69. Self-Assertion:Modesty

Team Tool for balancing the ratio between Self-assertiveness and Modesty

Tool no.* - Its name
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How it Works

WHAT WOULD MY CLIENT ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS WORK?

  • Use a name/title that would still work, even without a description of use
  • (This used to be called Use of tool)
  • It should be presented as a really practical, but generic list of instructions
  • A novice should be able to follow these instructions successfully

The Problem That This Tool Addresses / Solves / Informs

WHY DON'T EXISTING METHODS WORK AS WELL? (AND WHAT ARE THEY?)

  • (Used to be called Context)
  • Why isn't this problem recognized / addressed already?
  • This can be a numbered list of different possibilities

WHAT OTHER m21 TOOLS HAVE A FAMILY RESEMBLANCE, OR SIMILAR PURPOSE?
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Practical examples

WHAT PICTURES / INSTANCES / CASE STUDIES WOULD HELP THE READER?

  • These should be specific and detailed

The Ideas Behind it

WHAT CONCEPT/S INSPIRED ITS CREATION?

  • (This used to be called generic properties)
  • It may include its purpose / need - i.e. why it was created

Keyword Definitions

READ YOUR TEXT AGAIN AS THOUGH YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT DESIGN/METADESIGN

  • Would you understand it if you were the average Daily Mail reader?
  • After this, rewrite your page without using (our) technical terms
  • Create definitions of words that are essential to the reader's understanding
  • Concepts that are essential to the understanding of this tool

Suggestions for Development

WHAT WOULD MAKE THIS IDEA TRULY FABULOUS?

  • What needs to be done
  • Other possible applications

Provenance

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHERE THIS IDEA CAME FROM?

  • Date that the idea for it surfaced within m21
  • Names of m21 members who influenced/inspired it
  • Names of other authors/inventors
  • Give dates, names, places

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Date of Conception

Sunday 20th January 2008 - after a m21 discussion on Friday 18th January. This followed Julia's talk on co-authoring. The original method was shown me by Otto, several years ago.

Generic properties

  • A method of getting teams to balance and optimise the timeliness and appropriateness of contributions in meetings.
  • This tool would enhance the sense of mutuality between individuals in the team

Context

  • Some teams are dominated by some members who talk at length, and/or who make frequent contributions and comments.
  • Some (often, the same?) teams are unable to benefit fully from the potential contributions of shy, modest, or self-deprecating members.
  • This is an example of a mis-match between (i.e. poor management of) the team's positional values? at any given moment.

Use of tool

  • An embodied exercise in which individuals (usually in a circle) are asked to find their point of balance when rocking slowly forward and back
  • The facilitator then refers to this as a somatic example of readiness or unreadiness to commit oneself to the group
  • When teams are being assembled this can therefore be used to prepare individuals for a more holarchic team regime
  • It may subsequently be used to re-calibrate for shifts in the Self-Assertion and Modesty balance of given individuals
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