Who is Up for the Change Challenge?
Dr. Jon Hayashi – Neurobiology
Dr. Caron Sada – Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Three Pre-Conditions for Innovation
According to Harvard Business Press authors, Peter Skarzynski and Rowan Gibson, there are three preconditions that set the stage for breakthroughs:
1) Creatingtime and space in people's lives for reflection, ideation and experimentation.
2) Maximizing the diversity of thinking that innovation requires.
3) Fostering connection and conversation - the "combinational chemistry" that serves as a breeding ground for breakthrough ideas.
Change Requires Experiences
Know, Think, Do
Change/Innovation Personal Reflection
What might predict your change comfort zone and current change competence?
(check all that apply/add your own descriptions)
- Moved more than once before you were 18
- Lived in different states/countries after the age of 18
- Have divorced parents
- You have high self efficacy – you believe you are capable when put into unfamiliar and challenging socialsituations
- You can come up with several examples of times you purposely created conflict in order to achieve a meaningful result with people/through people/for people
- Significant other/best friend(s) have different political/religious views than you do (and you openly, frequently discuss them)
- Survived a serious/chaotic life experience (e.g., illness, death of a parent as a child, house that burned down etc.)
- A parent is/was an entrepreneur who failed in business at least once
- Have earned degrees in different disciplines
- Completed multiple IRB approved research studies utilizing quantitative and qualitative methodologies
- Worked in multiple industries after graduating from college
- Have had diverse job descriptions for different types of organizations
- Worked for multiple colleges
- You are an entrepreneur
- You accomplished something that you had originally thought was not possible for you (through your skill, persistence – not luck such as winning the lottery)
- You understand the logic of the Republican and the Democratic policy platforms – you believe that wise, caring people can be committed to a variety of political perspectives
- You have developed listening/probing skills seeking understanding – for example, when you hear something you disagree with, you are likely to ask for more information/explanation rather than rejecting the idea(s) you were exposed to or stating your beliefs first
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
- Your description: ______
What are the 1-3 changes/innovations you would like to accept/make/facilitate/lead? AND, what will be the benefits/outcomes of accomplishing your vision of change(s)?
______
What types of resistance, or obstacles, do you notice at this point?
______
What resources are available to you and who are you allies in this change initiative?
______
What are your strategies to overcome/move past the resistance and obstacles you are aware of as of now?
______
What are the ultimate outcomes of your completed vision that you will be most proud of? How will you feel when you accomplish your change vision?
______
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
Mark Twain
Social Styles – what kind of diversity is your culture really inclusive of?
Ask or Tell Continuum?
Controlled or Emotive Continuum?
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions
What cultural influences are you floating in or rowing in?
Low Power DistanceHigh Power Distance
______
CollectivismIndividualism
______
High Uncertainty Avoidance Low Uncertainty Avoidance
(known = comfort)(unknown = comfort)
______
Long Term OrientationShort Term Orientation
______
FemininityMasculinity
______
Low IndulgenceHigh Indulgence
______
Choose a Model – any good model and take ACTION … this book came out in 1998 … we have had plenty of information for a long time … Know, Think, DO !
Meetings … Status Quo Torture or a Breath of Fresh Air for Interested Parties?
How can YOU change the Dance?
Troublesome Meeting Social Norms
1) boring boringboring (almost impossible to engage people in innovation if you start here)
2) no specific agenda
3) go over the time limit
4) meeting doesn't lead to action/results
5) people come up with ideas for someone else to implement
6) "loud" typical voices rule
7) "it'll never work" or "we already tried that" or "we don't have enough funding" is the mantra
8) if you show up, they assume you're committed to the group and no matter how dysfunctional the group is, the social expectation is that you "owe" the team continued participation - no matter how mucht time is wasted
Characteristics of an Interested Parties Party
1) an element of fun, hospitality and enthusiasm are part of the first impression (or all of the above + more!)
2)a specific agenda that includes purpose(s)/vision(s)/action(s)/results is adhered to (This should include an overarching purpose and specific framework or metrics - depending on level of detail already in place - do not make errors of group decision making - there needs to be "some" leadership or diffusion of responsibility will eventually set in and the efforts will fizzle)
3)you always finish on time or early
4)facilitative leader artfully brings the conversation back to " achieving results" (if there is no sense of progress,those most results oriented will find a way out and you will be left with those most comfortable status quo team)
5)facilitative leader artfully reminds everyone that we all have great ideas and within our group of interested parties, we want to volunteer to engage ourselves in things that are of interest to us (what can you offer, not what can someone else offer? Think JFK)
6)facilitative leader artfully pre-announces fun ground rules or artfully involves everyone in the results oriented discussion
7) facilitative leader artfully redirects conversation to what IS possible ... perhaps introducing the concept of "what's good about thatbad idea?" or reminds the group of the new, innovative social norms of being focused on what is possible/results
8) the invitation to join (and ongoing participation)includes that advertisement thatthe motivation to be part of this group/team/ongoing party is the commitment to creating meaningful VALUE (social entrepreneurship) ~ if value isn't created, why would anyone waste their time or the time of other people they respect/care about?
A Blank Canvas for You …