SELF & CHANGE

Neil Smith, Ph.D. smithneil@shaw.ca

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

-3 points 3 points 0 points

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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