4. Make space for feelings and processingusually these engagements, be it a workshop or a role-playing game, are loaded with emotions because people are surprised by some things ... mental models are challenged...Juliette Rooney-Varga who came up with the idea so that ... after the game or a workshop you could ask people to go in the corner of your feelings. So are you feeling angry or sad or anxious or hopeful?...These weren't ... hopeful ... and they talked about it. They shared their feelings with each other and then we opened up the floor because the feelings have to be expressed. They have to talk about it....A scenario is an internally consistent vision of the future, so talking about this vision: How a day could be like in this future? ... and what also has turned out to be very powerful is to have this one minute of silence and reflecting about the scenario: What would you love about being part of this future? ... They go into conversation, talk about it, express it and then we actually come out than what many people have thought about before we engage in this climate exercise....You can't just leave people with "Oh, I had a great time!" Thumbs up and [do nothing afterward]. You've got to ask people to make a specific commitment, to take action ... Ask them to make a specific commitment in three domains: What are you going to do personally? ... What are you going to do professionally in your organization, your company or your University? And what are you going to do politically ... as a citizen to influence collective action to make a difference on these policies? ... A commitment is not a New Year's resolution ... It's what are you going to do, by a specific date, with a specific person, for a specific purpose? You're going to write it down. You're going to share it publicly and you're going to follow through. And people come up with amazing things we don't tell them what to do, they come up with amazing things ... A large majority of them actually do follow through and then they share that with us
