What is the Function of a Value Practitioner?-“Encourage Change”!

摘要

Several years ago, my department and I spent considerable time developing a FAST diagram forthe role of a VM facilitator. Or in other words, what do we do? When you define the roles of afacilitator in functional terms, like everything else it takes on a new, different and improvedmeaning to the person using the model. This paper will explore all the functions identified in theFAST diagram; however, it will also focus on the activity of change. The reason for this is that Ihave identified the basic function of a VM facilitator to 'Encourage Change'. Change is such adifficult activity for most people to handle. A good facilitator must be able to get people tomove outside of their comfort zones and help them to get the correct mindset and attitude tomake change happen. After all, the reason why we need to encourage change is to solveproblems and get results, which become the higher order functions. We must keep this higherorder function in mind because as William Jennings Bryan quite eloquently stated, 'To changeand to improve are two different things.'