Pronounce as KoersKaart (NL)
CourseCard (EN), KursKarte (DE),
CourseCarte (FR) & CursoCarta (ES)

SPARK&SCALE
the conversation

120 min | 1 – 9

#1 Starting point

5 min

READ ALOUD: Welcome to KrsKrt! Doing presentations (monologue) isn’t really our thing, but conversations are, so we made our website into a conversation!

So if you want to know what a KrsKrt is, you don’t have to believe our beautiful stories, just use it, click around, feel how it works and imagine what beautiful things you can do with it.

And it is interactive. So fill in this page, together or alone, and send it to you and/or your peers. Or just start scrolling to get to know the methodology and structure.

Anyway, this KrsKrt will give some structure to guide your conversation. Just like it did for >250.000 folks before you.

Who takes on the role of Timekeeper? You keep track of the total playing time (2 hours) and the time taken for each step.

Who takes on the role of Questioner? You keep asking questions where others stop, such as in step 8.

Introduce yourselves to each other, if necessary

#2 Connecting

Introduce yourselves to each other, if necessary

15 min

We all do a lot of meetings. A LOT! But if we’re honest, we’re not really good at it, especially when topics are ‘tough’… That’s why, sometimes, we could use a helping hand.

KrsKrt is a handy (and handsome!) tool that facilitates your conversation, without all the fuss of manuals or facilitators. This is what makes it so simple, supple and scalable. The basics are:

1

#Thing
per KrsKrt

3-9

Players
per table

120

Minutes
playtime

3×3

Blocks with
questions

So what’s KrsKrt’s thing? To make all kinds of #things ‘talkable’, to make conversations ‘flow’ and make it feel like a breeze: “Now, that wasn’t hard at all! It was fun!”

And who are you? What is your @thing and what is the one #thing you think should be made ‘talkable’?

This KrsKrt also uses this very same structure!

3. Appreciating

This KrsKrt uses this structure as well!

15 min

Every KrsKrt is made within a proven framework, a structure of three distinct stages of conversation, each consisting of three ‘#things’.

Stage A: EXPLORING

Stage B: DEEPENING

Stage C: TRANSLATING

In your experience, which of the above steps make all the difference between a ‘regular meeting’ and a great conversation? Check the boxes above and share your experiences with talking about the #things and topics that truly matter.

Click here to discover more about the #ABC structure

The #ABC structure

Each KoersKaart is designed to be as accessible and engaging as possible. That is why dialogue guidelines, manuals and supervision have been made redundant and incorporated into the design. We call this ‘Dialogue by Design’.

Thanks to clever design, everyone gets a turn, and the activities vary enough to keep engagement high. The group takes ownership of the process and will feel a greater sense of ownership over the outcomes. A great exercise in self-organisation.

After 18 years of practical experience in conversation design, we have ‘discovered’ a simple, flexible and scalable structure of 3×3 steps with good questions, which – just like songs or films – can be endlessly varied for any complex ‘#Thing’.

4. Imagining

15 min

There are three different types of ‘media’ developed to use the #ABC structure. Click to enlarge.

All-in-one: Map-size live meeting

Two-in-one: Loose-leaf to print/project

100% digital: Direct play & capture data

What possibilities do you see emerging around which #Things?

And now you know conversations can scale indefinitely, how does that knowledge change the game?

#5 Turning point & Thing

5 + 10 min

You’re halfway there!
Read through the questions below and take a break if you have time.

Look back: What is your experience with the first half of your conversation?

Look forward: What will you agree upon to make sure you finish the second half?

Now let’s get to the heart of the matter.

What is the true ‘thing’ of this conversation? What is it really all about?

Click here to discover more about ‘Thinging’ and ‘The Thing’

Here’s the #Thing about #Thinging

Sometimes, you don’t have all the answers. That’s when you don’t force an answer, but start asking more questions. That’s when you don’t need a solid presentation (yet!) or a liquid , but a solid conversation.

There are two conventional ways to approach such a conversation and the third way which actually is neither:

1. Order & Debate

You organize a DEBATE between the ones who say they have the answer and decide who ‘wins’ the ‘argument’. We call this the ‘Order-approach’.

2. Chaos & Dialogue

You organize a DIALOGUE between the participants and see what emerges from the completely open exchange. We call this the ‘Chaos-approach’.

3. Structure & Thing

You organize a THING between the ones who it concerns and give some solid structure to their conversation. We call this the ‘Structure-approach’.

Dingen zijn niet enkel voorwerpen, maar ook onderwerpen (dát is wel een #Ding!) en sterktes (dát is echt jouw Ding!). Zelfs dinsdag is vernoemd naar de dag van ‘t Ding, de volksvergadering.

Het is tot slot ook een werkwoord: Dingen! Dingen is wat we doen in onze eigen leef-, werk- en leergemeenschappen om met gemak en plezier onszelf te organiseren rond de dingen die er écht toe doen.

‘Dingen’ is het product van jarenlange ervaring en kennis van cocreatie in kleine, grote en enorme groepen. In zowel leef-, leer- als werkgemeenschappen. Door aandachtig waar te nemen wanneer groepen wel of geen goed gesprek hadden, ontstond een steeds completer beeld van de beginselen van een goed gesprek.

Het alledaagse woordje ‘Ding’ bleek vervolgens de sleutel om tot de kern ervan te komen. Allerlei totaal gewone zinnen en uitdrukkingen kregen ineens een diepere betekenis.

Diep van binnen weten we nog precies hoe we onszelf moeten organiseren. In beginsel hebben we daar niets of niemand buiten onszelf voor nodig. Het zit ingebakken, we hoeven het ons enkel te herinneren.

Dingen is niet zomaar ‘vergaderen’ of ‘praten’. Het is onze oorspronkelijke leef-, werk- én leerwijze voor zelforganisatie. Het is ook niet iets uit een ver vervlogen verleden. Sterker nog, op veel plekken gebeurt het nog steeds! #Dingen was (en is) gemeengoed in:

  • Oude Athene #Ekklèsia
  • Romeinse Republiek #Comitia
  • Rusland (Nowgorod) #Vetsje
  • Zwitserland #Landsgemeinde
  • Verenigde Staten #Townmeeting
  • Noord-Europa #Ding / #Thing

Het is al ééuwenoud en werkte prima totdat machthebbers het alleenrecht op de macht claimden door ons ‘t #Dingen te verbieden!

#6 Proposing

Check out all KrsKrt’s!

15 min

What #things/topics do you spot that could be applied in your living, learning or working community to spark a conversation? Add as many #things as you like.

There are already many ready-made KrsKrt’s, available off-the-shelf.

Check out all KrsKrt’s!

#7 Shaping

15 min

Every KrsKrt is a product of Cocreation, a much-used word, but what does it really mean?

Cocreation (or ‘Thinging’)
means creating some ‘#thing’
with the @folks it’s actually about,
about the #things it’s actually about.

It might sound logical, but this isn’t common practice, at all! What would change if you and others would adopt this definition?

To cocreate a taylor-made KrsKrt takes three stages of cocreation:

Stage A: DEVELOPING

Developing the toolkit together

Stage B: MEETING

Sparking & scaling the conversation

Stage C: DISCOVERING

Making sense of the outcomes

Click here to discover more about cocreating taylor-made KrsKrt‘s

TBC

Questioner: help make it tangible

#8 Applying

Questioner: help make it tangible

15 min

The best way to get to know KrsKrt is to use one of the KrsKrt’s of the Thing System. There are four in total, reflecting the seasonal transitions. The idea is that you, as a community, apply these four conversations, year in year out, to keep building and improving.

@Things

What is your thing, what is my thing, as a member of my living, learning or working community?

#Things

What #things are going on in our living, learning or working community, what are our priorities?

@Thing

What is our thing, what do we really stand for as a living, learning or working community?

#Thing

What is the #thing, really? What are we going to do about it and how are we going to do it?

What would happen if you, in your living, learning or working community, would adopt such a system of conversations? And which one could be a great testcase?

When will you see each other again?

#9 End point

When will you see each other again?

5 min

You’ve reached the final step.

Look back: Which word or image best sums up this conversation for you? And what message would you like to leave your conversation partners with?

Look ahead: What do you agree upon to ensure a proper follow-up of this conversation? And who are you going to tell about the outcomes?

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This KrsKrt® is your facilitator. Play directly digital (project&play), without manuals or facilitators, ideal on a large scale. Want to know more? Go to KRSKRT.COM/CHECK.

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