Culture, Change & The Core Email Blog #2

Culture Described – The Results Pyramid Results Actions Beliefs 1. Define New Results Actions 2. Identify New Actions Beliefs 3. Identify New Beliefs Results Pyramid – Influence flows up, planning flows down Experiences 4. Provide New Experiences

The Stories of Cultural Experience Tempo Fast/Slow The Stories of Cultural Experience Music High/Low Pitch/Beat Distance Near/Far Deference/ Solidarity   Political Loud/Soft Volume Unconscious stories? Rituals Script Conscious stories? Source: Father Michael Oleska Culture: Three Metaphors The story into which you were born. – Embedded by cultural experience and temperament. The way we see the world. – The rules by which we live The game of life as we understand and play it. - Political Tempo – New York , Deep South Ag to Industrial Music – High – Excitement US vs Danger Alaskan Native https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjPxu5wCJ14

STUDENT Experiences TEACHER CONTENT Beliefs Results Actions The Results Pyramid and the Instructional Core: Might they connect this way? - Conner & Smith and Elmore & City Results Actions

Results Task/ Engagement Actions Mindset/ Attitudes PD/Instruction/ The Results Pyramid and the Instructional Core: Might they connect this way? - Conner & Smith and Elmore & City Results Task/ Engagement Actions Mindset/ Attitudes PD/Instruction/ Curriculum/

What connections do you make to The book Switch? Picture One Direct the Rider and Motivate the Elephant How to Make a Switch From Switch by Chip and Dan Heath Change happens when someone starts to act differently. Each person has an emotional (elephant side) and a rational (rider side). You have to reach both sides and clear the way as a leader for change to happen. You must do three things: Direct the rider Follow the bright spots Script critical moves Point to the destination Motivate the elephant Find the feeling Shrink the change Grow your people Shape the Path Tweak the environment Build habits Rally the herd What connections do you make to The book Switch?

STUDENT STUDENT Experiences TEACHER CONTENT TEACHER CONTENT Beliefs The Results Pyramid and the Instructional Core: Might they connect this way? - Conner & Smith and Elmore & City STUDENT STUDENT Results Results Task/ Engagement Actions Mindset/ Attitudes Beliefs PD/Instruction/ Curriculum/ Experiences TEACHER CONTENT TEACHER CONTENT

Which Quadrant is Most Like You? Response to inner and outer rules … Questioners Quadrant 1 …are motivated by sound reasoning Won’t follow rules with which they disagree “Wake up and say what needs to be done today?” Question both inner and outer rules? Upholders Quadrant 2 …are motivated by fulfillment Very much want to know the rules and what is expected of them “Wake up and say what is on the schedule and to-do list today?” Respond readily to inner and outer rules Obligers Quadrant 3 … are motivated by external accountability Respond readily to outer rules but struggle to keep inner rules Find it difficult to fulfill obligation they impose on themselves “Wake up and say what is expected of me today?” Rebels Quadrant 4 …are motivated by present desire Resist both inner and outer rules Resist control, even self-control “Wake up and say what do I want to do today?” http://www.gretchenrubin.com/happiness_project/2014/03/quiz-are-you-an-upholder-a-questioner-a-rebel-or-an-obliger/ Gretchen Rubin is one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on happiness. Her books Happier at Home and The Happiness Project were both instant New York Times bestsellers, and The Happiness Project has spent more than two years on the bestseller list. Here, she writes about her adventures as she test-drives the studies and theories about how to be happier. Questioners are motivated by sound reasoning Must decide for themselves that a course of action makes sense Won’t follow rules with which they disagree “Wake up and say what needs to be done today?” Question both inner and outer rules? Upholders are motivated by fulfillment Very much want to know the rules and what is expected of them Want to avoid making mistakes and letting people down Upholders wake up and say what is on the schedule and to-do list today Upholders respond readily to inner and outer rules Obligers are motivated by external accountability Find it difficult to fulfill obligation they impose on themselves Dislike letting other people down Respond well to … Deadlines Coaches, partners, trainers, late fees Responsibility as role model Being monitored Obligers respond readily to outer rules but struggle to keep inner rules Obligers wake up and say what is expected of me today Rebels Rebels are motivated by present desire Resist control, even self-control Choose to act from a sense of freedom (plus they do love to flout) Can sometimes be prodded into action by the thougt… I’ll show you Watch me I’m choosing to do this out of love for you You can’t make me I’m doing it because I want to do it not because you told me to. Wake up and say what do I want to do today?