Isivivane for Change and Transformation

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Applied know-how for

individuals, teams, groups,families & organisations

Jim HeanyCougar

Steve Banhegyi

Eugenie Banhegyi

Finalist in the 18th Mail & Guardian Investing in the Future,

Investing in Life Most Innovative Award, 2007

Client CI

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PREFACE

When people from different cultures share their stories, it is surprising how many similarities can

be found.

Jim Heaney has been a management consultant of many years, working in Bethesda, Maryland

in the USA. Through his devotion to nature he came into contact with the culture of Native

Americans and learnt about the use of the Medicine Wheel, which he applied in US organisations

with great success. During a journey to Africa on a project to bring Internet connectivity to a

Bushman community in Namibia, he met with Steve Banhegyi through a common friend. Steve

is a transformation and change management consultant, who was at the time applying and

developing game theory to facilitate change in organisations. Jim and Steve shared ideas and

discovered that the principles in Medicine Wheel resonated with game theory and systems

theory, which Steve taught at Wits during the 80s.

Because of their shared passion, the Medicine Wheel became a regular conversation topic

and a general interest developed around it and other systems that help us to understand the

different elements of a system and how they can be influenced to achieve (or change to bring

about) a conscious, agreed-upon outcome. Ralf Sibande, Guy Lone Eagle and Laughing Waters

joined the conversation, adding insights and experimenting with ideas to make working with the

Medicine Wheel easy, accessible, relevant and useful in a very diverse world. As each person

discovered (and rediscovered) the wheel, there was agreement that the ancient, universal wheel

system fit in seamlessly with the modern world.

Every person who sincerely committed to following the system for a while seemed to not only

achieve their goals, but to think about themselves in a completely fresh way. We realised that

the Wheel systems have endured because they worked for human beings for thousands and

thousands of years. We wanted to ensure that its wisdom would not be lost on a generation that

was at last viewing nature in a more humble and appreciative way.

Correlations involving stones, circles, memory and opposite energies, (symbolised by fire, water,

earth and air) are still used all over the world. Very often, as in Buddhism, the energies surround

a still point or hub the place holding the central vision or question. Although many of these

systems appear to be esoteric, they are actually totally practical.

In South Africa, Isivivane is a system in which stones are ritually stacked to memorialise

knowledge. The word also means collective effort. With the best of intentions, and to share

knowledge that has great value, collective effortwas taken to be an invitation for Medicine Wheel

to add a stone to the Isivivane. Interesting how the idea of collective effort links to teamwork andpartnership, and also to the idea of various aspects or archetypes of an individual.


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Once we accept that I am many aspects or archetypes in one person or that I am one

person who plays many different roles in a single day - we can see how important it is to pay

attention to each individual aspect in order to have harmony. And how just as harmony is

achieved within the individual, the same principle that honours diversity in a group can bring

harmony to a community whether that community gathers in a corporate building or a suburb.

The great appeal in combining Isivivane with Medicine Wheel and Game Theory is not just about

their similar themes, but also because of their differences: the physicality and earthiness of a

circle marked by memory-infused stones on the one hand, and on the other hand, the invisible

areas of being human thoughts, ideas, dreams, visions and emotions.

With this model, we literally bring thought down to earth, into the material world, so that we can

examine it from different points of view and even dance around it; to remind ourselves of how

many talents and abilities we have to bring to an issue, and also to observe how we are changing

and behaving in a new way.

This objectifying of thoughts and feelings is now often used by therapists to help people, who

are confused by conflicting impulses, to get clarity on a situation and see it holistically. Sangomas

who throw the bones also use this system. And it is a system often used at business lunches,

where salt is this, sugar is that, the teaspoon represents another and how do we bring the pepper

into the situation so we can clinch the deal?

But Isivivane Wheel is much more than just objectifying thoughts and feelings. It turned out to

be something akin to an animated textbook one which you walk around as you repeat eight

principles in sequence to entrench a new concept and turn it into a habit. It works, even if you

do the walking metaphorically, in your mind - as long as you hold the image of yourself centralin relation to East South West and North, and linking these cardinal points relating to your own

Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Intellectual aspects.

WHY A WHEEL? WHY THE ANCIENTS?

In the time of our distant ancestors, our species was deeply connected to the seasons, to the

waxing and waning of the moon, to how Venus would disappear and instead of being the morning

star, appear as the evening star. Our ancestors found their way on long journeys by knowing

the patterns of constellations in the heavens. They were able to plan for planting and hunting

because they understood the cycle of seasons and the consequent behaviour of plants and

animals. They knew before grazing ran out when it was time to move their herds. And they knewhow to get to their destinations because they understood directions according to the behaviour

of the sun, moon, planets and stars as clearly as we read a calendar on the wall.

This knowledge (know-how) was more than likely passed on to each new generation using a

map of the heavens represented by stones on the ground. Some maps were enormous, like the

ones at Stonehenge, Nabta Playa and Bighorn, but what could be easier for an ancient teacher to

pour out a collection of revered pebbles and lay out the circle in front of the student?

However this ancient technology was expressed, it added to the personal clarity and

empowerment of everybody who got involved in this project. We hope it will do the same for you.


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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 8

STORIES OF ISIVIVANE AND MEDICINE WHEEL 10WHAT IS CHANGE? 13

MAP YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS 15

MINDSET FOR USING THE ISIVIVANE WHEEL 21

CENTRE: GAME, SPARK, WHAT DO YOU WANT? 23

EAST: GOAL, SCOUT, SEEKER & RESEARCHER 25

SOUTH-EAST: LANGUAGE, STORY, POLITICIAN 26

SOUTH: RESOURCES, CULTURE, RESOURCE-PROVIDER 27

SOUTH-WEST: STYLE, DREAMER & OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING 28

WEST: VALUES, HOLDER, TRANSFORMER & KEEPER 29

NORTH-WEST: RULES, PATTERNS, POLICY & BOUNDARY SETTING 31

NORTH: ROLES, GUARDIANS, PROTECTORS AND ENFORCERS 32

NORTH-EAST: RITUALS, DESIGNERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS 33

PROFILE THE CURRENT ENERGY ALLOCATION 34

APPLICATION: CREATING A PROJECT TEAM 36

APPLICATION: DEVELOPING COMMUNAL FOOD GARDENS 40

APPLICATION: DEVELOPING PRODUCTS

APPLICATION: ENGAGING PERSONAL POWER 43

APPLICATION: ISIVIVANE FOR EQ & CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 45

APPLICATION: HEALING FAMILY LIFE 48

APPLICATION: SPIRITUAL GROWTH APPLICATION: KEEPING YOURSELF AWARE AND IN BALANCE 53

REFERENCE: FAMILIAR ENERGETIC ARCHETYPES IN ORGANISATIONS 55

REFERENCE: SHADOW ARCHETYPES 56

REFERENCE: THE ISIVIVANE GAME 59


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INTRODUCTION

We are creatures of habit. Without realising, we think, say and do many of the same things day

after day, year after year, because sameness uses less energy than novelty and most biological

systems are designed to be energy efficient. Because of this built-in energy efficiency system,

much of what we do, is done on auto-pilot. Once we have mastered a skill, like driving a car,

we get to a stage where our energy-efficient auto-pilot takes over. We know we can do it, so we

trust our auto-pilot to perform the actions of engaging gears, accelerating, stopping and turning.

While the auto-pilot is busy performing these tasks, we can turn our attentions elsewhere, to what

other drivers are doing, or to a conversation or to thinking about the meeting that lies ahead.

Often we cant even remember the route we took to our destination, because the driving was

done on auto-pilot.

But sometimes we want to develop a new skill. Sometimes we want to change the habits that

keep us in the same undesirable place or situation. And now the built-in energy efficiency system

presents us with a problem: It doesnt want to change, because it is costly in energy. We have to

consciously by-pass this system to learn another habit through concentrated, regular repetition,

or it will cause us to simply fall back into the old comfortable groove.

Isivivane for Change and Transformation presents a system that helps us to design a new habit

weve dreamt of and then, through regular practice, create a new groove until this new habit can

be entrusted to auto-pilot. This is when the dream comes true. When the new habit-groove is

deep enough for the auto-pilot to hum along in effortlessly, were living the dream.

Isivivane for Change and Transformation is designed to help you energetically organise either

yourself or a team to manifest a defined dream. The resource is written for leadership and

management, entrepreneurs, project management, team leaders in private organisations, NGOs

and government. You can use the principles here to manifest your dream or to improve the

efficiency and productivity of your team and the organisation. You can use it to change your life.

What things do you do habitually?You look at your hand and suddenly see a cigarette, a drink or a chocolate. How did that get

there?

You find yourself having exactly the same argument with a colleague or partner or child that you

always have. How did this happen? (We promised we would be mature, sensible and respectful!)

Despite your excitement about a new project, you may find yourself once again procrastinating...

What are the habits both at work and in your personal life that are keeping you in a pattern that

you decided long ago is not working for you?

Do you really want to change them?


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KEYWORDS: Knowledge Management, Leadership, Culture, Change Management, Change,

Transformation, Learning Organisation, Isivivane, Medicine Wheel, Systems Theory, Storytelling,

Narrative, Organisational Storytelling, Narrative Therapy, Modelling, Meta-Modelling, Innovation

The models and concepts presented here are based on a Knowledge Management Framework

that has been used in applications such as business turnaround, project and strategic planning,

conflict management, community animation and change management. The models are based

on Medicine Wheel stories and old African tales of Isivivane told by traditional healers from

Africa and North America. The result is a post-modern construction that brings together ancient

techniques of memory. We hope the ideas work for you and that they stimulate useful exploration.

Please send your comments and suggestions for improvements to [email protected] our

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STORIES OF ISIVIVANE AND

MEDICINE WHEEL

Once upon a time, when we, the human species, were the ancients, we used symbols and stories

to help understand ourselves and our relationship with the cosmos and those that share Mother

Earth with us. In stark difference to Western consumerism, which tends to think in a linear fashion

and continuously forgets then tries to reinvent itself, things in ancient times were understood as

existing in circles, cycles and relationships. The thinking that all things are related, the wisdom

of the ancients is today increasingly supported by science. Mother Earth is round; the sun and

moon are round, and the path they take is circular. The seasons are cyclic. Life is a circle, with usbeing born, becoming an adult, then an elder, and then death with its transformation.

Honouring these circles and cycles, Isivivane is a symbol to help us understand how things

happen in our lives, and to understand ourselves and others better.

Isivivane are structures generally made from stone for spiritual and ritual purposes. In North

America, Medicine Wheels were traditionally built by laying out stones in a circular pattern that

looks similar to a spoked wheel lying on its side. Isivivane in Africa were often not only laid out in

a circles and rectangles, but also in piles and piles connected to circles and geometric designs.

There are many stone monuments in Africa. Over time, much knowledge has been lost, and the

meaning of stone monuments is unknown to communities. There are over 100 sites in Gambia;

their significance and history unknown. In some cases, concentric circles of stones enclose a

burial site. Stone monuments come in many different designs and where they are so ancient

that their stories are lost, there is disagreement among archaeologists about what each one was

used for, although there is agreement that they had ceremonial, ritual, memorial and astronomical

significance. Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Great Zimbabwe and the Pyramids are examples of the

most well-known large formal stone structures that have significance beyond habitation.

It is interesting that in traditional villages, round huts are arranged within a round kraal and that

they usually have an East/West orientation, with the main entrance in the East. This arrangement

echoes Medicine Wheel lay-outs.

One way in which Isivivane are extremely useful is as memory devices/tools or reminders of a

particular state or understanding. The piles of stones that travellers add to, become infused

with the collective soul of all travellers, as each stone represents a prayer, a wish, an intention, a

memory, or a sense of gratitude, honour or commitment. In the most desolate and dangerous of

mountain passes in the Himalayas, stone piles are a way in which travellers who passed before

encourage those who will follow. They also have mantric significance, for travellers to maintain

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Isivivane are especially powerful because they require the user to physically and metaphorically

work with them. Any work has a tendency to be more memorable because when you are doing;

you hold the understanding as a complete system, in your mind and in your body. Learning

theorists agree that doing makes for more powerful learning. This doing is the basis of effective

Knowledge Management in corporate business, where there needs to be a transfer of knowledge

from those who know to newer, younger members of staff. Another reason we describe Isivivane

as memory devices/tools is that they provide a rich source of metaphor that allows us to work

with complex, abstract systems.

We need such metaphors, because the bandwidth of conscious perception is very narrow. A

human being can only hold about seven (nine if you are really bright) unrelated words, numbers,

terms sounds, impressions, symbols or thoughts in their head at once (Miller 1956). A metaphor

packs a collection of thoughts and emotions into one powerful idea. So the metaphorical

structure of an Isivivane wheel and its easy connection to life as system or life as doing helps

us appreciate the continuously changing energetic relationship dynamics and how energies are

engaged through the language and practice of Isivivane.

Isivivane does not in and of itself contain any power - it is a symbol that can adopt many

metaphors. True power lies in knowing what you want, and gaining understanding of yourself

and your relationship to all other beings and things. The goal is not to focus on any one particular

component of ourselves, but to find balance and wholeness in all that we do.

ISIVIVANE AFRICAN ART OF MEMORYIsivivane is a Zulu / Nguni word, but the concept is also found in other African cultures. The word

refers to rocks arranged as piles, lines, circles or hub and spoke patterns. Stones were used in

the ancient world to mark places of great spiritual significance. The modern world enlists thework of architects, artists and poorly paid workers for any notable public enterprise. In ancient

times, by contrast, it was expected of all ordinary people to contribute to great works.

Any public enterprise needs the contribution of the ordinary person, hence the proverb Ukuphosa

itshe esivivanenito make a personal contribution to a great task. Literally to throw ones stone

on the pile (monument). This contribution is made in a spirit of constructive and cooperative

enterprise as compared to the divisive, argumentative and polarized positions characteristic of

a debate. The concept of Isivivane is that the arrangement of stones would be contributed to

by diverse people over time and was therefore a form of collectively performed ritual memory.

In South Africa, recent memorials to the Struggle and its champions reintroduced Isivivane assymbols of enduring collective memory.

Hence the community itself sets a great store (investment) on the progress and finished product

of the Isivivane. No one can claim to have made a final contribution to isivivane; it is life long,

continuous contribution. A similar Western concept would be the development of case law where

jurists die trying to perfect the law: there will always be room for improvement.

THE VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH TRADITIONAL ISIVIVANECommon / public enterprise

Selfless contribution to the common good

Personal sacrifice

Capital formation & investment


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Sustainability

Spiritual refuge

Personal integrity

Longevity

Tolerance

We all contribute (from the great and small)

Public scrutinyLegacy

The Compass

As you start your Isivivane journey, we suggest that you familiarise yourself with the points on

the compass in relationship to where you live. You might wish to buy yourself a cheap compass

to help you orient to magnetic North. (City dwellers may want to be reminded that while the

sun rises in the East and sets in the West, the actual position of the sunrise and sunset on the

horizon changes during the seasons.) This simple understanding is the first step to regaining your

connection to your place in the cosmos. This is a place where dawn and dusk, Spring, Summer,

Autumn and Winter have great metaphorical significance. Once we reconnect to the great cyclesof nature, we can let go of our fear of change. We can have certainty that a harsh Winter will end;

just as darkness will be dispelled by the rising sun.

As with the cycles of nature, timing is everything. You cant plant in Winter and harvest in Spring.

Timing is crucial. You have to know when to act and when to hold back and wait. Dont feel

anxious when things are not happening. Maybe it is not time yet. Learning about timing is a great

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Be the change that you want to see in the world, said Mohandas Gandhi. Change is the end

result of all true learning, said Leo Buscaglia. Everything changes. You are not the same person

now as you were when you started reading this sentence. Something has changed. But what?

How do we know when something has changed? Change is a mysterious constant in our lives

and it is happening everywhere, right now. Change is both situational and continual: the new day,

the new year, the new relationship, the new job, the new friends.

No man can cross the same river twice - Everything flows, nothing stands still said Greek

Philosopher Heraclitus (535-475 BC). In the 6th century BC in China, the philosopher Lao Tzu

wrote If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold onto. If you are not

afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.

Change has many definitions that describe something becoming different in essence or losing

its original nature. Change can be an event that occurs when something passes from one state

or phase to another. As a verb, it can also suggest cause to change; make different or to cause a

transformation; The advent of the coffee and sugar trade altered (changed) power balances in the

world. It can also mean to make or become different in some particular way, without permanently

losing former characteristics or essence; her mood changes in accordance with the weather. It

could also mean switch: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch to a different brand of

dishwashing liquid.

Change can be the result of alteration or modification and can also refer to the process of

adjustment that people engage in while coming to terms with the new situation.

Cultural attitudes to change vary and are expressed by religious and spiritual traditions and

fall into two main categories. The first says that Change happens randomly because there isan essentially random nature that underpins the workings of the universe. This view holds that

there is no underlying meaning or purpose to life, or that everything is controlled by a remote

and capricious god. The second view, particularly emphasised in systems such as Hinduism and

Buddhism, says Change is cyclical and circumstances such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods,

famine and hurricanes are expected to recur.

The mysterious and commonplace nature of change has been explored by numerous thinkers

and writers throughout the ages. A classic Chinese text entitled Yijing or the Classic of Change,

describes an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy at the centre of Chinese cultural

beliefs. The origins of the text are shrouded in mystery but its oral roots go back to at least2800BCE. The philosophy centres on ideas such as how events evolve as a story of process

(the story of the way things happen), the nature of opposites (male/female, yin/yang, dark/light,

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life/death) and offers a way in which we can accept and work with the inevitability of change.

The text also describes a practical way of managing and engaging change traditionally based on

divination using coins or yarrow stalks.

Change can be imposed on us or it can be something we choose. Our adjustment to the change,

however, is internal and forms our emotional response in whether we decide to accept, adapt to,

or resist the change.

The psychological transition starts with an ending (the loss of an attachment to a job, a loved one,

etc.) and the realization that things are not going to be the same. The loss of these attachments

can be particularly traumatic because they impact all areas of life including identity, standard

of living, relationship with family and a sense of self-worth and stability. In order for us to move

forward and have some control over the outcome, we need to reframe the past, embrace the

future and start exploring all our options and opportunities.

Isivivane helps you to explore the unfamiliar and unexplored aspects of yourself, since the model

makes you move around between energies, rather than remaining with that which is most familiarto you.

All things change, nothing is extinguished. There is nothing inthe whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onward;all things are brought into being with a changing nature; the agesthemselves glide by in constant movement. Ovid (BC43-18 AD)


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You wouldnt think of starting off on a journey without a clear idea of where you wanted to go,

would you? What are the key things youd want to consider taking along with you? Sufficient fuel,

provisions and money? A map perhaps?

An Isivivane Wheel provides just such a map, drawn up specifically for the process of change.

Using this map, you can perform something quite magical; manifest your dream. All you need to

start off with, is defining the dream or intention: knowing what you want. That is the hard part.

The easy part involves creating a balanced energy map for manifesting that dream.

One way to define success is the ability to use all of yourself well. And achieve the most gain

with the least strain. Many of us have dreams and are frustrated because they never seem to

be realized. Usually, its because the dreams are ill-defined (I want money), or because we tend

to put all our focus on the things we no longer want in our life. Every ounce of energy spent on

talking about the things we dont want, takes away energy that could be spent on what we really

want.

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UNDERSTANDING ENERGIESThe model we will be working with here, offers a practical tool that can help you to define your

dream or intention and to choreograph your energy for success. You will understand how to

analyse how you expend energy in pursuit of your dreams and where you are out of sync with the

natural energy flow.

Effective individuals achieve the most gain using the least amounts of financial, physical andpsychic resources. They are flowing with the energy of the universe rather than struggling to

avoid suffering or conniving to impose their will upon others. Using nature as a reference point,

we can see that the universe is set up to operate with maximum efficiency through minimum

effort. (Creatures who live underground or in caves, have no eyes; it would be wasteful.) When we

are working hard and getting nowhere, it suggests that we are out of alignment. We may not be

using all our talents and resources, or not spending enough time on some very necessary areas.

But how would you know how to fix this imbalance if you dont know where your still hub; your

place of certainty is?

Before any dream can be realized efficiently, we must recognize that everything is birthed fromour inner feminine principle of receptive, creative energy and sparked into being through the male

principle of active, conceptive energy. Both male and female energy are necessary to realize a

dream.

In order to be in balance (spokes of the wheel), we need to discover the still point or hub. From

the still point of consciousness we feel ourselves to be as constant in an ever changing world

as the hub of a wheel or the pin that holds the moving needle on a compass. Aware of the 8

directions of varying possibility, we can see clearly. This is the place of vision and connectedness;

it is our inner power and truth; it is our archetypal and ancestral Mother and Father; it is where we

feel the generosity of love. From here we can look out at our relationships and understand that we

are responsible for each and every one.


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To undergo successful change, we need to clearly understand and accept that we are responsible

for the situation in which we find ourselves. (We may not be able to change our fate, of being

born into a specific time and place, but we can take responsibility for every choice we make.) We

are the only authentic authority responsible for our actions or in-actions. Until we realise this, we

are powerless; bit players in someone elses show.

Conscious intention in all we say and do is the cornerstone of effectiveness. Vague

generalizations about purpose can only lead to sub-optimal results. Achieving success requires

a strong intention coupled with a proper level of commitment and the felt sense that your dream/

goal is appropriate for you and achievable.

In a similar way to ourselves, a useful way of seeing and organization is as an energetic system.

Many people, each with a unique vibe or energy, gather in an organization hopefully to

achieve a common purpose. Modern science is making increasing use of general systems theory

that also underlines the nature of dynamic systems where each component of the system is

vitally important. The tool used here is designed to help people achieve a balanced look at how

they focus their energies. You may find this tool helpful as you map your way to success with a

particular dream or goal.

In this model, we classify energy into nine types.


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One way to use the tool is to consider how much time and the level of intensity you are applying

to each of the nine areas or types of energy. (Think of how different the energy-quality is that you

spend on planting a rose, writing a proposal or comforting a child.) The tool gives you a method

for taking a balanced look at what you are doing and provides a platform for allocating your

energies as you move to the next step in realizing a dream.

WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?Bring yourself into present time and place your dream in the centre of the wheel/circle.

Do you really want this? Is it your dream or someone elses expectation for you? Does the

thought of realising this dream make your heart beat faster? Is this the dream that you could work

on joyfully, day after day? Does this dream provide an outlet for your natural talents?

Spend a moment thinking about your spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual aspects and

abilities. How does it feel when you are in this place? Are you using all your energies equally or

are you spending inordinate amounts with one at the expense of others? To be truly effective as

human beings, we need to achieve a balance between all of our aspects. Try to look at the issue

from a different perspective: if you normally use your intellect, look at the issue from an emotional

or spiritual or practical, physical point of view.

Remember: Effective individuals achieve the most gain using the least amounts of financial,

physical and psychic resources. The ability to be effective is greatly enhanced when individuals

have intentional commitment, focus and knowledge.

COMMITMENTis the willingness to pay the price necessary to achieve focus. You show your

commitment by the amount of financial, physical and human resources that you are prepared tocommit to the task at hand.

FOCUS means having a clear mental picture of where you are going (intention) and what

evidence there is that you have achieved the goal (feedback).

KNOWLEDGEmeans the things you absolutely, positively know about yourself. What are your

root metaphors? In what terms do you describe aspects of yourself to yourself and to people

you meet? Understand that the things you know about yourself shape your reality and your

experience of the world. What are the stories that you tell yourself and to others that empower

you? What stories do you repeat that reinforce powerlessness or being a victim?

PRODUCT AND RESOURCES.Additionally, if you want to market a product or idea, you will

need a product that the market wants, as well as resources to bring it to market.


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ENERGIES AROUND THE WHEELCATALYST energy provides the spark necessary to get the change process going and keeping it

moving.

SCOUTS / SEEKER energy is used to go outside day-to-day activity seeking new ideas or ways

of doing business or running your life.

EMISSARIES / STORYTELLERS / POLITICIANS / CHEERLEADER energy keeps the business

or individual moving in the right direction by serving as an intermediary between different groups,

either inside outside the organisation.

RESOURCE PROVIDERS energy provides necessary resources such as money, emotion,

information, logistics, know-who, know-how, know-where, etc.

DREAMERS / OUT-OF-BOX THINKERS energy is used to generate new ideas and approaches.

Creatives run on this energy.

HOLDERS / TRANSFORMERS/ KEEPERS / HARMONISERS energy is used to edit and make

sense of information about a situation and tell a story about it, presenting it in a physical way so

that there is a realistic view of what is actually going on.

RULE MAKERS energy create the rules, policies and infrastructure or framework necessary to

meet the mission objectives.

GUARDIANS / ENFORCERS energy is used to ensure that we stick to the rules and get what we

want.

DESIGNERS / CHOREOGRAPHERS energy is used to blend human and physical energies

to achieve the goal. Are we all dancing to the same tune? How do we design for success and

sustainability and get work done using the least possible expenditure of money, energy and

effort?

TRANSFORMATION PROCESSThe hub of the wheel contains the central idea or problem. From here, various actions are taken

in a clockwise direction that is repeated until there is a satisfactory conclusion. At each attention,remember to refer back to the central issue - the spokes between the hub and different

attentions symbolise a free flow of energy to allow the central idea to change as new information

becomes available.

NAME the problem. DEFINE the problem and locate the point of blockage. GATHER

INFORMATION about probable causes and cures. IDENTIFY the transformation

point and the actions you can take to make a difference. Conduct a public or

private ritual. RE-EMERGE into a more positive and energetic future. CHANGE

THE WAY YOU SPEAK about the problem use an expanded vocabulary and talkabout the problem in the past tense and how it feels to have solved it.


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However, everything begins with the central idea or problem: WHAT DO YOU WANT? The central

hub contains the energies of the metaphorical sun and the moon as a reminder to be wildly

creative and clear-thinking (male / sun), as well as open to your intuitive intelligence (female /

moon) - what feels right.

Be prepared to spend time until you have defined in exact words what it is that you want.

Generalities have no power. I want a successful business that will make me rich is a genericdream that just wont cut it. Name the area of business and the role you will be playing in it - what

you come up with must make you feel excited. Its valuable to set aside at least half an hour

during which you wont be interrupted and to write out your dream. Be free, dream a big dream

that stretches far into the future. Imagine yourself into a state where your dreams are already

reality. Where are you? What does it look like? What sounds, smells, tastes and textures surround

you? What are you wearing? With what kinds of people do you associate? What conversations

and activities are you engaged in?


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MINDSET FOR USING THE

ISIVIVANE WHEEL

One of the characteristics of the postmodern world we live in is that all kinds of things are

competing to attract our attention. The result is that many people lead fragmented lives and are

pulled in different directions by home and working life. The situation is compounded by the fact

that the attention economy, reflected in television, the internet, newspapers, conferences and

such, are all desperately dreaming up new tricks to attract a greater share of the audience.

In order to deliver useful results, Isivivane demands a particular attitude and state of mind. While

you dont need to spend much time with the Wheel, it is important the the time you do spend be

focused and concentrated. We therefore recommend two very specific techniques that you adopt

while using the Wheel which can be described as questioning the unconscious mind and the

IsivivaneTrance.

QUESTIONING THE UNCONSCIOUS MINDThere is an idea in psychology that an unanswered question creates a tension that can only

be resolved when it is answered. Neuroscience has suggested that while consciousness is not

particularly good at working out solutions, it is very good at articulating questions for answering

by the non-conscious processes of the mind. The idea here is to ask for a dream, a vision or

insight, or simply the answer to a question. Examples of such questioning in everyday situations

include:

How can I make it better, faster, simpler, cheaper?

In what other ways could I see the situation?

How would I like to see the situation resolved?

Am I missing something here?

How will I feel when the problem is overcome?

Has this happened before?Is there an underlying pattern here? What is it?

ISIVIVANE TRANCEMany people associate the term trance with raves, drug-filled hippies, and arcane spiritual

practices. In fact, a trance is something much more familiar and everyday. A trance is a state of

mind where you feel completely absorbed in what you are doing. Characteristics of trance include

a specific and limited focus of attention where you are often more aware of your internal world

rather than the external one. Here, we use trance in the sense of being entranced; filled with

wonder.

If we feel anxious, then were in an anxious trance. We are wrapped up in the anxiety of the

situation, creating nasty stories of how bad the situation is going to be. Here we have a specific


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and limited focus of attention - we are absorbed by the things that make us anxious. The trance

might exclude information that could pull you out of the trance. The minute you start looking for

this information, you start to move out of the trance. What kind of trance are you in right now?

There are countless options: A lying in bed on a Saturday morning trance Driving to work

on a Monday morning trance A preparing for an important presentation trance A trance of

confronting the auto teller that has swallowed your bank card The trance of lovemaking A

trance where you fully believe in yourself A trance where you can ask yourself how you canchange the trance state that you are in to something more useful and come up with a workable

solution A trance where you feel productive, happy, present, motivated, dynamic, focused and

successful What kind of Trance would you like to be in?

RECIPE FOR ISIVIVANE TRANCEFind a place where you wont be disturbed. Wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes. Sit down

comfortably in a chair, keeping your spine straight, facing East. Close your eyes and simply listen

to the sound of your breath. Calm yourself with every breath and visualise white, positive energy

coming to you with each in-breath and dark negative unwanted energy leaving you with each out-

breath.

Imagine sitting in the centre of the wheel. This means that you are occupying the still, hub space

where you have access to the catalyst or the spark necessary to initiate a process. You now

need to acknowledge each energetic aspect of the wheel and affirm what it is that you are doing

to engage each specific energy. First move between the cardinal points (East, West, South

and North) and then look back at the centre, then the ordinal points, SE, SW, NW and NE. The

cardinal points provide stability, while the ordinal points provide movement and change.

If, for example, you are using the 4-point Personal Power Wheel, you would acknowledge what

it is you have done or wish to do in the Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Intellectual aspects of

your life. You may wish to nod and acknowledge each of these aspects of yourself in turn.

Similarly, if you are using the 8-point Energetic Wheel, you need to start in the East and move

through each of the energetic archetypes acknowledging them in turn.


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CENTRE: Game, SPARK,

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

Everything in this world created by human beings was once a dream. What is the link

between dream and reality? In this resource, we will focus on Isivivane as a technology that

will help you manifest a dream in this reality. Isivivane allows you to translate a dream or a

vision into a form that everyone can experience it along with you. In this way, Isivivane is a

powerful tool, metaphor and model for getting things done. The other great advantage of

Isivivane is that it helps you answer one of lifes most pervasive and important questions.

For many people, the what do you want? question if the hardest and most threatening of all

to answer. It is also the reason why many people remain in a kind of emotional stuckedness

and experience the dissatisfaction of a perpetual Groundhog Day in which everything

repeats. (Its a good movie too and explains the concept very well.) We all know someone

who seems to have perpetual problems and issues in their lives. One characteristic of such

people is they become their own worst enemies by dwelling in the past and thinking and

talking about all the stuff that is wrong. You may wish to try to experiment with such people

by asking a simple question like so what would you like instead?. We have seen many

people who look extremely perplexed when asked this question, almost as though thoughts

of a reality other than those which they continuously engage with are completely alien.

Asking the what do you want? question moves your mind from the past into the future. It

is the dream of the possible and, as we know, dreams are only limited by the power of your

imagination.

So the first step on our journey around the Isivivane starts with the Spark. All fires are started

by a spark. The spark asks a simple question which provides the impetus necessary to get

the change process started and keep it going.

So what do you want? A new life? A new future? A new relationship? A new car? The

successful conclusion to a complex project?

ENERGIES OF THE SPARKPeople who play the role of the spark are the entrepreneurs. The definition of the word

entrepreneur is someone who seizes the in-between spaces. They have the ability to

see possibilities and quickly find ways of exploiting them. In the energetic system of the

Isivivane, Spark people must have the wisdom necessary to play all of the roles and not be

consumed by any one of them in the process. Who provides the spark necessary to get thechange process started and keeps it going?


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SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.They know what they want and can put it into words. They know who they want to be

and where they are going; they have a very clear picture of what success means to them.

(Unsuccessful people talk constantly about what is wrong; the things they hate, dislike and

dont want.) Do you know what you want? Can you say it out loud? This is the first step to

power and to success. If you do not know what you want you have no way of measuring

whether you are succeeding or not.

There are some of us who have grown up believing that they do not have the right to

ask the question, What do I want? They simply believe that they dont have the right to

want anything. These people never escape the feeling that they are just surviving and live

according to dreams or worlds created by other people. They do not create or live their own

dreams.

If you know what you want, obstacles cease to be problems and become challenges

that need to be overcome, because if you know what you want you are always lookinga few steps beyond the problem. If you dont know what you want you become a victim

of problems that seem bigger than you. If you do not know what you want you have to

experiment with exploring or imagining different experiences, relationships, tastes,

careers and dreams. If you do not know what you want and are not experimenting then you

are in someone elses dream.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?Make a list of all the experiences you wish to have in the future. How far into the future

do your timelines extend? Research suggests that individuals who are seen as powerfulgenerally have a clear idea of what they want and they also have powerful stories which

extend years into the future. Ensure that what you want has something to do with your

purpose and what you are all about. Many traditions speak of finding your purpose as being

one of lifes main goals. For instance, is material success all that you need? What about

using your talents, or acting on a larger

stage?

The Spark lies in the centre of the

Isivivane Wheel. It represents the

dream or vision of what you want to

make tangible on earth. Be completely

honest and certain that what lies in

the centre fits you perfectly and that it

feels right.


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EAST: GOAL, SCOUT, SEEKER &

RESEARCHER

The East is the starting point of our process when we come out of the centre point with a

clear idea of what it is that we want. We get up as the sun rises. Night is over. A new dawn;

a new beginning. After spending time in the still hub, you awaken with enthusiasm and

gratitude to have visualised your dream: you are filled with desire to have the dream fulfilled.

The fiery sun streams out, illuminating that which you need to examine. You can distinguish

clearly and discern with confidence. The mood is exciting and you look at everything with

great curiosity and interest. The planetary archetype of the East is Mars. It is a fiery, initiatingenergy that sends you on a quest, like a knight setting out to find his hearts desire.

The energy of the East is engaged when you step outside of everyday habits and activities

to seek information about the dream or goal you hope to accomplish. You leave the comfort

and safety of routine. You begin to erase old habits and establishing the new. You are wide

awake and aware alert to anything that can help you in your quest.

Typical activities of the Scout energy include reading books, going to the library, consulting

others who know what you need to know, attending workshops, seminars and networkingsessions, brainstorming, travelling to a place where you can learn more.

With all this information, check back to the central idea and adapt it if necessary.

QUESTIONING THE EAST IN AN ORGANISATION:Who is looking outside the organisation at what is going on and reporting back to the

management team?

Who is seeking new ideas about how to achieve your goal(s) or even what might be

appropriate goals ?

Are you visiting other companies looking for ideas?

Who is going to seminars and what are you doing with the

information gathered?

Who is reading about what others have done to achieve similar

goals?

Does someone in the Company belong to a formal peer group

where different approaches are discussed?

How did you determine your goal(s)?

How are you scouting out information about your goal?

From where are you drawing information?What is the source of your inspiration?


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The energy you expend acting as an intermediary with the outside world or the collective

consciousness to keep your dream in motion. Having read and listened to the words of

others, you now find the words and stories to describe and explain your dreams to others;

the planetary archetype is Mercury.

You start taking control of the stories you tell about yourself and your dream. You take note

of how you tell your stories and to whom. You look to see how people respond to you whenyou tell your stories. If they dont get excited and show interest, your story either needs

working on or youre talking to the wrong person. Take careful note of what feedback are

you getting about your story. Another aspect of this energy is to be conscious of what trend

energy is in motion and ride that energy in the direction of your dream. This is also the

energy you internalise to maintain your motivation by thinking and speaking with enthusiasm

about your ideas, yourself and your life.

In practical terms, being sure that you have a workable idea (after the Scouts investigations),

go out to talk to people who can help you achieve your goal. Motivate them. Gather support.

Network. Establish relationships.

Check back to the central idea and fine tune it, using what input you found valuable during

your storytelling.

QUESTIONING THE SOUTH EAST IN ORGANISATIONSWho is managing the internal and external relationships that will promote or block

achievement of the goal(s)?

Who is keeping people motivated to complete what needs to be done?

How are you working with the energy that is available?How are you riding the energy behind your goal or dream?

What are you doing to keep people motivated to achieve the

goal(s)?

What is the source of the motivation?

SOUTH-EAST: LANGUAGE,

STORY, POLITICIAN


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SOUTH: RESOURCES, CULTURE,

RESOURCE-PROVIDER

You need resources to get things done. Normally when we speak of resources we

automatically think only of money, but there are many other important resources we can put

to work. These resources include technology and know-how, talents, abilities, supporters,

emotional resources, motivation & energy, patient nurturing, daily practice and persistence.

The South of also the place of the child: spontaneous and trusting - our original being.

The Souths planetary archetype is earthy Venus, which reminds you to look at your centralidea and find ways to make it attractive to resource providers - those people who have the

special talents, materials, land or funding you need. Using the words you found, put together

a beautiful document that you can present to resource providers. Think of how you can grow

this idea and cooperate with others so that it is of benefit to as many people as possible.

Start thinking about which culture you would like to create or cultivate.

QUESTIONING THE SOUTH IN ORGANISATIONSWhat resources (time, money, physical energy) are you bringing to the goal or dream? Who is

providing what resources to achieve the goal(s)? How extensive is your commitment in time,

money, energy, etc? What resources are you lacking? Who are our resource providers? How

much time is necessary to grow, gestate or develop this properly? How do we look after (or

nurture) what we already have? What is our maintenance policy? How can we save? How

can we protect?


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SOUTH-WEST: STYLE,

DREAMER & OUT-OF-THE-BOX

THINKING

The South-West contains the energies you use to generate new ideas and approaches about

your dream that will help you to realize it. This is often thought of as creative energy or the

energy used to assist you in thinking outside of the box.

Its planetary archetype is imaginative, visionary Neptune. What can you add to the idea to

make it catchy? How will you advertise your idea to the world? What will make this project

different from similar ones? Challenge yourself to come up with off-the-wall ideas or hire

people who can do it for you.

Having found something different, you can elaborate on your story, making it more

empowering and interesting to others. Step back and think bigger how can this idea

benefit a community, the environment, the world? Having convinced with logical words (S/E),

you now have to seduce, enchant and make people feel. When youre fully in this energy,

you are able to live the vision and make it sexy to end-users. Your imagination will find

unusual and interesting ways to express the vision to future customers or stakeholders.

QUESTIONING THE SOUTH WEST IN ORGANISATIONSWho generates new ideas and approaches for the organization? Who has the imagination to

dream a larger dream of how the business can be conducted or even what the business is?

What stimulates new processes and approaches? How well formed are your goals/dreams?

Have you stepped out-of-the-box to consider other methods of achieving the goal/dream?

What tools have you used to unlock your creativity against the task? How can you adopt a

different style to make you noticeable and talked-about in the market-place?


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WEST: VALUES, HOLDER,

TRANSFORMER & KEEPER

At this half-way mark, this is the energy you use to change what you know into another

form to make it clearer. What has to die so that the dream can live? What do I keep? What

do I change? What do I trash? The West is where the sun, symbol of life, light and clarity,

disappears. West implies an ending, a going into darkness, where thoughts are unclear and

sometimes full of fear. West is night and dark, a place of nightmares, crimes, secrets and

spying, of passion, subterfuge, daring, magic and adventure. West is a universal symbol ofdeath, which can be welcomed, feared or honoured. We dont like thinking of death, just as

in our normal day, we dont like thinking of poverty, racism, sexism, tyranny, dishonesty and

cruelty. The West insists on honesty.

Does the idea have a negative? What are my values? What is my moral stance? These are

the uncomfortable questions we need to answer before we can progress on the wheel to

reach success. Isivivane and Medicine Wheel are sacred systems, and as such, will ask you

to deeply examine what your true motives are in any undertaking. What are you hiding from

others and yourself?

Here in the West energy you can transform a concept into a physical reality you can

translate the difficult-to-grasp into a physical form so that others can see what is going

on and relate to it. Examples of this might be a mind-map, a diagram, a video, an outline,

a journal, model, financial statement, a story, a dance or anything that allows others to

experience your dream in a physical, passionate way.

With your idea ready to go into the world, stop and think carefully about what sacrifices

you may need to make. Are there any challenges youve been avoiding? Are there

uncomfortable issues youre not facing? Is there anything in your original idea that needsto die or transform? Have you forgotten to inform important

stakeholders, like employees, for instance. How will you deal

with disappointment and adversity? If this works, what will you

lose? These are all questions that need to be courageously

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QUESTIONING THE WESTHow do people get a real sense of what is going on in the organization?

Who presents what financial data to managers and employees?

How do employees learn the Company story?

Is the organizational structure visible?

How are you transforming your goal(s) into something physical that can be seen and related

to by others?

How have you changed your approach to make the goal(s) possible?

What have or can you let go of, or let die, to make your dream possible?


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NORTH-WEST: RULES,

PATTERNs, POLICY &

BOUNDARY SETTING

Every enterprise has its own pattern of success. The North-West asks what are the

appropriate patterns with which we must engage in order to achieve success. For example,

business organisations need an on-going inflow of cash to sustain their operations. A typical

pattern that ensures that we receive payments due to us might run something like: Ensure

all invoices are emailed to client on completion of work and that they match the original

quotation. Also ensure that each client receives a statement by the 20th of each month.

These are the energies you use to determine what rules, policies, protocols or patterns ofbehaviour are necessary to realize the dream or goal.

With Uranus as an archetype, you need to put in place policies and rules FOR YOURSELF.

Instead of blindly following rules set or suggested by others, ask yourself what will work

for you. Make your policies uniquely yours by doing this, you wont be tempted to rebel

against someone elses idea of correct procedure.

QUESTIONING THE NORTH-WEST

Who determines what rules and policies are necessary for the organization to meet itsobjectives given the current situation?

How are rules, policies, boundaries and protocols established?

Who provides counsel, guidance and direction to the management team?

Have you established the rules, protocols, etc. necessary to achieve your goal(s)?

What patterns have you established to help the organization realize its goal(s)?

Were employees consulted and do they agree that everybody should abide by the rules?


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The North includes those energies that you use to ensure that the dream or goal stays

on track. Examples include activities that maintain the boundaries or protect the dream.

Another aspect of this energy is to check your progress formally and hold yourself

accountable for movement.

Having established what the rules are, decide on the structure necessary for those rules

to be upheld. What are the parameters of what is OK and what is not OK? Who is in

authority? The most authentic authority is the individual; so if everybody buys into the

rules, everybody becomes his/her own authority in upholding them. We play by the rules,

respect boundaries and follow protocols because we know they make sense.

QUESTIONING THE NORTHWho ensures that the policies and rules are maintained and protects the safety of the

organization?

How much time, energy and money are being spent to enforce the rules? Monitor the

execution of programmes? Audit behaviour? Maintain boundaries? Administer discipline?

What are you doing to keep your goal(s) on track?What are you doing to protect your dream?

How are you maintaining the Companys boundaries?

What help are you receiving in achieving your goal(s)?

NORTH: ROLES, GUARDIANS,

PROTECTORS AND ENFORCERS


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NORTH-EAST: RITUALS,

DESIGNERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS

Throughout this process, you will have discovered your main aspects spiritual (East),

emotional (South), physical (West) and intellectual (North). In the North-East you spend time

to appreciate each and harmonise them all in order to harness their combined energy. This

is your team (or team of abilities) that all come to the party to serve the dream. In Medicine

Wheel lore, this is the bringing together of the energy of the four worlds: human, plant,

mineral and animal, to manifest the specific dream. This is the energy you use to create and

implement a continuous operating plan.

With Jupiter as archetype, here everything is in place (everybody is on the same page)

to continue the abundance journey. Jupiter reminds us to be generous; to acknowledge

ourselves and people around us, to give thanks and celebrate what we already have. Giving

praise to ourselves, others and life in general is fundamental to creating an atmosphere of

positive energy. How do we dance together? How do we celebrate? How do we keep each

other joyfully motivated and in tune with the central idea? How do we keep focused on

successes and make those bigger? With the conjoining of our powers, we feel ourselves

supremely capable of giving, serving, contributing and sharing. The ability to give is

experienced as a blessing.

QUESTIONING THE NORTH EAST IN ORGANISATIONSWhat have you done to pull all of your resources together to achieve your goal(s)?

Who blends all of the other energy inputs together and puts together a plan for realizing the

goals of the organization?

Who leads the Operational planning function?

Do you have a concrete action plan to help you achieve each of the goals?

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With an established direction or a goal, Isivivane can be a valuable tool to improve

effectiveness. Check that the goal is achievable. If the overall goal is too large, use NE

Designer/ Choreographer energy to break the goal down into smaller pieces.

Draw a circle and place a goal in the centre. Then look at what types of energy you are

currently bringing to bear on this goal. Do one goal at a time. At each position on the wheel,

stop and ask yourself how you are applying the energy associated with that direction to your

task or goal.

Some thought-starter questions have been prepared to assist you, but whatever questions

you use will provide illumination. This analysis will help you see where you are in the process

of attaining your goal. Try to avoid judging yourself or jumping into the future. This step is

designed to help you get a sober and balanced look at where you are right now. It will help

you build consciousness of how the organization is using its energies.

THOUGHT STARTER QUESTIONS

Centre : CatalystWho provides the spark necessary to get the change process started and keeps it going?

East : Scouts, SeekersWho is looking outside the organisation at what is going on and reporting back to themanagement team?Who is seeking new ideas about how to achieve your goal(s) or even what might beappropriate goals ?Are you visiting other companies looking for ideas?Who is going to seminars and what are you doing with the information gathered?

Who is reading about what others have done to achieve similar goals?Does someone in the Company belong to a formal peer group where different approachesare discussed?How did you determine your goal(s)?How are you scouting out information about your goal?From where are you drawing information?What is the source of your inspiration?

South East : Politicians, Cheerleaders, StorytellersWhat story are you telling?How have you worked out that this is the story you should be telling?How is the audience responding?Is there a collective energy or wave that you can ride?

PROFILE THE CURRENT

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South : Resource ProvidersWhat resources (time, money, technologies, talents, physical energy) are you bringing to thegoal/dream?What are you lacking?Who is providing what resources to achieve the goal(s)?How extensive is your commitment in time, money, energy, etc?

South West : Dreamers, Out-of-the-box ThinkersWho generates new ideas and approaches for the organization?Who is capable of dreaming a larger dream of how the business can be conducted or evenwhat the business is?What stimulates new processes and approaches?How well formed are your goals/dreams?Have you stepped out of the box to consider other methods of achieving the goal/dream?What tools have you used to unlock your creativity against the task?

West : Holders, Transformers, KeepersHow do employees gain a physical sense of what is going on in the organization?What do they see, hear and experience physically?Who presents what financial data to managers and employees?How do employees learn the company storyIs the organizational structure visible?How are you transforming your goal(s) into something physical that can be seen and relatedto by others?How have you change your approach to make the goal(s) possible?What have you let go of, or let die to make your dream possible?

North West : Rule Makers, Policy/Boundary SettersWho determines what rules and policies are necessary for the organization to meet itsobjectives given the current situation?How are rules, policies, boundaries and protocols established?Who provides counsel, guidance and direction to the management team?Have you established the rules, protocols, etc. necessary to achieve your goal(s)?What patterns have you established to help the organization realize it goal(s)?

North : Guardians, Protectors, EnforcersWho ensures that the policies and rules are maintained and protects the safety of theorganization?

How much time, energy and money are being spent to enforce the rules? Monitor theexecution of programs? Audit behaviour? Maintain boundaries? Administer discipline?What are you doing to keep your goal(s) on track?What are you doing to protect your dream?How are you maintaining the Companys boundaries?What help are you receiving in achieving your goal(s)?

North East : Designers, Choreographers, DirectorsWhat have you done to pull all of your resources together to achieve your goal(s)?Who blends all of the other energy inputs together and puts together a plan for realizing the

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Members of successful teams are all clear about goals and communicate effectively. The

suggestion is that you use the ideas here to stimulate open conversations around what the

team members desire. The team is being created (or re-energised) for a purpose - you need

to spend time discussing this. Also, it is useful to see team members as taking on the

archetypes such as scout, storyteller, resource provider, etc.

Begin with the central idea or problem: WHAT DO YOU WANT? Why is this team being

created? What is its purpose? What are the desired outcomes? What, exactly, do we wantthe team to achieve? Isivivane is flexible, so you might ask members of the team to reflect

upon what needs doing and who would be able to fulfil more than one energetic role. It is

also interesting to see how people perform when you not only refer to them as marketing

director but rather as a scout or resource provider above their normal title. Its a new way

of thinking.

The East : Researcher/ScoutIdentify the person who is most deeply connected to the desire of the team.

Who has the energy and passion to go out and research all aspects and gather theinformation about the project?

Who is looking outside the Company at what is going on and reporting back to the

management team?

Who is seeking new information about how to achieve your goal(s) or even what might be

appropriate goals ?

Are you visiting other companies looking for ideas?

Who is going to seminars and what are you doing with the information gathered?

Who is reading about what others have done to achieve similar goals?

Does someone in the Company belong to a formal peer group where different approaches

are discussed?

How did you determine your goal(s)?

How are you scouting out information about your goal?

From where are you drawing information?

What is the source of your inspiration?

The South East : Storyteller/Communicator/EmissaryIdentify the teams most potent communicator. This person will be charged with the

responsibility of talking about the project to stakeholders, listening to their views and feeding

this back to the team.Who is managing the internal and external relationships that will promote or block

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achievement of the goal(s)?

Who is keeping people motivated with persuasive language to remind the team of the vision

so that they complete what needs to be done?

How are you working with the energy that is available?

How are you riding the energy behind your goal/dream?

What are you doing to keep people motivated to achieve the goal(s)?What is the source of the motivation?

The South : Negotiator/Resource providerIdentify the person best able to make the goal attractive enough to gain the resources

needed for successful execution.

What resources (time, money, physical energy) are necessary for the goal/dream?

Who is providing what resources to achieve the goal(s)?

How extensive is your commitment in time, money, energy, etc?

The South West : Innovator/Out-of-the-box ThinkerIdentify the most innovative and off-the-wall thinker.

Who generates new ideas and approaches for the organisation?

Who is capable of dreaming a larger dream of how the business can be conducted or even

what the business is?

What stimulates new processes and approaches?

How well formed are your goals/dreams?

Have you stepped out-of-the-box to consider other methods of achieving the goal/dream?

What tools have you used to unlock your creativity against the task?

The West : Change Agent/TransformerWho is best able to manage the necessary changes needed for the project to become

established within the organisation? If we dont get buy-in from employees, the project will

never fly. Discuss with Human Resources.

How do employees gain a physical sense of what is going on in the organisation?

Who presents what financial data to managers and employees?

How do employees learn the Company story?

Is the organisational re-birth visible?

How are you transforming your goal(s) into something physical that can be seen and relatedto by others?

How have you changed your approach to make the goal(s) possible?

What old, limiting thinking do you have to let go of or let die to make your dream possible?

The North West : Manager/Unique policy setterWho can establish what unique rules and habits will be necessary for the new system to be

followed?

Who determines what rules and policies are necessary for the organisation to meet its

objectives given the current situation?

How are rules, policies, boundaries and protocols established?


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Who provides counsel, guidance and direction to the management team?

Have you established the rules, protocols, etc. necessary to achieve your goal(s)?

What patterns have you established to help the organisation realize it goal(s)?

The North : Administrator/GuardianIn order for the rules and protocols to be followed, identify the person who can set up a

structure that is clear and easy for employees to implement and follow.

Who ensures that the policies and rules are maintained and protects the safety of the

organisation?

How much time, energy and money are being spent to enforce the rules? Monitor the

execution of programs? Audit behaviour? Maintain boundaries? Administer discipline?

What are you doing to keep your goal(s) on track?

What are you doing to protect your dream?

How are you maintaining the Companys boundaries?

What help are you receiving in achieving your goal(s)?

The North East : Director/ChoreographerFind the person gifted in getting people to work together and to stay focused and motivated.

Everybody needs to come to the party.

Who is able to tell the big story about the project internally and externally?

Who will keep reminding stake-holders to live the dream?

How do we reward people for sticking with the goal?

What have you done to pull all of your resources together to achieve your goal(s)?

Who blends all of the other energy inputs and puts together a plan for realizing the goals of

the organisation?Who leads the Operational planning function?



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Begin with the central idea or problem: WHAT DO YOU WANT? The central hub contains

the energies of the Sun/Male and the Moon/Female as a reminder to be wildly creative and

clear-thinking (sun), as well as intuitively intelligent (moon); what feels right.

What kind of garden do you want to plant? Who will it feed? Where will the produce be

sold? Who will profit? Is it for selling to the outside world or to provide good nutrition within

the community? What part will medicinal plants play? Does the garden protect our national

heritage of useful indigenous plants? Can these plants be processed into products like oils,soaps, etc?

The East : ScoutFind out as much as you can about the kind of garden you want to plant. Go on a course.

Find out how other gardeners have done it. Read. Research. Become knowledgeable. Go

back to your central idea and make adjustments based on your new knowledge.

The South East : Emissary

Go out and inspire the community to support your project. Have discussions with possiblepartners, other gardeners and those who will buy from you. Remember that the language

you use to express your idea affects others deeply - express your vision in a positive,

enthusiastic and powerful way if you want people to cooperate with you.

The South : Resource providerMake your idea attractive to get the resources you need to make it sustainable. Put together

a beautiful document that you can present to resource providers. If people love your idea,

you will find it much easier to access the land, water, seeds, materials, skills, funding and

willing workers for your project. Think of how you can grow this idea and cooperage so that

it is of benefit to as many people as possible.

The South West : Out-of-the-box ThinkerDesign the garden. What plants grow where and when? Be creative in the lay-out of the

garden to give each plant a place where it will flourish. Use other peoples junk creatively

old mattresses make excellent fences; leaky tin baths can be turned into wheelbarrows;

tyres can be used for fences, edging and stacked to grown potatoes; old drums become

rainwater reservoirs.

The West : TransformerPlant the garden and remember from now on nothing will be the same. You will have to

change your daily behaviour if you want the plants to survive.

APPLICATION: DEVELOPING

COMMUNAL FOOD GARDENS


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The North West : Unique policy setterEstablish a daily, weekly and seasonal routine for yourself to tend the garden. When do I

mulch? When do I water? When do I weed and check on plants? When do I transplant and

prune? Work with the natural cycles of nature for optimum results.

The North : GuardianHaving set the routine, create a structure to ensure that the rules are followed. Who isresponsible for what? How do we check that what we said needs to be done is done?

Create a calendar.

The North West : ChoreographerHow do we dance (work) together? How do we celebrate the harvest? How do we keep

each other joyfully motivated and in tune with the central idea? How do we keep focused on

successes and make those bigger? How do we demonstrate gratitude?


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Begin with the central idea or problem: WHAT DO YOU WANT? Come up with ideas of

products you can make from the plants in your garden. Are they medicinal, beauty or food

products?

The East : ScoutDo market research. Is there a need for the product idea? Will people want to buy? How

much will they be prepared to pay? What is needed in the manufacturing process. Get asmuch knowledge possible.

The South East : EmissaryCommunicate for support. Write convincing proposals to persuade possible partners. Talk to

a sample of your prospective target market to get their reaction.

The South : Resource providerMake the idea attractive to get the resources and/or funding you need. Write a marketing

plan. Work out the growth potential of your product - is it local, regional, national or

international? If you need a loan or investor, make sure you have a good financial projectiondocument.

The South West : Out-of-the-box ThinkerThink of innovative ways to advertise your product to your target market. What unusual

ingredient, concept or delivery method will make the product stand out from the

competition?

The West : TransformerDo a test-run of your product and asses how it went. What needs to change? Throw out

what doesnt work and find new solutions.

The North East : Unique policy setterDecide how your company is going to be unique. How do you treat customers and

employees? How will you handle finances? What systems do you need to put in place to

protect profits and pay debts on time? Write a potent vision, mission and values statement.

The North : GuardianCreate a structure for the habits and behaviours necessary to keep the company, employees

and finances (including tax payments) on track. Be clear about all legalities. Set dates on

which invoices will be issued and bills paid. Decide how you will remind yourself and othersto live the vision, mission and values.

APPLICATION: DEVELOPING

PRODUCTS


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The North East : ChoreographerDecide how you will build on positive actions. Establish occasions to celebrate successes

and reward exceptional effort. How will your company contribute to the community in which

you operate? How do you keep everybody working together joyfully?

In the centre of the wheel, write a short synopsis of the kind of person you want to be. Use

your courageous Scout or Mars energy to examine what you are really all about. That means

all of you the nice bits and the not so nice bits.

East:What are the things you definitely know about yourself and how did you come to know

them? What are the qualities you were born with and developed throughout your life that

will help you to realise your dream? What is the source of your information? What books,

newspapers, magazines and articles do you read? How is this information supporting your

vision? Look out for any assumptions about yourself that are holding you back. (Someone

once said you will never be a writer / success / entrepreneur. There is no reason for you

to hold onto such an off-the-cuff remark. You can do anything you really put your mind todoing.)

South-East:How do you talk about yourself and your past successes and failures? Do you make

excuses or boast? Is this your authentic voice? What kind of conversations do you have

in your head and with other people? How do these conversations empower/disempower

you? Are you given to idle chatter, gossip or trashing-sessions or are you prepared to have

searching, mutually beneficial interactions with other people?

South:Are you able to see your own beauty as a unique human being? What do you do to nurture

yourself emotionally, physically, intellectually and spiritually? Where do you feel most

resourceful? What are the relationships that support you? How do you look after what

you own? What is your relationship to the Earth and humanity in general? Do you actively

contribute to art and culture? Do you use my culture to justify out-of-date, sexist and racist

power-play?

South-West:

What are your night time dreams telling you? How can you express the language of yoursoul in art? Do you express your deepest pain and joy in innovative ways or do you get lost

APPLICATION: ENGAGING

PERSONAL POWER


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in fantasy, drugs and alcohol that give you temporary relief from reality? Do you outsource

your imaginative life to television soaps, cheap novels and movies?

West:How do you cope with depression and misfortune? Do you see these as opportunities to

transform yourself? Are you able to surrender to the dark, uncomfortable times of change

and find meaning with the faith that this too will pass? What relationships, thoughts and

habits are you prepared to sacrifice in order to become the new person you want to be?

North-West:What new habits do you need to establish to achieve what you want to be? Are these

YOUR rules, or rules that make sense to you? (If rules are set by someone else, its all

too easy for us to rebel. This rebellion mostly happens unconsciously, so that you may

interpret it as weakness.)

North:What structures do you need to put in place to maintain the rules? If you are not the

authority in your life, someone else will step into the role for you. Being your own authority

puts you in the position of being the author of your future development.

North-East:How do you celebrate and express gratitude for your life? Can you re-tell your history as

a compassionate story with a positive ending about yourself, your family and humanity?

Do you recognise your own successes and build on them? Practice praising instead of

criticising, compliments instead of put-downs, giving instead of taking.


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This tool has been used to great effect with people who have trouble managing their

emotions and who tend to fly off the handle when confronted with certain information.

This model talks of building a delay between perception of the information and acting on

and enforcing boundaries. A trigger to use this tool is when you have become aware of

information that causes an emotional impact or a feeling that overwhelms everything

else in your life. You lose focus, your dream suddenly seems banal and in general, all is

meaningless and you have an urge to do damage. An example of this could be if a friend of

yours has let you down badly.

There is a part in every human being (our collection of shadow aspects) that sometimes

wants to lash out swiftly and brutally at the one who caused the offence, whether the offence

is a taxi racing past in the emergency lane or a beloved partner who has pressed your most

painful button.

Before there can be any substantial gain in emotional intelligence or conflict management

skills, Isivivane asks that we look deeply into our own hearts as human beings for the origins

of violence whether it is physical, emotional, acted out or even just played out in ourimagination. We cannot settle an issue with another person until we have settled the dispute

within ourselves.

Going to the centre stop and consider.When we spend time in the still hub, holding the impulse to commit even an imagined

hurt upon another, we can come into contact with the archetypal shadow energies. Even

this central point has a terrible father and terrible mother aspect. We may be tempted

to suppress these aspects, instead we have to invoke

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