Society of Consulting Psychology

September 26, 2023  Time: 6 pm ET / 5 pm CT / 3 pm PT   Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD Cost: $39 APA CEs: 1.5 hours Many situations call for stakeholder input when planning or launching a new enterprise or community initiative. And getting all stakeholders’ perspectives is essential in a turbulent environment. But how to harness people to change their own system? This concurrent session provides an introduction to Future Search, a proven theory and technique developed by Marv Weisbord and Sandra Janoff, to get the whole system in the room to find common ground for productive movement. Join this interactive session to learn how to identify the principles and identify the conditions for success of Future Search and experience a sample of Future Search. Learn with your peers and discuss applications of Future Search in your practice. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to identify the four principles of Future Search. Participants will be able to identify the conditions for success of Future Search. Participants will be able to list the categories of stakeholders in a Future Search Conference, people with people with authority, resources, expertise, information and need. Participants will be able to list the five parts of a Future Search conference.