Step 2: Discover Shared Hopes: Multiply Your Prospects for Success

Overview

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

—Ivan Illich

Many groups are hope-less. They don't lack potential, but they do lack clarity about what's truly important to them. This deficiency blocks group members from engaging with one another, discovering effective solutions, and working together effectively.

You can turn around any troubling group situation by asking participants two questions:

1. What are your hopes?

2. Why are they important to you?

These disarmingly simple questions initiate discussion about what's really important and why. They invite participants to look deeply into themselves and share their findings with one another.