Your team is stuck.
The Possibility Practice
Let’s change that
in 30 minutes.
A research-backed 5-step framework that helps leaders break through gridlock, rebuild momentum, and turn "we can't" into "what if we could."
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Name the Stuck
Collective Sensemaking
02
Cognitive Reframing
Interrupt the Pattern
03
Shrink the Problem
Constraint-Based Thinking
04
Test the Smallest Step
Behavioral Experimentation
05
Reflect and Reinforce
Learning Loops
Sound familiar?
Every leader knows what it feels like when a team gets stuck.
The same conversation keeps happening. Nobody's wrong. Nothing changes. The team is capable — but something invisible is holding them back. That's not a performance problem. It's a pattern problem.
The team keeps debating the same issue without ever landing on a decision.
Big goals stall out because the problem feels too overwhelming to even begin.
There's tension under the surface — and meetings feel like everyone's walking on eggshells.
Everyone knows what the problem is, but nobody knows how to start solving it.
The Possibility Practic
A 5-step method you can run in your next meeting.
Not a retreat. Not a consultant. Just a structured process any leader can facilitate — designed to move teams from stuck to momentum in a single session.
30
Minutes Total
Five steps. One focused session. Real forward motion — no off-site required.
01
Name the Stuck
Build shared understanding fast. Everyone writes one sentence about what feels stuck — no blame, no backstory. The team selects one stuck to focus on. Alignment happens in minutes.
⏱ 5 minutes
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Interrupt the Pattern
Separate what's actually true from what the team is assuming. Using the "Fact vs. Story" drill, hidden beliefs become visible — and one assumption gets rewritten as a possibility.
⏱ 5–10 minutes
03
Shrink the Problem
Big problems feel unsolvable. This step finds the 15% the team can actually influence — right now, without extra budget or permission. One action gets chosen to move forward.
⏱ 5 minutes
04
Test the Smallest Step
Design a 48-hour micro-experiment: small, reversible, low-risk, and measurable. Define what "it worked" looks like. Assign one owner. Turn possibility into action.
⏱ 5–10 minutes
05
Reflect & Reinforce
Three questions. No blame. What happened? What surprised us? What's the next smallest step? This cements new behavior and builds a culture of continuous possibility.
⏱ 5 minutes
Video Library
Watch the full series — free on YouTube.
Each episode walks you through one step of The Possibility Practice™ so you can learn it, practice it, and use it with your team immediately.
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The Facilitator Guide — yours, free.
Leader scripts for all 5 steps — word-for-word talking points
Timing reminders so sessions never run over
What each step does and why it works
Ready to use with your team at your very next meeting
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Built on real science
Every step is grounded in research.
The Possibility Practice™ isn't a hunch — it draws on decades of research in organizational behavior, cognitive science, and behavioral economics.
Name the Stuck
Rooted in Karl Weick's collective sensemaking theory and Amy Edmondson's psychological safety research. Shared understanding is the prerequisite for any real change.
Interrupt the Pattern
Draws from cognitive reframing (Aaron Beck, CBT), Kegan & Lahey's Immunity to Change, and attribution theory. What we believe is true is often just a story.
Shrink the Problem
Adapted from Stanford d.school design thinking and Liberating Structures' "15% Solution." Constraint-based thinking generates more creative action than open-ended ideation.
Test the Smallest Step
Grounded in BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits, Lean experimentation, and Agile sprint methodology. Action — not analysis — is what breaks the stuck.
Reflect & Reinforce
Based on Argyris & Schön's double-loop learning, habit formation science, and military after-action review protocols. Teams don't learn from action. They learn from reflecting on action.
Frequently Asked Questions
What leaders ask before getting started.
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No. The Facilitator Guide includes word-for-word leader scripts for every step. If you can run a meeting, you can run The Possibility Practice. Most leaders use it successfully the first time they try it.
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The full five-step session runs in approximately 25–35 minutes. It's designed to fit inside an existing team meeting — not to replace it. You don't need a dedicated workshop or off-site to use it.
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The Possibility Practice works for any team experiencing gridlock — leadership teams, cross-functional project teams, department teams, and remote teams. The framework is process-agnostic and industry-agnostic.
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Most retrospectives focus on what went wrong in the past. The Possibility Practice focuses on what's blocking forward motion right now — and uses structured moves to interrupt the patterns keeping the team stuck. It's less reflective and more generative.
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The guide and videos area free. If you want us to run the workshop for you or team your leaders how to do it like a pro, reach out!