Leadership, Team Development and Change

Meet Bärbel Becker, Founder of Good Change

I create and facilitate spaces where people, teams, and organizations can pause, gain clarity and find direction for what comes next.

ärbel Becker von Good Change, Porträt auf der Über-mich-Seite

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How Change Begins

Change does not begin with quick answers. It begins with seeing a situation as it is: in our thinking, in our bodies and in our relationships with others.

I work with what is present. Also with what feels stuck or uncertain. Through shared exploration, clarity emerges. From there, meaningful next steps can begin to take shape.

This process helps reveal where you are right now and what the next step may be.
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If you sense that something in your life, work or leadership is asking for a new direction, I would be glad to explore it with you.

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My Journey to
Good Change

My professional journey began in political and social contexts: in the German Parliament, in international cooperation, and in a large foundation.

Questions of justice, participation, and meaningful change have shaped my work from the beginning.

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Ganna Pidgorna und Bärbel Becker im Retreat-Setting auf Mallorca

In these contexts, and in my role as a team leader, I experienced how deeply organizations are shaped by the people within them.

I also came to understand how much depends on the mindset and awareness from which we act.Change does not happen through concepts alone. It emerges when people act with clarity, connection, and responsibility.

Out of this experience, I founded Good Change in 2018.

Since then, I have been creating spaces where people and teams can realign and discover their next step.

My work is informed by the approaches of the Presencing Institute and Arawana Hayashi, as well as by practices that work with voice, body and expression.

I live in Berlin, am a mother and part of an internationally rooted family. Nature and the mountains are places of orientation and renewal for me.

Bärbel Becker sitzt mit Kolleginnen aus dem Good Change Netzwerk im Studio

What clients and participants say

Having Bärbel as the facilitator of the 3rd Berlin Civic Engagement Conference, with 180 participants, was a real asset.

She was fully present, quickly grasped the situation and stepped in at short notice when a workshop facilitator unexpectedly dropped out.

As a result, we moved through the one-and-a-half-day conference with calm and confidence and were able to focus fully on the content. The preparation meetings with her were equally valuable: thoughtful, goal-oriented and marked by her ability to quickly understand what was needed.

Our challenge was to develop the conference from a standalone event into a structure that would set the agenda for the year ahead. This worked. Three thematic forums emerged from the workshops, deepening the topics further and carrying the work forward with a clear roadmap into the coming year.

It was clear that Bärbel understood what mattered to us and what we wanted to achieve.

Gabriele Stilla Bowman, LNBE gibt Feedback zum Good Change Workshop

Gabriele Stilla Bowman, LNBE
Photographer: Marcus Lieder

One of the most important insights for me was compassion.

During the retreat, I experienced how empowering it can be to be supported by other people – without judgment, without having to perform. This experience was incredibly powerful.

I learned that openness is not a weakness, but a form of strength. After the retreat, I felt that something within me had been set in motion — an inner part that had previously been more of an observer became active.

The exercises, the shared experience, and the atmosphere of the retreat deeply touched me. For me, this experience has a name:
‍‘Compassion is magic.’

Maria

On behalf of the entire Kulturagenten Berlin team, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for your dedicated work with us.

We were looking for process and conflict support, and what we found was your broad expertise and thoughtful guidance. What a tremendous asset that was.

As a team, we needed to reposition ourselves, refine our future goals and rethink roles and responsibilities. You brought valuable impulses and accompanied us as we moved into the next phase of our development.

We greatly appreciated the professionalism, care and sensitivity with which you engaged with the diversity and complexity of our context.

Melike von Kulturagenten für kreative Schulen Berlin gibt Feedback zum Good Change Workshop

Manuela Kämmerer
Cultural Agents for Creative Schools Berlin

The retreat did me a lot of good.

There, I felt calm, relaxed, and more connected to myself, and that feeling persisted even two weeks later. I particularly liked the approach that the body leads and the mind follows. This created a different access to myself and new insights.

Bärbel and her co-facilitator created a very safe and inspiring space. The clear language, the exercises, and the atmosphere of the location helped me to engage and take the experiences with me. The place itself is almost magical — ideal for finding peace and exploring what wants to emerge.

And an unexpected discovery: It can be surprisingly joyful to write a poem.

Annalena

I have worked with Bärbel Becker in a variety of professional contexts and settings and have always been very satisfied with our collaboration.

She supported several events for the Heilpädagogischer Fachdienst Berliner Kiebitze, both as part of a facilitation duo and on her own. From the initial planning workshop and project launch to an evaluation workshop three years later and the facilitation of a gathering for our newly formed Berlin-wide team, she was a thoughtful and reliable partner throughout.

She also provided valuable support through coaching conversations. Bärbel combines professional expertise with genuine care and understanding. I would gladly recommend working with her.”

Adrienne Retreat-Teilnehmerin gibt Feedback zum Good Change Retreat

Adrienne Blank-Koerber,

This retreat with Bärbel and Anna was a special experience.

Not in a superficial feel-good sense, but in the precise way it brings about change. One's own perception sharpens, and the way one interacts with others subtly transforms.

Through shared practice, a space emerges that is open, vibrant, and playful all at once. Time and again, there's an invitation to let go of control and be present with more awareness. Such an experience is rare to find.

Jan gibt Feedback zum Good Change Retreat in Mallorca

Jan

Bärbel guided our group through a challenging change process – with a presence that I still vividly recall.

What particularly impressed me: Bärbel always kept both in mind: the individual people, their needs, their rhythm, as well as the common goal.

Her workshops felt both open and guided at the same time – a well-balanced equilibrium. I would work with her again anytime.

Führungskraft Melike gibt Feedback zum Good Change Workshop

Melike Yar

Connected Through a Network

For larger projects and specific areas of expertise, I collaborate with a trusted network of experienced facilitators, coaches and change practitioners.

Ganna Pidgorna

Combines many years of leadership experience in international companies with coaching, social art, and advocates for a conscious and authentic approach to leadership and change. 

Esther Schäfer

Workshop moderator, facilitator, trainer, and coach with a focus on engaging workshops, team days, and career coaching since 2013.

Alessa Berkenkamp

Moderator and facilitator with many years of experience in political strategy, organizational development, and change processes.

Sanna Schondelmayer

Process facilitator, organizational developer, and systemic coach with many years of experience in team, leadership, and conflict resolution.

Claudia Ostwald

Facilitator and coach for self-leadership, who has been supporting people through transitions and change processes for many years.

Débora Barrientos

Facilitator and organizational developer with over 15 years of experience in transformation, emotional intelligence, and social change in organizations and communities.

Fiete Rohde

Works as an architect and facilitator on community-oriented change processes and is involved with KIEZconnect e.V. and the initiative "Reichenberger Kiez für alle" for vibrant neighborhoods. 

Lena Gebhardt

Guides change processes for a sustainable future – with people in schools, on organic farms, and other learning and living spaces, preferably outdoors and using the body as a gateway to new perspectives. 

A heartfelt thank you to Juli Staudt for the portraits.

Foundations of My Work

Facilitator Training

facilitation academy, Berlin

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Teilnahmezertifikat der Facilitation Academy: Bärbel Becker schließt die Ausbildung zur Facilitatorin 2016–2017 erfolgreich ab

Social Presencing Theater

The Art of Making a True Move, U.Academy / Presencing Institute

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The Principles of Collective Trauma Healing

Academy of Inner Science (Thomas Hübl)

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Certificate of Completion: 30-stündige Online-Weiterbildung „The Principles of Collective Trauma Healing“, Academy of Inner Science

Master's Examination in Modern/Contemporary History, Political Science, Sociology

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Make Space for Clarity

If reading this brought a question, challenge or possibility to mind, I would be glad to hear from you. Together, we can explore what is needed and what the next step might be.

Schedule a Call →

Leadership, Team Development and Change

Meet Bärbel Becker, Founder of Good Change

How Change Begins

My Journey toGood Change

What clients and participants say

Having Bärbel as the facilitator of the 3rd Berlin Civic Engagement Conference, with 180 participants, was a real asset.

One of the most important insights for me was compassion.

On behalf of the entire Kulturagenten Berlin team, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for your dedicated work with us.

The retreat did me a lot of good.

I have worked with Bärbel Becker in a variety of professional contexts and settings and have always been very satisfied with our collaboration.

This retreat with Bärbel and Anna was a special experience.

Bärbel guided our group through a challenging change process – with a presence that I still vividly recall.

Connected Through a Network

Ganna Pidgorna

Esther Schäfer

Alessa Berkenkamp

Sanna Schondelmayer

Claudia Ostwald

Débora Barrientos

Fiete Rohde

Lena Gebhardt

Foundations of My Work

Make Space for Clarity

My Journey to
Good Change