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I used "See Meaning" cards to get people to think about why restorative work is important to them and the department. We conducted this exercise in a circle, a key restorative method.

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Learning from Failure and Moving Forward

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Learning from Failure and Moving Forward

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Highlights of what worked well, what didn't, and what I'll do differently next time.

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Words used by participants to describe the importance of a restorative approach

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I met with two government colleagues who were involved with major cultural shifts in two other departments within the past 5 years. Here's what they had to say.

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Talks about how good data can support innovation

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Talks about engaging staff

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Talks about fostering workplace innovation

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It was tricky to read the room and assess when people needed more or less time for an exercise, if they understood instructions, and if the work was resonating. Because the mapping exercise took so long, I opted to let the Troika Consulting go in order to come back to the map again after the P2P discussion. I also decided the group was not diverse enough to conduct a good discussion on the merits of keeping the 'restorative' language vs. using alternative language such as 'relational.'

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All participants except me have had restorative training, so it was intimidating leading a group on a topic that is their area of expertise.

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The risk with this exercise was in getting started by really nailing the purpose, which is why I had them answer these questions earlier in another exercise. Then the task was to keep groups focused on answering each question, encourage them to thrown any and all ideas out there, and get them to pare it down to one main idea when reporting back.

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Mapping the restorative approach with other work going on at DCS

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Mapping the restorative approach with other work going on at DCS

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This was a risky exercise because it was completely up to participants to identify other DCS work, restorative practices, and how it all fits together. It also required them to interact with one another to sort the ideas to come to a group consensus.

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Opening conversation - getting at our Purpose

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Opening conversation - getting at our Purpose

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People shared why a restorative approach is important to them and to the department. This was a great way to get started and gave them a head start for the P2P exercise.

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The Practices were not as tactical as I envisioned, but overall the exercise was effective. It gives us a great place to start from for a next meeting, where we will invite an expanded group to go a little deeper in developing an action plan.

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On Feb. 25th I provided a report back to our Executive team and we had a discussion about next steps for the department.

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Here's where we met - at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

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Here's where we met - at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

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Getting people offsite for this type of creative exercise is important

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Agenda for the Restorative Approach Workshop Feb. 14th

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Agenda for the Restorative Approach Workshop Feb. 14th

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Having simple resources like handouts helps people stay focused and engaged.