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.
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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.