OpenIdea_78 Stefanos Pavlakis Interventions in rock solid zones

Cultural change already fails because of the basic assumption that one simply needs to cascade decisions to the "grassroots" in order to get them implemented. Those who assume that the initiation of change processes has primarily to do with the communication of insights ignore the fact that the elementary interest of social systems aims at preservation - not at change. eams, groups or communities are more likely to engage in change through shared, emotionally bonding experiences than through instructions. The STORY DEALING method is not based on mere storytelling, but on the collective invention and acting out of stories. Those who get involved in stories and dare to act in them experience a new reality for a time: a world in transition. To act in this new, shifted context means to get involved in new rules of the game and new risks and also to have to become creative accordingly; and it means to want to - and also to be able to - rely on one's comrades-in-arms. Through collective action in the context of a staged, co-created story, a strong team spirit, a new understanding of possibilities and their realization, and an ethos based on these experiences emerge. As the need for radical change processes comes to the fore these days, action and experience-based methods for cultural change are gaining in importance. Stefanos Pavlakis introduces the methodology of STORY DEALING at the University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, using a variety of case studies.