Turning points change people’s lives and work. The process begins when a person or an organization loses direction. They may be doing everything right, but one day, a strange emptiness is felt, the team feels exhausted, and the success seems to be in vain. Questions arise: Why are we doing this or where are we going? The turning point is born precisely in these questions. At this moment, two choices arise: either we continue to walk the same path automatically or we return to the beginning and ask the most important question: Why?
During turning points, when a team loses a sense of common purpose and enthusiasm for achieving it, the Team Canvas becomes one of the most effective ways to reunite the team. This tool allows the team to review such important questions together as: Why do we exist as a team? What drives us? What do we expect from each other?
This template includes 9 blocks — from shared and individual goals to values and risks — that help the team see not only the functional, but also the common space of values.
The power of the Team Canvas is that it promotes honest dialogue and does not create a structure. When the team tries to find answers to questions together and listens to each other, new energy, connection and meaning emerge. It is no longer just a work meeting — it is a moment when the team rediscovers why it does what it does.
Such turning points are repetitive. The main thing in this process is to rethink the initial motivation for everything and not continue on an automatic path. Because every time we encounter turning points, we have a chance to return to our deepest motivation and create something truly valuable for ourselves, our team and, sometimes, for the wider community.