Reviews

Mona Heinrich, Berlin

My team was already very enthusiastic about The Mindsetter last month and today I finally tried it out as part
of therapy. I played it in two groups and adapted it slightly for each group. The Mindsetter was really
rewarding, and my highlight was the smile from a patient after the feedback from the reflecting team. I will
definitely be using the game regularly and wanted to thank you again for this valuable therapy material! 

Annette Gray, Sydney Australia

I took the Mindsetter game to Antarctica to introduce 88 Women in STEMM to Solution Focus.

They loved it!! What I like about the game is you can help people understand the difference it makes when we ask solution focus questions. A lot of the women who played it are scientists so naturally go to want to problem solve. The game helped them experience the principles of solution focus without having to share much information before they played.

Since being back in Australia I have continued to use the game in workshops I run. And still I receive positive feedback on how much participants love it! I highly recommend The Mindsetter game for many contexts.

Peer-Support workers, Germany

“Exploring your own recovery universe (and that of others).”

“Rings and circles emerge…You move in spirals around your own goal, observing it from different perspectives.”

“The here and now takes shape.”

“(The game) strengthens self-exploration, self-reflection and intuition.”

“An open exchange in a familiar group. Condensation of a topic and focus on it. Staying with it and being heard. Addressing something in a group gives a different kind of importance to my goal.”

“There is a good balance between inner work and shared group activity. Existential work through the others also gives you new, fresh thoughts.”

Pamela King, USA

Mindsetter play was an effective way to consolidate solution focus skills at a recent five day training I conducted in the US.

I have also found it useful in group supervision with my staff therapists. I am happy to have The Mindsetter as a valuable training tool.

Schulz Kirchner Verlag Rezension

Das Handbuch ist wirklich super strukturiert aufgebaut, kurz, knackig und verständlich! Die Reflektionsbögen mit konkreten Fragen für den Arbeitsalltag stellen einen direkten Link zum eigenen ergotherapeutischen Handeln dar. Was kann und mache ich schon? An was möchte ich arbeiten, was vielleicht ausprobieren? Ein bisschen fühlt es sich so an, als ob die Kursleiterin direkt mit einem spricht. Für mich ist es eine sehr gute Ergänzung zum Workshop, an dem ich im Rahmen einer ergotherapeutischen Fortbildung 2019 teilgenommen habe. So kann ich immer wieder nachschlagen und verschiedene Methoden im Alltag anwenden.

Danke für Deine offene und lebendige Art des Seminars, im Kontakt mit der Gruppe, mir und anderen gegenüber. Es war ein praxisbezogenes, abwechslungsreiches Seminar, das viel Freude und Energie gemacht hat und einen roten Faden hatte.

Abi Flanagan, Canada

Gesa, the game is brilliant! We had our second day of training for new staff yesterday and they were
excited to be the first group to try it. They loved it! The questions are wonderful, and prompted some
fantastic discussions. Everyone left feeling energized, supported, and excited to take their new
knowledge and mindset to apply in their work. Thank you so very much! I can't wait to play it again
and again! Congratulations, and thank you again.

Simon Lee, Singapore

“We experimented with the Mindsetter Game and found it to be very useful for helping clients achieve their goals, even as the coach facilitated the process in a Solution Focused way. There were many sparkling moments and surprises, allowing us to take the coaching process in different ways; it affords us the flexibility to introduce our own ‘out of the box’ ideas, using our own set of cards, photos, or even exploring what’s in front of us to expand our creativity in coaching..

The Questions set provided were stimulating, requiring the players to draw on emotions, even acting out their aspirations, and engaging with others while building their solutions. What a brilliant way to demonstrate SF coaching! We could also use the Mindsetter to illustrate the distinction between team coaching and group coaching and integrate the language of coaching into the game with Coaching A to Z.”

Erica Ramos, Canada

Here’s some feedback from the U of M students (not direct quotes, I had to quickly write these out as they were saying it):

• It was fun!

• They were surprised at how much information you can get from clients (based on going through one question at a time). 

• The client version helped them to conceptualize how a session worked. 

• The questions facilitated storytelling from clients

• The questions were thought-provoking and deep

• They realized that some questions needed some prompts or follow-up questions to get more information. 

• They were a bit confused as to how to play the game at first. This was my fault as I didn’t separate the piles correctly. Once they got started they figured it out.

Telgte (2019)

Ich will Dir noch einmal für deine super Fortbildung danken. All deine praxisnahen Tipps haben meine ergotherapeutische Arbeit stark verändert und vor allem verbessert. Die Skala gehört jetzt fest zu jedem Erstgespräch und deine Fragetechniken und OSKAR machen jede Therapie effizienter.

Deine Fortbildung habe ich als sehr lebendig erlebt. Theorie& Praxis waren für mich immer genau richtig verknüpft. Es war genug Raum für Fragen, Austausch und Anregungen. Das Spiel hat viel Spass gemacht und zu regem Austausch angeregt. Danke für das inspirierende, positive, lehrreiche und für mich brillante Wochenende.