What is Systemic Constellations Work?

"Systemic Constellations Work in Organizations" (SCW) or "Organisatie Opstellingen" (in Dutch) was the subject & the title of my Phd dissertation ISBN 9789051796223.

Here's an introduction about it.

"The difficulty in having people, who have not participated in a Systemic Constellation, know what a Constellation is, is similar to having people who have never moved into water, know what swimming is. A typical Constellation works like this. There is a facilitator, a client and several other people, called representatives, who know nothing about the client and his organization. The client mentions his issue, e.g. “my company misses drive. How can I create more drive?” The facilitator then asks a few questions - in general, very little in comparison with traditional consulting tasks - and he asks representatives to represent a member, an aggregate of organizational members or a symbol, e.g. the logistics department, our clients, our mission … The client then physically places those representatives in a room according to an inner hunch. The facilitator questions the representatives and often replaces them, until an image comes up or a dynamic is felt, which answers the client’s question. The constellation then ends. Sometimes a little discussion follows. In general, a constellation lasts 5 to 55 minutes, depending on the complexity of the solution and the demand of the moment. "

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