Getting started is difficult. Groups I work with often want to talk about "how" the want to do things at the same time that they talk about "what" they hope to accomplish. I want to be sure that they all stay on the "what" page when we start, and then move to the "how" page together once we have AGREED on the "what."

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Here is an example of a small group use of SDDP & CS II software that may be appropriate to help new users get started.

Marriage counselling.
(While we are not marriage counsellors, we do know how to help people to help themselves to resolve troublesome situations.)

My wife Margaret & I would like to share with you, what is for us, an unusual application of small group use of SDDP and CogniScope_2.

We are great friends with a young married couple who greatly enjoy their good times, and wish to constructively deal with their more difficult times.

On 1st August 2007, we ran the first phase of a co-laboratory, using the trigger questions:

1. “What goes well for us?”
2. "What factors - positive, negative, &neutral do we need to consider in contemplating many happy years together?"

The Co-laboratory was a profoundly helpful first step, and we plan to meet again to do structuring around the situation:
"What factors - positive, negative, & neutral do we need to consider in contemplating many happy years together?"

It was satisfying to provide a forum in a relaxed atmosphere that was free of animosity for open and frank discussion about difficult issues.

Naturally, with sensitive material such as this, we will avoid sending any detailed data.

We would be interested to know if you have used SDDP for this purpose?

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