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Peer Learning Meetup

In the 21st century, organizations need dialogue spaces that enable people to talk about ongoing change and constant shifts in direction, so they can remain effective—with energy, purpose, and good judgment—in everyday work. True to the adage: “Those who never change course get left behind.” Peer Meetups aim to develop solutions for challenging, business-critical, and often nerve-racking situations through trusted peer exchange. Here, we explore what is meaningful and helpful to actively reshape day-to-day work amid change.

Why is it useful to introduce peer meetups?

„Curiosity always comes first when a problem wants to be solved.“

Galileo Galilei

Our regular reviews, meetings, and standing check-ins (jour fixe) are largely driven by “musts & shoulds.” The agenda—i.e., “what has to be done”—dominates the exchange. This kind of “routine communication” rarely lives up to its name. How can we create a professional exchange about what truly matters? Peer Meetups are facilitated conversations focused on “may & want to,” often in contrast to the preset day-to-day business. They make it possible to talk about what genuinely matters. Anyone who wants to engage constructively with colleagues can discover new approaches here to be more effective in everyday work.

How do peer meetups create impact?

„I don’t know where the hare is headed, but I need to keep up and stay on it, otherwise… right?

We live in a complex world that, in its constant change, often seems to run ahead of us. Our attention is demanded everywhere. Many feel uneasy. Do we want—or do we have—to chase the “zigzagging hare”?

The “hare” stands for contradictions, incompatibilities, and the tensions they create between…

paced, stressful day-to-day operations and the necessary work on the future, which rarely gets dedicated time
the need to solve acute problems quickly and to develop robust long-term strategies
current, familiar tasks and uncertain, future tasks
long-standing experience and the dynamic learning demands of the here and now
individual needs—everything that truly matters to someone—and the realities of the current work situation
the desired organizational culture and the everyday experiences of collaboration
the deep need for stability and predictability and the unwelcome uncertainties of change
meetings that keep us from doing the work and the topics that actually need discussion
the wish to be well-informed and the time pressure to distinguish the important from the trivial

Peer Meetups enable open exchange in regular sessions about current, business-critical challenges and practical solutions for day-to-day work. A typical group size is five to eight people, with a duration of two to three hours per meetup and an interval of four to eight weeks between sessions.

Setting up and running an (externally) facilitated Peer Meetup leads to…

colleagues learning to advise each other on everyday work issues and sustainably strengthening their dialogue skills
new leaders staying in dialogue as they successfully take on their new role(s)
department-wide changes becoming discussable across hierarchies
a team or leadership team strengthening its trusted collaboration
a long-standing conflict being better managed through a series of constructive conversations

Peer Meetups create impact when…

they work without a preset agenda
the group actively encourages one another to speak about what is currently on their mind
content impulses are picked up, shared, and developed further, and contradictions are tolerated in the discourse
people truly listen to one another, stay with the topic, seek to understand, and build on ideas

Let’s take the first step together.

Every transformation begins with dialogue – sometimes with just one question, sometimes with a short exchange. Tell us what drives you. We listen carefully, provide fresh impulses, and help you discover effective paths to further develop your goals.

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