Conference organisation

How conference work can inspire and encourage action. Team meetings can be redesigned if the focus is shifted from the ‘what’ to the ‘how someone does something’. In the ‘how’, we look over the other person’s shoulder, step into their shoes, experience their impulse to act and can move along with their intentions. Part of […]

Exploratory Meetings

An example of how misunderstood or disruptive behaviour by a person requiring support is discussed in a team meeting: Exploratory team meeting: Exploring what is not understood Peter: I want to talk about Karl. Last week there was a hopeless situation. This really needs to change Team leader: Yes, I read it in your report. […]

The Portfolio

A portfolio describes a person’s qualities as discovered using the Inclutrain methods. It is, so to speak, the narrative of the journey of discovery of these qualities, focusing on concrete examples. The portfolio also sets out how these qualities can be nurtured. The portfolio is written together with the person concerned in an inclusive setting. […]

Teaching how to hold a conversation

Marta’s impulse to act is ‘goaling while externalising’. The professional situation presented was: student. The student must study the subject, take it in and present it externally for the exam. A suggested situation in which one could build on the work support mentor’s work with Marta was supporting Marta in her ability to conduct conversations. […]

Leading from the vision

When you hear ‘leading from the vision’, you might think you have to come up with an abstract vision, a theoretical construct that you then use as a guiding principle for your actions. However, it is not quite like that. ‘Leading from the vision’ means thinking about what it actually looks like when you are […]

★ Three Types of Leading

Three types of leading can be distinguished: Leading while guiding, People-centred leading, Vision-led leading. Each type of leading has its own qualities. All three can be used in a fruitful interplay with one another. An exercise: In the following exercise, you can experience the three types of leading. The participants form two groups and line […]

The Coach

Self-experience and external perception During an Inclutrain training session, my task is to divide the salad, which has been mixed with dressing in a large bowl, into six small bowls. What could be simpler than that, I thought. What’s the big deal? No sooner said than done. I divide the salad into six bowls using […]

The trainer

For many people, the path does not lead directly from training into their profession. And even if it does, the profession can still change significantly over the course of their career development. One develops one’s profession through practice. This applies equally to people with and without support needs. For, regardless of support needs, a person […]

The PR Officer

New insights into Peter’s vocational training. Peter is tasked with sweeping the barn. Once the work is done, he always leaves the broom lying across the aisle of the barn, even though there is a designated place where the brooms should be stored. The work support mentor is unable to get Peter to put the […]

★ The Storyteller

Victoria’s qualities have emerged and are flourishing! This article describes how Victoria’s vocational training at Loidholdhof was structured using the Inclutrain method. Victoria introduces herself: “My name is Victoria and I’m 28 years old. I’ve been working at Loidholdhof since November 2015. In the mornings I do the laundry and in the afternoons I help […]