Key points discussed
This session introduced a unique "map" method for tackling personal and organizational change, offering a visual guide to untangle our worries and unlock progress. Led by an experienced facilitator who previously served as an organizational change advisor, the discussion resonated with both professional and personal applicability.
Key Points:
- Mapping Your Path to Change: The central idea revolves around creating a visual map, detailing your desired improvement goal, necessary actions, competing priorities, underlying worries, the assumptions fueling those worries, and potential experimental approaches to overcome them. This map serves as a personalized roadmap for navigating through desired changes.
- Example in Action: To illustrate the concept, the facilitator presented an example map focused on adopting a more regenerative lifestyle. The map highlighted anxieties about complexity, the desire for calmness, and worries about losing control or feeling overwhelmed. By identifying these underlying concerns and their associated assumptions (e.g., "change is always difficult"), the map paved the way for exploring practical experiments (e.g., starting small, seeking support) to overcome these hurdles.
- Clarifying Goals, Challenging Assumptions: The facilitator emphasized the value of this structured approach for gaining clarity on goals and uncovering hidden assumptions that might hinder progress. Focusing on specific, measurable changes, as showcased in the example, was highlighted as a key to tangible results.
- Beyond Personal Growth: The potential applications of the map method extend beyond personal growth. The facilitator suggested its effectiveness in building character within teams, facilitating open communication, and fostering a collaborative approach to overcoming challenges.
AI Summary provided by the tool Videohighlight w/ timestamps
00:04 Introduction and Methodology on Education of Adults
The speaker discusses the methodology on education of adults and mentions that they will proceed to discuss maps. They also mention the possibility of stopping the recording for privacy.
Methodology on Education of Adults
The speaker introduces the author as someone who has served as an organizational change advisor.The speaker shares their personal experience with using this methodology for a year and how it supported them.They suggest trying this methodology for desired changes in any context and conducting experiments.
01:05 Explanation of the Map Structure
The speaker shares their screen and explains the structure of the map used in the methodology.
Map Structure
The initial map consists of an improvement goal or commitment, actions or behaviors, competing commitments, worries, big assumptions behind worries, and experimental approaches towards resolution.The speaker offers to guide through each section if there are any questions.
02:41 Example Map
The speaker provides an example map to illustrate how it works.
Example Map
The example map focuses on a long-term change towards regenerative behavior.It includes elements such as anxiety about complexity, desire for calmness, worries about losing control or feeling miserable, and big assumptions related to existence.Various experiments can be conducted to address these concerns.
06:35 Objective of Using Maps
The objective of using maps is discussed along with personal experiences.
Objective
Using maps helps clarify thoughts and objectives when addressing problems or changes.It provides clarity and helps identify assumptions that may hinder natural resolution.Personal experiences show that focusing on specific measurable changes can lead to more concrete results.
08:40 Conclusion and Potential Applications
The speaker concludes by highlighting the potential applications of using maps.
Conclusion
Using maps can help in building character, both individually and within a team.It helps in understanding assumptions and clarifying objectives.The exact outcomes may vary, but the concept is helpful for addressing changes effectively.
Note: Timestamps are approximate and may not be 100% accurate.
About the session
This is a practice I was doing the whole last year, recommended by Rainer. It was in the center of my work on the character and something I’d like to share further in the context of deep learning. It suits both personal and organisational contexts.
A bit more info on the topic:
Example of the map:
Roles
- Change Makers (you)
- Change Support (Max, buddies)
Scenes
- Zoom call
- Miro board
Moves
- On a call there would be a brief intro to the tool,
- then brainstorming your map in pairs
- then reviewing and setting checkup timings
We could do a session to fill the maps, give each other feedback and then report on the progress in some time. The potential timeframe of the experiment can be until 2024.