exercise · all tools

The 4E Model

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharednone

Individually and in groups, participants apply the 4E model to move from ego-system to eco-system awareness — examining how a challenge looks from progressively wider circles of concern and learning, in the model's own phrase, to dance with complex systems.

Practical

Time
120 min
Group
440 · individual, small-group
Settings
in-person, online
Materials
Miro board or wall; sticky notes
Mechanisms
systems-sensing, cognitive-reframing, perspective-taking
Change scope
state → skill · repeatable

Origin & where it lives

Maria Garcia Alvarez (Windesheim Honours College) via Transition Makers Toolbox (IIS UvA) — Eco-systemic awareness frameworks (Scharmer's ego-to-eco lineage)

Instructions: open online

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status: checked · added 2026-08-25