IDG Toolbox

Facilitation tools for inner development

Small tools built on the Inner Development Guide, for a group gathered in a room or online.

Invitation to vote

Everyone chooses on their own phone the skills they want to talk about. The results stay hidden until you show them: a heat map that starts the conversation.

Start voting

Invitation to contemplate

Choose one of the 25 skills, show it on the screen and stay with it, with a question and quiet time. Phones follow, and notes stay on the phone. You can also do it on your own.

Start contemplating

Timer

A countdown the whole room can see. Choose how many minutes, and add or take away a minute while it runs. A soft bell marks the end.

Open the timer

For facilitators working with the Inner Development Goals

Made for hub meetings, workshops and team days.

  • Open a conversation: the group chooses among the 25 skills, the heat map shows where the votes gather, and the questions on the screen start the talking.
  • Contemplate one skill together: show it on the screen with a question and quiet time. Everyone can write private notes, or share one word with the group.
  • Keep time: a facilitation timer the whole room can see, for a pause, an exercise or a round of talking.
  • People join by scanning a code with their own phone. There is nothing to install, and each phone can use its own language.

Looking for exercises to go with them? Tools on Inner Development is a directory of public tools for inner development, mapped to the 25 skills.