Local Four Rooms of Change User Forum
Tuesday, May 6, 2008, a group of certified facilitators met Stockholm, Sweden. The purpose of this meeting was to bringing together users to discuss their experiences and to learn what is new in the area of research and development. These meetings will continue that first Tuesday of each month from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Four Room of Change Part II, Stockholm Sweden
May 8th-9th 2008 This group began its journey during the winter. As you can see from the pictures it is a rather large group.
The Four Rooms of Change is beneficial for management
Have a look at this video clip. A general manager (for an US organization)
and his team talks about what responsibilities sits where and where to
find support. The man who is talking is the general manager.
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video clip (mpg-format, 22 MB)
The 30th Certification Training Program the largest ever
In June 2006 we started our 30th Certification Training Program in Stockholm since the program was launched in 1996. It was the largest
group of participants so far with its 24 professional internal and external
consultants, managers and trade union leaders and staff gathering to learn
about the Four Rooms of Change and its associated tools with the aim of
getting personal certification on the use of them.
The entire group walked through the Introduction to the Four Rooms of
Change together facilitated by Eva Widegren.
The two potential »trainer of the trainers«, Eva
Silverberg and Ingela Adamsson, are taking the
same program as the rest of the participants in order to in a relatively
near future more actively participate in the spreading of the theory and
the tools.
 
 
 
 
Enriched and empowered
by shared experiences
Four Rooms of Change users in Dalarna exchange experiences, an
afternoon at Ander & Lindstrom Partners' office in Falun.
A small group of managers who have been using The Four Rooms of Change
tools to support their organizations (including their own leadership)
initiated a meeting together with us consultants. They represent the field
of education and youth support in different cities. We set the agenda
by listing different needs and interesting topics for the afternoon, (see
flip chart in attached file) and ended up finding that we had covered
most of them in three hours of conversation! A new meeting was decided
to take place in the fall, this time with a few more managers who weren't
able to make it this time. As consultants, we – Agneta Sandström and Eva Widegren – believe that we've contributed
to something worth-while, precious and innovative, and that we learn along
the way. What could be more meaningful?
The User's Forum in North America
Friday, January 20, 2006 Drusilla Copeland and Bengt
Lindstrom of Ander & Lindstrom Partners together with Claes
Janssen convened the first North American Four Rooms of
Change User's Forum. Those who participated were Cecilia
Engquist, Donna Singer, Ellen
Rabion, Larry Knox and Yael Zofi.
The one and one-half day meeting was in a word inspiring.
The users had an opportunity to listen to Claes Janssen Ph. D. tell his
story of how he came to create the Four Rooms of Change Theory.
They also had an opportunity to work on other questions related the theory
and its associated tools. The meeting closed Saturday at noon.
Claes Janssen summed it up this way:
During his time as a student working on his thesis, Claes was talking
to his faculty advisor Professor Trankell. The phone rang and it
was someone requesting Professor Trankell presents in Reykjavik. When
it stood clear to him that someone wanted him to come to Reykjavik,
he put his feet up on the desk and said with a smile then I want to bring
my wife. And as I, Claes was overhearing this conversation I thought Reykjavik,
yes that sounds great but I want to go to New York and San Franciso.
Claes Janssen in New York City
 
Ander & Lindstrom Partners has invited Claes Janssen,
Ph.D., psychologist, author, and originator of the Four Rooms
of Change Theory and its associated tools to New York City, to
participate in the first Four Rooms of Change User's Forum in North America.
In conjunction to the User's Forum, Ander & Lindstrom Partners are
also hosting an Open House with Claes Janssen, on Sunday
evening, January 22. The meeting will be held at our New York Office,
570 Lexington Avenue.
If you are interested in coming to the Open House and for more details,
please contact Drusilla Copeland at drusilla@andolin.com.
Spaces are limited.
The Four Rooms of Change in Costa Rica
On a sunny paradise island on the Caribbean coast in Costa Rica Anna
Tienhaara of Ander & Lindström Partners facilitated the Introduction to The Four Rooms of Change. Participants were
involved in a sea turtle saving project called La Tortuga Feliz.
From left: Anna Schuster (Austria), Sandrino Lo Grasso (Germany),
Paul Lepoutre (Costa Rica), Jolyn Molenaar (Netherlands) and Angelique
den Outer (Netherlands).
 Anna
Tienhaara reports: »The discussion about the Four Rooms became really
meaningful and interesting when we understood that most of the participants
are experiencing the »Confusion« room where they are searching
for answers and for the way in to their future. The theory and their experience
of the Four Rooms of Change helped them to understand the importance and
possibilities in Chaos and Conflict. At the same time,
it is important to be aware of the possibilities of making conscious choices
on the road to renewal and inspiration.
The Four Rooms of Change in Mexico
Anna Tienhaara of Ander & Lindstrom Partners facilitated the Introduction
to The Four Rooms of Change in Mexíco, at the Private School of
English and Computer Skills, Cetec, located in Xalapa, Veracruz. The School
has 800 students.
A small group of English teachers were participating in the Four Rooms
of Change workshop; Verna Pliego Gutierrez, Reyna López Bló
and Alejandro Cano Fuentes.
The Four Rooms of Change awoke lively discussions and new thoughts among
the participants. The Four Rooms of Change made it possible for all of
them to understand their former experiences from a completely new and
enlightened perspective.
 The
Four Rooms of Change is a universal, everyday psychological theory that
has no cultural, religious or other boundaries. The flipchart beside contains
the same kind of information whether it's produced out of people's experiences
in Mexico, Sweden, USA or Singapore.
The Four Rooms of Change User Forum
The certified users of the Four Rooms of Change theory held their annual Forum and Learning Exchange in Stockholm, Sweden this August. Different
ways of sharing experiences was on the agenda this year in a unique way.
The members who attended this meeting went, two and two, doing consultations
with the Four Rooms of Change in different client organizations. Members
of the User Forum then met together with these clients who attended the
learning exchange. They discussed common experiences and learnings of
using the Four Rooms of Change. The design was very successful, for everyone
who participated.
Claes Janssen in Trondheim, Norway
For ten years, the Four Rooms of Change theory has been one of
the theories used by the Department of Pedogogy at Trondheim University
in Norway. In July 2005, Claes Janssen visited the university regarding
the essay Det relasjonelle mennesket (The relational human being
- a critique of Claes Janssens »The Four Rooms of Change«
with a starting point in Martin Bubers Me-You philosophy), by Kathrine
Nilsen.
Facilitators to be — in the Four Rooms of Change
With the growing demand for the Four Rooms of Change theory and
associated tools throughout Sweden and all around the world. We, Ander
& Lindstrom Partners and Claes Janssen, are experiencing an increased
need for certification programs. To meet this growing need, some of our
most experienced users of the Four Rooms of Change tools have been invited
to enlarge the group of competent facilitators who can manage the Four
Rooms of Change Certification Program. They are now participating in a train-the-trainer process together with Bengt Lindstrom, Eva Widegren
and Marie Stenman of Ander & Lindstrom Partners.
A new training in
the Four Rooms of Change
June 20 and June 21, 2005 marked the beginning of the third Four Rooms
of Change Certification Program in Stockholm, Sweden this year. The
participants in this first part of the Certification Program are internal
and external consultants from all over Sweden. They have gathered to explore
the Four Rooms of Change theory and some of its tools. They represent
various sectors of society, like athletics, businesses and public administration.
Establishing the
Four Rooms of Change in India?
Drusilla Copeland (left) and Bengt Lindstrom of Ander &
Lindstrom Partners met with Bapu Deolalika (right) in Washington,
D.C. to explore the possibilities of introducing and establishing the
Four Rooms of Change theory and its associated tools in India. They
also explored the recently opened Museum of American Indian History,
which are the natives of the USA.
The Four Rooms of Change
in New York City
 
In April 21-22, 2005 a new certification training in the Four Rooms
of Change started in New York City. The training was held in our office
at the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce on Manhattan.
The Four Rooms of
Change at Ashridge
 One
of the worlds leading management institutes, Ashridge in London,
have continued and deepend their movement in the Four Rooms of Change.
In March Ander & Lindstrom Partners started a certification training
with staff and consultants connected to the Institute.
» Read more about
Ashridge at www.ashridge.com
The Four Rooms of Change annual User Forum in
Stockholm
 At August 17-19, 2005 all users of the Four Rooms of Change tools
have the opportunity to meet each other to exchange experiences and ideas
about the Four Rooms of Change. We meet on the island Nasslingen, close
to Ljustero, in the Stockholm archipelago for two days to discuss our
experiences and to learn more about the Four Rooms of Change in theory
and practice.
 Claes
Janssen, the originator is participating together with Marie Stenman, Eva Widegren and Bengt Lindström of Ander & Lindstrom
Partners.
A new training in
the Four Rooms of Change
January 10-11, 2005, seventeen participants begin their training on the Four Rooms of Change theory
and its associated diagnostic tools. During part I, they learned to use
the Introduction to the Four Rooms of Change and the Organizational
Barometer assessments. The Four Rooms of Change learning is based
on the participant's experiences; therefore during the training the participants
try out the tools on themselves and the training group while under supervision.
This approach enables two parallel development processes to occur; 1)
the participant reflect on their own application of the tools and 2) their
integration with the Four Rooms of Change Theory.
The Certification-training in Karlstad
The training group, studying to be certified in the Four
Rooms of Change tools, in Karlstad, Sweden have recently done the
second part of their training. The group were reflecting and gave each
other feed-back on the rich and diverse experience of using the tools
they learned in Part 1. In this part, they also learnt the basics of the
theory and the tool Personal
Dialects with the Outsider Scale. The participants were using the
materials on themselves under supervision and before part 3, they are
going to practice the tool on individuals and groups in different situations.
The 23rd training group has just started their journey towards certification
We have just started our 23rd group training for certification in the Four Rooms of Change theory. During Part 1, the participants learn
about the Four Rooms of Change theory and they try out two of the tools
on them selves under supervision. During this workshop, the participants
work with the Introduction to the Four Rooms of Change and the Organizational Barometer and they now have three moths to work
with the tools with their clients, individuals and groups. During Part
2 they share their experiences and reflect on their process. Then they
continue with the Personal Dialectics and the Outsider Scale.
The Four Rooms of Change at the University of Malardalen
 The
students who studies Innovation Technology are now doing their last term
and the course Idea and Concept development. One part of the course is
about the personal development of the students and they are doing a document
of their personal leadership. With focus on a conscious choice of direction
and which steps to take on the way forward, the Four Rooms of Change can
be a great help in the work of knowing yourself and to find space for
all kinds of thoughts and feelings.
On the first occasion, September 2nd, about 60 students were building
the Four Rooms of Change together with Bengt
Lindstrom and Marie
Stenman. With a lot of reflections and in an honest and personal way,
the different rooms where filled with personal characteristics, feelings
and experiences. The picture of the Four Rooms of Change were soon full
with the students own words and even their studies in Innovation technology
were placed in a room.
The work with the Four Room of Change ended with the group perspective
which will continue the next occasion, September 9th. The students will
have the opportunity to choose if they would like to continue with their
personal development by doing the Outsider scale, or if they would like
to discuss how the Four Rooms of Change can be useful in the different
courses in Innovation Technology, both as a theory of change and as a
tool to manage and relate to change.
The Four Rooms of Change now available in Norwegian and Russian
The demand for the Four Rooms of Change Tools is steadily growing in
different parts of the world. Translation of the basic tools Introduction
to the Four Rooms of Change, Personal dialectics and the Outsider
Scale to the Norwegian and Russian languages is currently being performed.
Consultants from Norway and Russia are presently undertaking certification
training. A noticeable increase in the interest for the Four Rooms of
Change has lately come from places like Singapore, Nepal, Israel, England,
South Africa and Scotland. Therefore certification training will start
in Edinburgh November 25 through 26.
The Four Rooms of Change
The 4-Room Apartment is the colloquial name for the Four Rooms of Change
Theory. It originates from Ph.D. Claes Janssen's ground breaking research
on individual and collective defense mechanisms in the middle of the 70's.
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