Contracting establishes explicit expectations for a helping or coaching relationship. It clarifies the boundaries of support, empowerment, and facilitation, including what the other party should not expect. section 5.1.2
A useful agreement may define:
- Permission to offer feedback during sessions. section 5.1.2
- Precise goals and outcomes for integrating collaborative modeling within an organization. section 5.1.2
- The limits of the coach’s responsibility, so participants retain ownership of the work. section 5.1.2
From demonstration to participation
At BigScreen, the first session demonstrated Big Picture EventStorming, including swimlanes and pivotal events. Responsibility then shifted to participants: the coach invited them to add and phrase events themselves. section 5.1.2
