Rose-Bud-Thorn: A Reflective Decision-Making Tool for Coaching and Mentoring
Explore the Rose-Bud-Thorn (RBT) method for decision-making, clarity, and self-insight in coaching and mentoring. Understand how this tool can be used in various contexts to reflect on experiences, evaluate options, and make informed decisions. Learn to guide coachees/mentees through positive experiences (Rose), opportunities (Bud), and obstacles (Thorn) using color-coded visual aids for a more comprehensive evaluation process.
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Coaching & Mentoring Rose-Bud-Thorn May 2022 KIZ SINNOVA
Rose-Bud-Thorn (RBT) Decision making Clarity Reflective Practice Self-Insight
Target Audience & Background RBT can be used in various contexts. It is best known for reflecting on concrete experience and different options to make an informed decision In career coaching & mentoring it can be used to evaluate different job opportunities In business coaching & mentoring it can be used to evaluate customer feedback RBT allows to create some distance and look at an issue from a different perspective It can be used in online and offline settings The idea is to look at several opinions or options, not just one! #self-insight #reflection #decision-making
Description of Intervention Rose represents positive experience, things that went well, positive feedback/opinions Rose Bud represents opportunities, things that might turn out well, things that might need to be explored in more detail Bud Thorn represents more negative experience, things that did not go well, obstacles Thorn Assign a colour, i.e. Rose = red; Bud = green; Thorn = yellow Online: You will find template online (i.e. Mural, Miro, etc.) or you can use a PowerPoint slide Offline: Use Post-it in three different colours, alternative use different coloured markers One idea per text field/post-it Guide your coachee/mentee through Rose-Bud-Thorn asking questions Rose What went well? What else can you think of? Bud Where do you see opportunities? What else? Thorn Where do you see room for improvement? What else? Don t rush, take your time, silence is good
Example Opinion, Option 1 Opinion, Option 2 1. Find a headline for each cluster Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose 2. Allow for sufficient time to explore in favour, against an option, explore opportunities Bud Bud Bud Bud Bud Bud 3. Remember: this exercise is not about quick Thorn Thorn Thorn Thorn Thorn Thorn solutions but all about taking a step back, reflection, self-insights 4. Guide carefully by asking questions, i.e. Opinion, Option 4 Opinion, Option 3 what else is there to see, to understand, to Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose know, to explore? 5. Add or delete text fields as needed Bud Bud Bud Bud Bud Bud Tip: Solutions and a way forward will present themselves Thorn Thorn Thorn Thorn Thorn Thorn
What next? Ask reflective questions: What went well? Where do you see room for improvement? What else could you do/think? Who else might be able and willing to help you? Reflection: Invite your coachees/mentees to reflect on their experience. Invite them to involve others in the decision making process (Who else might be able to help, i.e. with fresh ideas, contacts?) Scaling: Scaling might be helpful to identify preferred options or to rate the willingness to follow-up
Avoid jumping to conclusions. Offer time and space to really think it through.
Additional resources: https://easyretro.io/templates/rose-bud-thorn/ https://www.luma-institute.com/rose-thorn-bud/ https://www.teamretro.com/rose-bud-thorn https://conceptboard.com/blog/rose-bud-thorn/ More information: YES! Thinking Space https://youngentrepreneurssucceed.com/thinking-space/
