Playful exercises on discovering an authentic voice for business owners and upcoming entrepreneurs

1. WHERE IS MY AUTHENTIC VOICE?
Conscious communication, inspired by nature's principles

2. Activator
Amy
Ruta
Futurist
Malü
YOUR GUIDES
Imaginator

3. WHY WE DO THIS?
This online workshop is designed as a playground
for caring business owners and upcoming
entrepreneurs who need an energy boost and
trust for the new year.
Through this playful time together, you'll discover
new ideas for thinking about self and practise
a more intentional communication that brings
ease and joy to your life.

4. TAKEAWAY 1
INTEGRAL
VIEW
OF SELF:
Gain a sense of grounding and
an integral view of self
through a metaphor of tree
roots and tree fruits that will
help you to appreciate the
past and focus your wishes on
realistic dreams and projects.

5. TAKEAWAY 2
BEING: integrity, openness,
self-awareness, presence
RELATING:
COLLABORATING:
appreciation, sense-making,
connectedness, empathy
communication, trust

6. TAKEAWAY 3
PRINCIPLES
OF
ECOLOGY:
Learn the principles
of ecology that will
help to value dialogue
and cooperation.

7. TAKEAWAY 4
LISTENING
AND
SHARING
OPENLY:
Learn repeatable techniques
for conscious communication
like active listening and
openness to share, which will
help you to be more accepting
when communicating with
yourself, clients, colleagues
and online communities.

8. LET’S DIVE IN!

9. 2 HRS JOURNEY
BECOMING A TREE: Reconnecting with our imagination
ROOTS:
FRUITS:
NUTRIENTS:
FOREST:
Appreciating our past
Noticing what we need
Envisioning realistic dreams
Encouraging each others

10. APPRECIATING THE PAST THROUGH
ROOTS METAPHOR

11. In ecology, there’s a term “holism” and “interdependence”, which
we translate as seeing a whole picture of self, and not just parts.
HOLISM & INTERDEPENDENCE

12. ROOTS EXERCISE
ECOSYSTEM:
What places,
people, other
beings have
influenced you?
STRENGTHS: MOTIVATION:
SKILLS:
What do you enjoy
doing? What are
you good at?
What can you
teach others?
What can you do?
What do you care about?
What drives you? What
causes you want to
contribute to?
Sketch your roots and ask yourself...

13. NOTICING NEEDS THROUGH
NUTRIENTS METAPHOR

14. SYNERGY
In ecology, there’s a term “synergy”, which we translate as
making unexpected recipes to energise ourselves (1+1=3).

15. What do you need? Travel back in
time to the time when you had it..
Add that feeling into your glass of
water. A bit of alchemy here..
Remember how water and
imagination are always there for
you and ready to nourish your soul.
NUTRIENTS EXERCISE

16. IMAGINING DREAMS
THROUGH FRUITS METAPHOR

17. SELF-ORGANISATION & AUTOPOIESIS
In ecology, there’s a term “self-organisation and
autopoiesis”, which we translate as our own
responsibility to bring gifts to earth.

18. FRUITS EXERCISE
Sketch your tree branches
and ask yourself...
Based on your roots, what fruits do you
want to grow this year?
What dreams do you envision for 2024?
What projects do you want to do?
Mark these fruits on your tree.

19. A PROCESS FOR COMMUNICATION
THROUGH FOREST METAPHOR

20. FEEDBACK LOOPS & INTERDEPENDENCE
In ecology, there’s a term “feedback loops” and
“interdependence”, which we translate as supporting each
others in pursuit of our dreams.

21. FOREST EXERCISE
Did you know that trees support
one another through the roots?
Experience a forest effect and
feel seen and heard while others
are deeply listening to you.
Share your drawings of Roots &
Fruits in breakout rooms or with
friends to practise deep listening
and encouragement.

22. TAKEAWAYS
BEING A TREE: What did you learn from being a tree?
ROOTS:
FRUITS:
NUTRIENTS:
FOREST:
What did you learn about yourself today?
What needs did you discover?
What activates your imagination?
How can you support others and seek for
support in your pursuit of dreams?

23. THANK YOU
FOR PLAYING!

24. Activator
Amy Keith
Ruta Jakute
Futurist
Malü Duque
SAY HELLO
Imaginator

25. softpunki.com
OUR ROLE
design & growth collective
We help the caring and the curious to
activate their hearts and turn ideas
into a real thing.
Brands, websites, growth roadmaps,
mentoring for change makers.
We are your forest.