Troika Consulting
Troika Consulting is a personal disclosure exercise for relationship mapping: it helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- Invite participants to reflect on the consulting question (the challenge and the help needed) they plan to ask when they are the clients. 1 min.
- Groups have first client share his or her question. 1-2 min.
- Consultants ask the client clarifying questions. 1-2 min.
- Client turns around with his or her back facing the consultants
- Together, the consultants generate ideas, suggestions, coaching advice. 4-5 min.
- Client turns around and shares what was most valuable about the experience. 1-2 min.
- All methods All authors IAF Library Library Troika Consulting 527 138 You can help people gain insight on issues they face and unleash local wisdom for addressing them.
- In quick round-robin “consultations,” individuals ask for help and get advice immediately from two others.
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Invite participants to reflect on the consulting question (the challenge and the help needed) they plan to ask when they are the clients. 1 min.
Groups have first client share his or her question. 1-2 min.
Consultants ask the client clarifying questions. 1-2 min.
Client turns around with his or her back facing the consultants
Client turns around and shares what was most valuable about the experience. 1-2 min.
In quick round-robin “consultations,” individuals ask for help and get advice immediately from two others.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Troika Consulting. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Invite participants to reflect on the consulting question (the challenge and the help needed) they plan to ask when they are the clients. 1 min.; Groups have first client share his or her question. 1-2 min.; Consultants ask the client clarifying questions. 1-2 min.; Client turns around with his or her back facing the consultants. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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