, boundaries, resources, signals of change, and different responses to the same conditions.
Refreshment break
Explore the team as a living system
In small groups, examine how the team coordinates, shares information, responds to pressure, and adapts. Test interpretations before settling on conclusions.
Lunch
Experiment together
A practical group challenge helps the team notice its working patterns in real time and try another response. Everyone takes part in a way that suits them.
03The return
Return and make meaning
Compare what happened in the environment with what happens at work. Identify useful patterns and those that have become costly.
Refreshment break
Translate into work
Identify a small number of specific decisions, working agreements, or practices to try in everyday work.
Close and commit
Participants name what they are taking with them. The sponsor reflects on what they heard and how the work will be supported. Agree on first steps and the focus of follow-up.
Depart
Bringing the work back
A follow-up conversation returns to the team’s decisions and working agreements: what changed, what proved difficult, and what needs further attention.
How we prepare and support the work
Preparation conversations with the sponsor establish the team’s context, focus, and what would make the day useful. The sponsor helps open and close the day; Ana holds the inquiry and participation.
We discuss access needs before choosing the setting and route. Weather alternatives and indoor options are planned together. Prompts, timing, and different ways to participate are adapted to the group.
Follow-up returns to the decisions and working agreements, considers what changed, and identifies what needs further attention.
What would you like to make possible?
Tell us what’s happening in your team, group, or organization and what you’d like to explore.