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A kindergarten team with an A in FISH!

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Paramount attitude in Stolpegård Kindergarten:  Stolpegårds Kindergarten is a delightful experience of the very rare kind. Marie, Maria, Mette, Maj, Michelle and Tina are an exceptional team who gets the best grade in written and oral FISH! It started as an ordinary workshop with a short welcome, a short exercise where the participants got to try talking to each other in a new way with some dialogue cards in their hands. Then I told about the fish shop Pike Place Fish in Seattle and the way the 12 fishmongers work together. Then they saw the film called FISH! and afterwards each one found out which scene they liked the most. We did that because it's insanely interesting to find out what you like. The film must not be reviewed. The film's individual scenes or sequences should not be criticized. But the scene that the individual thinks is good must be highlighted. The scene you like is also what you like to give to colleagues and customers. And this is also what you like to rece

Yabadabadoo - how to react in an intelligent way

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Rush on from your first reaction to your second reaction:  Yabadabadoo. This is how I react when I win the Lotto or receive other surprising and happy news. This reaction can be more or less juicy. But you probably get the point. Ouch and shit ... This is how I react when I am told that we have to reorganize the office and move to building H. The reaction can easily be more or less juicy. But you probably also understand this meaning. Two understandable reactions These reactions can last from a few seconds to several years. From 'Yabadabadoo' to 'Shit'. Quite human, in fact. And now comes my point: From  Yabadabadoo  to Shit We need to move on to a second reaction as soon as possible after the first one. The first reaction is 'Yabadabadoo' or 'Shit'. The first reaction lets the steam out of the container. First reaction dumps a whole lot of words on the floor. The first reaction is sometimes shrill and violent. First reaction is an animal reaction that d

How to use dialogue cards in team meetings

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Inspiration for leaders in the use of dialogue cards:  There are many different types of dialogue cards. One thing they have in common - they create energy and they create great conversations.  The time has come to put together a mini-university about dialogue cards. Here are 7 lessons: When you want to create energy in the team and break the ice and get the participants to talk to one another, you must invite everyone out onto the floor, out onto the lawn, out into the parking lot or into the drying loft. Then you stand there. Now you distribute or let them choose one or more dialogue cards for each participant and then you instruct them in the procedure. Perhaps you show what a 'transaction' looks like by borrowing a participant and showing it. Also explain that you will probably have to make a sound when they have to pause or stop. This is how you can start an energetic dialogue card exercise. More variants to follow! Dialogue cards control the dialogue At the same time, the