Tools

Tools to use, not just read about.

Interactive Zoom-Out tools you can use on your own, in a workshop or in a coaching conversation.

Compass Spinner

Spin the Zoom-Out Compass and see which dimension you land on. A prompt for workshops, team sessions and coaching conversations.

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Dimensions Grid

All eight Zoom-Out dimensions side by side, each with a tag line, a coaching question and more to explore.

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Borrowed Wisdom

Borrow someone else’s words: bring a situation to mind, draw a random quote, and see whether it gives you a different way to look at it.

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Zoom-Out Catchphrases

Caught in a Zoom-In trap? Build your own short catchphrase that zooms you out, then save it as an image or copy it as text.

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Next Positive Action

Something won’t settle and the negative thoughts keep coming? Turn that uneasy tension into one positive thing you can do next.

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Ten Wild Paths

Feeling stuck with only two uninspiring options? A 15-minute brainstorm of ten wildly different ways forward.

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The What If? Trio

Stuck on a smaller, everyday problem? Three quick “What if?” questions to shake loose a fresh angle.

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Conflict Source Mapping

Caught up in a disagreement? Map where it is really coming from, Why, How, What or Who, first from your side and then from theirs.

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The Agile-ometer

How agile are you now, and how agile do you want to be? Place yourself, a team or an organisation on a simple 0 to 5 scale.

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Then Why Worry?

Caught in a loop of worry? Two simple questions show that, either way, worrying isn’t helping.

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Focus Near, Focus Far

Stuck on a goal? Move between the big picture and the next concrete step with a simple “why and how” ladder.

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More tools are on the way.

Check back soon, or explore the rest of the Zoom-Out mindset in the meantime.

Not sure where to start? Tell us what’s on your mind and we’ll find a quote, a card and the best Zoom-Out reading and tools for it.

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