Organisational Workshop
Purpose
Experience systemic power dynamics (tops, middles, bottoms) first-hand
How to Use
From Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Barry Oshry). 1. Introduce Oshry's framework: Tops (burdened by complexity), Middles (caught between tops and bottoms), Bottoms (experiencing vulnerability). 2. Run the Organisational Workshop simulation: participants assigned to Top, Middle, or Bottom groups must lead/manage a real task. 3. Debrief: how did each group feel? What systemic conditions created those feelings? 4. Introduce the Middle Slide -- where Middles lose their perspective by serving both sides. 5. Build strategies for Middles to hold their own perspective.
Created by Barry Oshry
When to Use
This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:
| Context | Relevant |
|---|---|
| Individual Coaching | |
| Team Coaching | |
| Leadership Development | |
| Facilitation / Workshop | |
| Online / Virtual |