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The Volcano of Change
Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readiness★any
Disclosure · what is sharedoptional
Structured visual dialogue on a complex issue using the Volcano metaphor (from the Technology of Participation family): groups move from surface events down through drivers to core meaning on a shared A3 volcano poster, finding broader perspectives and deeper significance together.
Practical
- Time
- 120 min
- Group
- 15–25 · individual, small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Materials
- Volcano A3 poster, handouts, sticky notes, journal
- Mechanisms
- dialogic-encounter, cognitive-reframing, systems-sensing
- Change scope
- state · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- transitionmakers.nl/tool/the-volcano-of-change — Transition Makers Toolbox, open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 per the Transition Makers footer; its badge links CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — variant unresolved, see source record
Source link checked 29 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 28 Aug 2026
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Judith van den Boogert via Transition Makers Toolbox (IIS UvA); Technology of Participation (ICA-UK) lineage — ToP focused conversation methods
In this directory via Transition Makers Toolbox
Related: Iceberg Model (alternative-to)
status: checked · added 2026-08-25