Professional Documents
Culture Documents
4.
5.
Personal Mastery - Eric Mental Models - Jin Building Shared Vision & Learning - Shahrzad Thinking in Systems Eric Class Activity Discuss specific topic in groups and share out
1) Personal Mastery
Necessary tension Keeping dreams awareness of reality Solo reflection & lifelong learning
Constant self improvement Reflection Understanding that there are no definite answers
2) Mental Models
Mental models determine how we take action
how we form our mental models how they influence our behavior
Ladder Of Inference
Shared Vision
Spreading Visions
Anchoring Vision In a set of Governing Ideas Creative Tension and Commitment to the Truth
4) Team Learning
First
participants must suspend assumptions
Surfacing assumptions
Display of assumptions
Inquiry
Second
All participants must regard one another as colleagues
Third
There must be a Facilitator who holds the context of dialogue
5) Thinking in Systems
Developing awareness of complexity
Variety of issues in a district Problems and goals form larger structure All components are systems
Analyzing a Problem
Step 1: Events
(Failing superintendent example)
History of event When did it occur before What patterns are emerging?
Training & development Approaches to problems What thought pattern allows this problem to persist? Safety bring unchallenged through patterns to the surface Inquire
Balancing Processes Often self-regulating (human body temperature) Causal-Loop Diagrams One simple loop (growing student population) Stock-and-Flow Diagrams More than one loop More precise Mathematically sound formulas Stock, flow, converter, connector, and cloud Delays Found in converters
Archetypes
Recently discussed in class
Fixes that fail Changes are extreme Can be prevented by having a less severe fix Systems need to be balanced
Wheels of Learning
The rhythm
Restate goals Thermostat example Challenge norms, attitudes, and assumptions Observe
Reflect
school site, and discuss specifically how this discipline helps achieve goals.
Personal Mastery Mental Models Shared Vision Team Learning System Thinking