Arena:  Self-Knowledge for Leading and Supporting

Leading and Supporting

Lab Content

Introduction

Presentation

Activity 1

Activity 2

Go Deeper

Go Deeper

Leading and Supporting

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Activity 1 – Accelerating Knowledge Sharing

Each Catalytic Thinking Lab is supported by a WindTunneling project. WindTunneling is a systemic methodology to accelerate learning and knowledge sharing. Share what you learned from the lab transparently and anonymously. Compare your thinking and respond to the ideas of others. Everyone gets to see every idea; no one knows who shared which idea.

Go to WindTunneling. Use Project Code 52SKAE to record your insights.

Activity 2 – Core Concept Expansion

Do a core concept expansion for the words: Leader, Follower, Supporter. You can do this on a big sheet of paper, like a knowledge map, or you can write it out in sentence format.

 

1. Write out the Lexical or Dictionary Definition and Etymology (optional)
2. What is the opposite word?
3. What is a synonym of the word? How are they different?
4. How is this word used (and/or mis-used) in professional settings
5. What is your first memory (or earliest feeling impression) of the word?
6. What is the colloquial (everyday common) use of the word?
7. Does the word evoke a color, shape, image, or heat (feeling)?

 

Activity 3 – Teaching As Learning

Use the lab chalkboard as a visual tool or make your own drawing to highlight the language differences between leader/follower and leading/supporting. Come up with at least two examples of each structure within your organization to support your presentation.

Give your presentation at least two times to different colleagues at work who were not in the lab. Ask them if they think leading/supporting could work at your organization. Why or why not?

 

Other References, Articles, and Books

  • Share references, articles, or books in the WindTunneling Project that you think will be good supplemental content for future participants.