I made a contribution on my substack that might interest you.
https://mindatwork.substack.com/p/this-is-not-an-idea
Implications for facilitation
Go slow – research or investigate the dominant metaphor, the assumptions. Look for the condition to intervene on. Never defend your position.
Ask questions – a good question trumps good answers on poor questions. Stay as close as possible to the actual metaphor-in-use with your question. Use the same wording.
Make errors – and when you notice, correct yourself. Let others also correct you. But no need to apologize.
Actions speak louder than words – direct participants to concrete actions, preferably the next day. Have them communicate with each other their conditions for taking actions. And what if it doesn’t work out? Also: communicate results.
Assume you don’t know – and if you don’t know, say so.
Beware of the double bind – there’s always a difference in power and position. Enable participants to disagree with you. always work “on the same level”: sit when they sit, stand up, when the other is standing. Position – or project – yourself next to the other person.
