The Seven Generation Question

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective

Holding · facilitation0 — self-guided

Trust · group readiness★any

Disclosure · what is sharednone

A seconds-scale daily micro-practice for Long-term Orientation and Visioning (VCoL collection): When considering a significant decision, pause and ask: "How would this choice look from the perspective of future generations? What would they thank us for? What might they wish we had done differently?" Practised many times a day, with a brief evening reflection, until the move becomes automatic.

Practical

Time: 0-2 min
Group: 1–1 · individual
Settings: self-guided
Materials: None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
Mechanisms: life-embedding, perspective-taking
Change scope: skill · recurring-practice (multiple times daily; same exercise for at least a week)

Origin & where it lives

Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI]; VCoL method by Theo Dawson (Lectica) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)

Instructions: open online

In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library

status: checked · added 2026-08-25