A Tool for Culture Change
- Address culture with small or large groups
- Explore mindset and attitudes
- Animal provide a caricature of behaviors
- Address serious group relationship issues openly
What the Zoo Does
- Makes attitudes visible and allows low risk discussion of sensitive issues
- Promotes understanding on both intellectual and emotional levels
- Establish group or personal identity
- Builds emotional understanding of roles within a community that boosts energy and efficiency
- Provides a means of reshaping group culture
When to Use The Zoo
- Individual – To help consider and understand your own environment and expectations
- Counselor – To promote discussion and understanding of different perspectives
- Starting a new team or improving teamwork – – To set role and behavior expectations
- Resolving problems – Overcome negative attitudes between groups
- Promoting a change of culture – Frank discussion leads to openness to change
Read more about culture change at this link and in the Ebook, “Simplify”
See a short video of building a Zoo Map
Example of a Zoo Metaphor Map
