1. Culture, Change & The Core
Blog #2

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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/

6. 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?

7. 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

8. 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?”
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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?