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Chapter 9, "Lighting a Spark," speaks of "enrollment" - the art and practice of generating a spark of possibilities in others. This practice fits in with the idea of giving back. The Zanders speak of "the Life Force," and how important it is for us to not only find our own spark of possibilities, but to help others find theirs as well.
I loved Chapter 11 of the book, "Creating Frameworks for Possibility" because it talked about "creating the vision." The grander the vision, the greater the positive effect on our world. Dr. Martin Luther King and Ghandi are discussed in this chapter. What I like about this chapter is that it reminds me of why all of us are in this EMDTMS program. We are all trying to create a grander vision of how to educate our students - of how to pass on knowledge and hopefully create a better generation of leaders for our future. A vision to create a better, more enlightened, world.
"Telling the We Story," Chapter 12, is all about inclusion. The Zander's explain that the I/You dichotomy leads to conflict, and that the best way to resolve such conflict is to replace "I/You" with "We." We need to find the common bond that unites us all to acheive the best of all worlds in a world of possibilities.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your take of this book. This seems that each chapter has something to give and we just need to apply it in order for it to work for us. Just like the example of the game of life, we all are part of a journey and the choices we make effects of outcome. Understanding that some things are out of our control will allow us to live with those issues. Your comment on sparking one’s own light helped me greatly. It reminded me how we can brighten the surrounding light of our environment with our knowledge gained from the EMDT program. The journey has helped us to create a new chapter the will spark many individual along the way.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your takeaways from this reading. Although you took things in a different direction that I did, I think you walked away as optimistic about the ideas of framing things for possibility as I did. I think your analogy of an actual board game is a good way to sum up chapter 10 because there will always be things in this world that we can’t control, but the idea of remembering that we are the framework for what happens in our lives is an important one to hold onto. I also liked your thoughts on chapter 11, which was one of my personal favorites, where you tied it in with the experiences we are all currently sharing in the EMDTMD program. As usual I enjoyed reading your post. Glad to see you enjoyed the book as much as I did.
Steve, I love your comparison of the 2nd life board game to chapter 10 in the book Art of Possibility. I played that game as a child all the time and the comparison makes so much sense. You make a valid point in regards to controlling our reactions toward things beyond our control. We have to remind ourselves that we must take responsibilities on how we deal with situations in our lives. This is something that I remind myself of everyday. I have no control over the changes that are taking place in my school. Yes, these changes are affecting me in many ways but what can I do about that? They are beyond my control. I can let these changes make me bitter, stressed, or sad, or I can remind myself of all the things I have read in this book. The most important being controlling my reactions toward things I have no control over. At the end of the day I create my own life.
ReplyDeleteGreat overview of the reading and what stood out for you... always striving to get past the mundane and see the amazing ... Wonderful.
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