CHAPTER 3Conditions for Success

We bring to this chapter a hopeful observation. Many more people are willing to opt for what it takes to run successful meetings than when we started. Nowadays we experience more energy than anxiety in planning Future Searches. People have come to believe that they too can make breakthroughs. We do not mean to imply that our principles exempt you from serious concerns. You still need leadership, a worthy task, and interdependent people. Signing up the right people is hard work. Add in time pressures and the need for good meeting spaces, and you have your work cut out for you.

We consider what follows critical to good outcomes from a Future Search.

Four Core Principles

Four Insurance Policies

“Whole system in the ...

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