What attracts me to my work? What do I want more of? In what structures and in what sort of atmosphere do I want to live and work? What kind of leaders are needed to make organizations more human and soulful yet successful?
Uetlibergstrasse 27
CH 8045 Zürich
+41 44 463 45 30
+41 76 326 45 30
jean-paul@munsch-coach.ch
Recent workshop “Sociocracy and self-management” in cooperation with Armin Sieber in the Teal Organisations Track at IEC 2018 in Siòfok (Ungarn), 23.5.2018
Dr. Jean-Paul Munsch received his Master in Secondary Education and worked many years as a lecturer at the Zurich University of Teacher Education (PH Zurich) which is a leading centre of expertise for schools, teachers and educational authorities. He owns a Master in Philosophy from the University of Zurich (Switzerland) and Amsterdam. He received his Doctorate from the University of Zurich (Switzerland).
He is a trained family therapist, skilled coach, clinical supervisor and counselor.
Now lecturer at the Institute for Continuing Education and Counseling at the North-western University of Switzerland School of Education where he runs a Master program for Supervision, Coaching and Change Management.
He is currently president of the bso, the Swiss Association for Coaching, Supervision and Organizational Consulting.
He published articles and books covering topics of School and Organisational Development, Leadership, Purpose driven organisations, and Selfmanagement.
Jean-Paul Munsch lives in Zurich (Switzerland) and is married to the artist Birgit Munsch-Klein.
Consulting rooms at Manessestrasse 102, 10 minutes from the Hauptbahnhof Zurich.
That’s my philosophy, that’s my approach:
Thought provoking,
Deepening the process,
Enriching you and your team.
“Shifting the process on a constructive and inspiring level.”
“Making philosophical things practical.”
“A powerful and ongoing impact.”
Jean-Paul Munsch‘s educational model of school evolution that can be applied in different school types, in order to move into the next stage. The first step is to define the evolutionary purpose. The first question “What do I really wish for myself and for others?” links the individual to broader perspectives, and at the same time heads and teachers take responsibility for what they want to give to the word, which leads to the second step.
If we take responsibility, energy formerly lost in resisting to others, complaining about and fighting against , is set free for constructive work. Suddenly “there is nobody else to blame for what I am doing”. This is the key to breathing life into an evolutionary. The third step is to let teachers work in professional learning communities , where they experience an environment in which learning from each other and peer feedback can grow.
The head or headmaster is the key player in this structural systemic transformation process. He is the one who can hand over responsibility to build structures and processes that enable team work and self-managing teams. This breaks up the paradigm of individual isolation. If every activity is in alignment with the purpose, teachers learn to work in a process-oriented way, and discover their self-empowerment, their possibility to shape their school. That means to integrate the individual into a group of professionals and to integrate all perspectives into an integral shape for the system.
I’m happy to recommend this concept to all professionals working in and consulting educational institutions. Jean-Paul Munsch has compiled a very solid base of scientific insight as well as practical experience, which I’m proud to be represented in. After nearly forty years of working with schools, teachers and administrators in the Scandinavian countries I’m sure that Jean-Paul’s approach to school development will prove both poignant and valuable.
Jesper Juul
Publications
October 2018
The 2nd edition of the ANSE Journal is covering the topic of Politics and social responsibility — effect and influence in and through supervision and coaching. What can be the attitude of supervision in a complex world? This article gives an answer in direct and clear way. It’s called and can be downloaded here: A wild bouncing ball.
May 2018
The Enlivening Edge Magazine‘s first Special Edition Focusing on Education has been translated into Chinese. Yuan GU, who is a pioneer in social innovation and education innovation in China, wrote an introduction for englishspeaking readers. The e-book in Chinese can be downloaded here.
July 2017
The Enlivening Edge Magazine‘s first Special Edition Focusing on Education:
Tethering Purposes in Education – Editorial by Guest Editor Jean-Paul Munsch
All the articles we offer you give a creative answer to how people all around the world find solutions to integrate the pre-existing conditions of our educational system, and to face the challenges of Purpose 3.0: a Purpose that fosters personal potentials, social responsibilities, and ongoing creativity.
July 2016
Jean-Paul Munsch for Enlivening Edge
June 2016
Piero Pierucci’s blog about Jean-Paul Munsch’s talk at the Impact Hub in Zurich.
January 2016
Jean-Paul Munsch for Enlivening Edge
Development, Responsibility, and Next-Stage Evolution in the Educational System: Part 2
Do we help and lead people to take responsibility or do we want people who obediently execute orders? It is simpler, much more fun and beautiful when the evolutionary purpose of the school is “taking responsibility,” and every activity in the system is in alignment with the purpose. What a joy to see what professionals can and will create and innovate when we let them do it. Take heart! Find out! Have fun!
January 2016
Jean-Paul Munsch for Enlivening Edge
Development, Responsibility, and Next-stage Evolution in the Educational System: Part 1
Many years ago i started to teach in a secondary school. I loved the contact with my students — and I suffered from loneliness, from being isolated and alone. Where could I go with my questions? To colleagues who have their classes “under control”? Isn’t teaching also about relationships and handling conflicts? I began searching for answers and I knew I wanted to change teaching. Such a precious profession and such unfavourable conditions!
Downloads
Here are the slides i have used for my talk in Hungary 2016. Feel free to use any of these slides and modify them.
More articles to download under: Publications.