What Believing in the Possibilities Can Do for Learning and Teaching
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/38757/what-believing-in-the-possibilities-can-do-for-learning-and-teaching
Category: Strategic Exploration Tools
Diversity Is Good: Why Doesn’t Everyone Agree?
If all the viewpoints we hear come from people who are like us, we assume that we have the same information and the same perspective. We think we have the right answer and, since we don’t hear otherwise, we have …
Paper-Based Project – I-Wheel
Some observations and insights on “paper-based” explorations. Including some insights on using “paper arcs” for demonstrations — and some observations from an exploration conducted in November 2014 with 160 participants — created on paper then entered into the software. 160 …
How to Solve Complex Problems by Not Focusing on Them
https://www.fastcompany.com/90237319/how-to-solve-complex-problems-by-not-focusing-on-them
Civil War Boundary in U.S. Affects Trade to This Day
How interesting that my long term interest in the Civil War connects in this find with a “thought” for the Implications Wheel. The implications of the Civil War are still unfolding in economic and cultural ways. Fascinating article… Civil War …
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Hidden Metaphors Get under Our Skin
Very interesting article related to our use of the “Scouting” metaphor for explorations. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-metaphors-get-under-our-skin/
Building Trust Inside Your Team
The teams we create for strategic exploration (Implications Wheel, Strategy Matrix, T.I.P.S. Tracking, Vision) can be either diverse teams of “strangers” (in a community) or diverse teams of co-workers. In both cases, the existing levels of trust — or the …
Introverts: How to Unleash the Powers of Thinkers
Another great piece for facilitators — our job is to be aware of the dynamics in our teams. Over the years, some of our classic facilitator stories revolve around these “extrovert” versus “introvert” dynamics. And it’s relevant to all Joel’s …
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Influence Maps
The importance of diversity in the planning, scouting phase, de-briefing — and successful RESULTS — for all Strategic Exploration Tools is critical. One focus this can take is paying attention to the stakeholders. Stakeholder analysis is a powerful tool for …
Groups Grow Disappointed with Extroverts over Time
Note: This is a very interesting piece of research — and relevant to the facilitation of all Joel’s tools. There are several Implications Wheel facilitators who have expressed a strong interest in connection the process of explorations to information on …
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