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Started Sep 25, 2009

Landmark SFBT book - management cases/uses/examples wanted please
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Where are you based? (City & Country)
London, UK
In which role(s) do you use SF ideas and tools? (You can pick more than one)
Leader, Coach, Consultant, Trainer
What is your website (if any)?
http://www.sfwork.com
What is your connection to Solution Focused Work (based on Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer at BFTC Milwaukee and others)?
With Jenny Clarke, I run the Centre for Solutions Focus at Work based in the UK but working all over the world. We aim to lead the latest developments in SF thinking and practice with our seminars, trainings, in-house development programmes, books (we also run the SolutionsBooks imprint) and keynote presentations. More at www.sfwork.com.

I am author of The Solutions Focus (with Paul Z Jackson) - now in its second edition and eight languages, Positive Approaches to Change and Solutions Focus Working (both with Jenny Clarke).

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Mark McKergow left a comment for Sally Graham
Hi Sally,   Welcome to SOLWorld, and do remember to book for the Oxford conference in September - www.sol2012.com Cheers, Mark
Jan 27
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The SOL2012 Experience: "Sharing Steps to Success" at Keble College, Oxford University

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September 6, 2012 at 9am to September 8, 2012 at 12:30pm
You are invited to join us for the learning and sharing event of the year!Here are just a few great reasons to be there... you can:join an extraordinary group of people with a shared interest in making things work better in organisationsmeet dozens of world-class practitioners and thought-leaders in the fieldchoose from…See More
Mark McKergow is attending Sue Lickorish's event Jan 4
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Mark McKergow commented on Owen Charnley's blog post 'sf activity group manchester'
And on Solutions-L... and have you connected with UKASFP, who certainly have some members in the NW?
Nov 28, 2011
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Mark McKergow commented on Dominik Godat's event 'Kalimera SOL Summer Retreat 2012 Hydra – May 17 - 21, 2012'
Looks excellent! Are the dates really Thursday thru Monday?
Nov 28, 2011

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    The evolution of 'SF Theory' - discussion transcript from EBTA Dresden

    I was very honoured to be asked by Heike Schemmel to host a discussion group on the 'evolution of SF Theory' at the recent EBTA conference in Dresden, October 2011.  The invited participants alongside me were Gale Miller, Rayya Ghul and Kirsten Dierolf.   Also participating were Michael Durrant, Michael Hjerth, Carey Glass, Jenny Clarke, Bertil Andersson,  Wolfgang Gaiswinkler, Klaus Schenck and Aviva Suskin-Holmqvist.

    I have had the session transcribed.  You can read it by clicking…

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    Posted on October 20, 2011 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

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    Online SF Business Professional course starts 23 October

    Thirteen intrepid coaches, consultants and managers joined me on the first online SF Professional course this summer.  Running online in conjunction with the University of Milwaukee Wisconsin (with its historic links to Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg), the programme featured sixteen weeks of readings,…

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    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:32am

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    SOLWorld conference 2011 Hungary - personal reflections

    This year saw the TENTH international SOLWorld conference!  It’s all come a long way from the initial plans of a few people (including me) in the Hatchet pub, Bristol in 2000 to hold a meeting for anyone interested in applying Solution Focused ideas to organisational work.

    This year we were beside Lake Balaton, Hungary in the delightful setting of the Grand Hotel Anna.  Over 120 people from 23 countries gathered to share and build SF practice in organisations, including people from…

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    Posted on May 26, 2011 at 12:17pm

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    Mark interviewed by Cheryl Esposito, Leading Conversations Radio

    Leading Conversations Radio features weekly conversations with leadership thinkers, writers and developers.  The show is introduced by Cheryl Esposito and has hosted many top people - Peter Senge appears in a couple of weeks time.  But before that. you can hear me! 

     

    This three part interview covers… Continue

    Posted on April 2, 2011 at 10:19am

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    SF for multicultural virtual teams – 5-6 May 2011, Budapest

    We have an exciting new venture starting later this year.  sfwork, in partnership with leading London-based cross-cultural specialists Coghill Beery, will be offering a new workshop – Solutions Focus for Cultural Diversity.  The event is promoted by the Society for Organisational Learning Hungary, and we hope to… Continue

    Posted on March 15, 2011 at 11:14am — 2 Comments

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    At 7:46pm on May 29, 2010, Stanus CloeteStanus Cloete said…

    Hi Mark, Here are the photo's of the steering group.
    Best wishes.
    Stanus

    At 4:00pm on November 14, 2009, Maria PressentinMaria Pressentin said…
    Hi Mark,

    The pleasure is all mine! You're a brilliant teacher, I intend to learn more from you any minute I can : )

    Do keep me posted on your latest new leadership concepts, there is a fantastic potential on your new concept, and personally I really believe it will take off and STICK! Best of luck on that!

    Maria
    At 9:24pm on May 18, 2009, Gerda HamminkGerda Hammink said…
    Dear Mark,
    how happy I am with this virtual network! The spirit of SOL 2009 stays with me because of the possibility to stay in contact with all the great people I have met on Texel. Thank you very, very, very much for making this possible. Gerda
    At 10:29am on May 18, 2009, Marianne InghelsMarianne Inghels said…
    Dear Mark, thanks for the sharing thoughts during breakfast. And thanks for all your power and energy you have been investing in the (virual) network to make even more synergy possible... Marianne
    At 4:12pm on May 11, 2009, John BonnettJohn Bonnett said…
    Thanks for your early welcome to the group.
    My minimal acquainance with the SF subject has led me to think its use could make business consultants more effective. Is that a possibility? Are there any examples, cases, where a series of SF steps have proven successful. Is there a 'best' approach to optimize its use?
    At 10:33pm on April 28, 2009, Roger ActonRoger Acton said…
    Thanks Mark that clarifies things for me - I'll stick to using the full tool set.
    All the best, Roger
    At 8:35pm on April 27, 2009, Roger ActonRoger Acton said…
    Thanks for the welcome Mark much appreciated. Actually I do have one question/comment for you. I have really enjoyed applying the Solutions Focus Model in both 1:1 coaching and workshop situations - it feels really natural to me but ofd course needs losts of practice, as you say simple but subtle. My question relates to OSKAR, given your Solution Focus model has such flexibility why did you feel the need to add a specific coaching model. Thanks, Roger
    At 12:47pm on February 19, 2009, Julia CookJulia Cook said…
    Hi Mark,

    Many thanks for the welcome, nice to hear from you. Kamila has also left a note for me, I feel like I belong already!

    Don't do Facebook or any of those kinds of sites so it might take me a while to feel my way around this site. Gonna go now and see if I can do the friend adding thing....wish me luck! Julia.
    At 7:07pm on February 18, 2009, Karin HolzingerKarin Holzinger said…
    Hello Mark, thanks for adding me to your circle of "friends" on SOLWorld, I'm honoured.

    ...currently trying very hard to remain solution-focused in the face of bad weather with snow and icy wind in Vienna ;o). Regards, Karin
    At 6:34am on February 13, 2009, Meri WalkerMeri Walker said…
    Thanks for the tips, Mark. I've put code into these text boxes in Nings for awhile now, but I don't know WHAT code to use to get a Twitter update in here. Does Ning have a specific widget for this? Do I get it from Twitter? I've got updates on my wordpress blog with a plugin but I don't know what kind of widget to use here for Twitter... do you know? I figured you would because your feed looks so nice...

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    Blog Posts

    Fredrike Bannink

    Managementbook of the Year 2012

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    Owen Charnley

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    Jenny Clarke

    Is organisational work different to therapy

    Posted by Jenny Clarke on January 18, 2012 at 4:22pm

    Jesper H Christiansen

    Solution focused conflict management with Fredrike Bannink in Copenhagen

    Posted by Jesper H Christiansen on January 6, 2012 at 7:00pm

    Dominik Godat

    Registration for the "Kalimera SOL Summer Retreat 2012 Hydra" is now open!

    Posted by Dominik Godat on December 28, 2011 at 11:59am

    Carin Mussmann

    Impressions from the workshop in Bale in december

    Posted by Carin Mussmann on December 16, 2011 at 9:59pm

    Paul Z Jackson

    "Give me feedback or I die" - analysing interactions

    Posted by Paul Z Jackson on November 28, 2011 at 3:31pm — 1 Comment

    Paolo Terni

    When a trainee in SF coaching says he is worse off after the training... and why the trainer is happy to hear that

    Posted by Paolo Terni on November 7, 2011 at 8:04pm

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    Discover Solutions through Dimensions, Time and Cost: DTC Operator

    Posted by michael cardus on November 3, 2011 at 2:44pm

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    The art of being in between

    Posted by Hannes Couvreur on November 2, 2011 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

    Notes

    Jumpstart into Solution Focus

    You want to learn more about "Solution Focus"?

    You prefer a "step by step" introduction instead to start with reading some     voluminous books?

    You would appreciate to have a complete "helicopter view" on SF after the first step…     Continue

    Created by Hans-Peter Korn Dec 25, 2009 at 10:25am. Last updated by Hans-Peter Korn May 28, 2010.

    Making the most of SOLWorld.ning.com

    If you’ve just arrived at SOLWorld.org (the SOLWorld ning group), you may be looking at all the features and wondering where to start.  This note might be helpful…

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    Created by Mark McKergow Jun 3, 2008 at 4:55pm. Last updated by Jesper H Christiansen Jun 1, 2011.

    SOLWorld Resources

    Welcome to the SOLWorld Resources section.  This part of the site features information about the SOLWorld network, our past events and materials from our previous website.  It will take some time to update all the information, so thanks for your patience. 

    Information in this part of the site is 'read-only'.  If you want to start discussions, please go to the Forum or Groups. …

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    Created by Mark McKergow May 12, 2008 at 4:08pm. Last updated by Hans-Peter Korn Dec 25, 2009.

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