culture, flow, purpose, creativity, kids, and process
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CULTURE,FLOW,PURPOSE CREATIVITY,KIDS,PROCESS
CHRIS SCOTT @CSCOTTSY
WE NEED PROBLEM SOLVERS AND PROBLEM IDENTIFIERS.
UNDERSTANDING DERIVES FROM ACTIVITY
John Dewey
GIVE A TRY
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EXERCISE
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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EXERCISE
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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ANOTHER?
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EXERCISE
LIGHTS
▸ There are 3 switches outside a closed room. There are 3 lamps inside the room. You can flip the switches as much as you want while the door is closed, but you must enter the room only once. Can you determine which switch is connected to which lamp?
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WE’RE HERE TO DO BETTER.
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START WITH WHY
SIMON SINEK
WHAT’S YOUR CLASS CULTURE?
WHAT ARE YOUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE?
Douglas McGregor
THEORYX/Y
THEORY X
KIDS NEED TO BE:
▸ Coerced
▸ Controlled
▸ Directed
▸ Threatened with Punishment
▸ to achieve educational objectives…
THEORY Y
KIDS
▸ Inherently Want to Create
▸ Motivated to Work
▸ Seek out Responsibility
▸ Solve Problems Imaginatively
CULTURE3 LEVELS OF
THEORYX/Y
CULTURE
▸ Surface level: what is visible
▸ Mid level: stated rules and policies
▸ Deep Underlying: values and assumptions
LET’S BUILD
YOUR TEAM CHALLENGE:
▸ Build the largest freestanding tower with the paper and tape provided
▸ 5 min to design
▸ 10 min to build
▸ 10 min debrief
GO!READY?
DEBRIEF
PICK A COUPLE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER:
▸ What strengths did you see in your teammates? Name them with specific examples.
▸ Were you holding back during the activity?
▸ How do the actions of another team member (negative or positive) affect your ability to adapt?
▸ How do you respond when changes in the environment are beyond your control? When they are within your control?
HOW ARE YOU BRINGING AUTHENTIC PURPOSE?
AUTONOMY MASTERY PURPOSE
DRIVE:
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FLOW?WHAT ABOUT
FLOW STATES ARE OPTIMAL STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Steven Kotler Flow Genome Project
FLOW GENOME PROJECT
FLOW BY ANY OTHER NAME
▸ In the Zone
▸ Runners High
▸ In the Pocket
▸ The Forever Box
FLOW
WHAT HAPPENS IN FLOW?
▸ Time speeds up or slows down
▸ Focus concentrates
▸ Transient Hypofrontality -self disappears
▸ Norepinephrine, dopamine, anandamide, serotonin and endorphins.
FLOW
WHY FLOW
▸ Quick learning. Master things in half the time.
▸ Optimal state of consciousness.
STAGE 4
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FLOW
GET INTO FLOW
▸ 17 Flow Triggers
▸ Rich Environment, Deep Embodiment, Serious Concentration
▸ Sense of Control/ Autonomy,
▸ Creativity creates Flow, Flow creates Creativity
▸ Altruistic :: Helper’s High
▸ 4% difference between challenge and skill
▸ 17 Flow Triggers by Steven Kotler: http://goo.gl/GfEU5M
FLOW
PREVENTS
▸ Cortisol
▸ Self-awareness
▸ Worry
WHAT’S YOUR FLOW PROFILE?
bit.ly/flowquiz
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FLOW GOER
HARD CHARGER
CROWD PLEASERDEEP THINKER
FLOW
HOW TO ENCOURAGE FLOW & CREATIVITY
▸ Exercise
▸ Long blocks of time
▸ Take a walk
▸ Breathe
DEBRIEF
WHAT’S YOUR TAKEAWAY?
▸ Please share with your group your personal takeaway from what you’ve been learning at OETC.
▸ What’s your next step? -make it actionable.
PROCESS