Miracle Question

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   Create a calm, reflective moment — slow the pace, invite people to take a breath or close their eyes briefly.

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   Pose the miracle question slowly and clearly: 'Imagine that tonight, while you are asleep, a miracle happens. The problem we have been working on is completely solved. You wake up tomorrow — but you don't know the miracle has happened yet. What is the first thing you would notice that tells you something has changed?'

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   Give participants 3–5 minutes to write their answers individually before sharing — protect the quality of individual reflection.

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   Invite sharing in pairs or small groups first, then collect key themes in the plenary.

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   Ask follow-up questions to make the vision concrete: 'Who else would notice? What would they see you doing differently? What small sign would appear first?'

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   Use the responses to identify shared desired outcomes and convert them into actionable goals or next steps.

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   Close by asking: 'What is already partially true today? What small steps could make this more real?'

Conseils

• Deliver the question slowly, with deliberate pauses — rushing it kills the reflective quality.

• The power is in the follow-up probing, not the initial answer. Push for specificity: sights, sounds, behaviours.

• In groups, watch for immediately jumping to 'how' — gently redirect: 'We'll get to the how; first let's really see the what.'

• Works beautifully as a visioning opener before a strategic planning session.

• For teams blocked in conflict, the miracle question can reveal surprising alignment on what 'good' actually looks like.

Variantes

Team version: ask each person to write their miracle scenario, then combine them on a shared wall to identify overlapping elements — the overlaps become the shared vision. Remote version: use an anonymous digital board (Mentimeter, Miro) so all answers appear simultaneously without groupthink. Simplified version for shorter sessions: 'Imagine this problem is solved six months from now — what does your working day look like?'

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