SELF & CHANGE
Neil Smith, Ph.D. [email protected]
Ron Heifetz & Marty Linksky
Reference:
Article on Day One HANDOUTS
• Change comes in many sizes and forms…
• And is a human driven process…
1989… Tianamen Square
Lesson 5: Be flexible, and vigilant: We don’t always choose the waves…
What are the
Forces
that advance
Educational Change?
What are the
Forces
that block
Educational Change?
Forces….
• Reflective Action VS. Passive Deflection
• Appreciative Inquiry VS Depreciative Dogma
• Grounded Vision VS. Amorphous Goals
• Authentic Engagement VS. Detachment
• Adaptive Confidence VS. Frozen Insecurity
Forces that advance Personal Vision
Forces that block Personal Vision
SELF - EFFICACY
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Ultra Reflective.Stagnant & Inactive
So Active & Energetic Mindless Unreflective
PractisesReflective
Action
Reflective Action
Forces that advance Personal Vision
Forces that block Personal Vision
Could AI be just another educational Hammer In search of a nail ?
AI - an world view based on optimism…
• “If we are going to bring out the human potential at its best, we must first believe in its existence and its presence”.
– Victor Frankl 1905-1997
“Man’s Search for Meaning”
Peter Drucker in an interview with Frank Barrett on his book “The Next Society”
• “The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths, making our weaknesses irrelevant”.
Problem Solving Appreciative Inquiry
To….Appreciative Inquiry
Asking questions that…
• guide new conversations• help people discover create and build
tangible images • with positive expectations for the future
4 KEY STAGES of AI
1. DISCOVERY - find the conditions of optimal function - the best experiences & events
2. DREAM - develop images of possible futures
3. DESIGN - define principles & initial strategic plans
4. DESTINY - work toward the preferred future
Our Friday Evening Session..
Example of AI Questions and Dialogue
Dialogue is…
Consciously generating respect for yourself and others
Dialogue is…
Seeking understanding, not
necessarily agreement,
with opposing
perspectives
Dialogue is…
Listening deeply
Dialogue is…
Suspending your certainties and assumptions
Dialogue is…
Cultivating your own voice
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Appreciative / Generative Inquiry
Optimistic PositiveUnrealistic Naive
So Analytic, Pessimistic Destructive
ConstructiveAnalytic
Forces that advance Personal Vision
Forces that block Personal Vision
#1
GROUNDED VISION GROUNDED VISION
Power of language and image
• Language and image describe reality:
“I’ll believe it when I see it..”
Or….
• Language and image create reality: “I’ll see it when I believe it”
Clear Vision + Goals = Energy
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Grounded Vision
Visionary but Deluded
Presentism / PastVisionless w.out Hope
Practises Grounded Vision
Forces that advance Personal Vision
Forces that block Personal Vision
ANCHORING VISION IN SOLID VALUES
-3 points 3 points 0 points
Authentic Engagement
Principled but withdrawn
Principled & Engaged
Active Engaged butUnprincipled Compromised
Forces that advance Grounded Vision
Forces that block Grounded Vision
-3 points
3 points 0 points
Adaptive Confidence
Uncertain, overly adaptive
Adaptive & Confident
Confident but rigid, inflexible
Forces that advance Personal Vision
Forces that block Personal Vision
• Reflective Action VS. Passive Deflection• Appreciative Inquiry VS Depreciative Dogma• Grounded Vision VS. Amorphous Goals• Authentic Engagement VS. Detachment• Adaptive Confidence VS. Frozen Insecurity
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