Basic Idea | Preface

[Joel]

While there may not be a panacea for the social ills of the day, I have a belief that the hyper-reactivity and side-taking that 'seems' to be the basis for many problems could be addressed with the tools in this book.

A key quote from the preface (xi) sort of nails it for me:

"the force with which beliefs are expressed seems to matter even more than the facts and their basis in science"

Do you agree with this (my) synopsis?

Agreement, collaboration, perspective-taking, and underlying values such as brotherhood and sisterhood (we/us) have taken a back-seat to opinion, grandstanding, argument, and underlying values such as achievement, self-promotion, and competition (me/mine).

[Jeff]

Ask someone for advice instead of "feedback" as a subtle shift to get them to provide insights/wisdom and reflect on what stood out as something you appreciate or hadn't thought about before.

[Peter]

Here is a list of a few of the "Online Whiteboards" that are available. I have used Miro and Mural and they are excellent!

Bluescape: A Virtual Work Platform, Collaborative Workspaces
https://www.bluescape.com/

ConceptBoard: Your Visual Collaboration Workspace – Distributed Team
Collaboration Superpower – Visual Collaboration
https://conceptboard.com/

InVision: Design Better. Faster. Together – Digital Product Design Platform
https://www.invisionapp.com/

Miro: Team Collaboration Software – Online Collaborative Whiteboard Platform
https://miro.com/app/

Mural: A Digital Workplace for Visual Collaboration
https://www.mural.co/

Stormboard: Shared Workspace – Make Meetings Better
https://stormboard.com/.

[Peter]

These are a few "Online Whiteboards" that are available. The ones I have used are Miro and Mural. Both are excellent tools!

Bluescape: A Virtual Work Platform, Collaborative Workspaces
https://www.bluescape.com/

ConceptBoard: Your Visual Collaboration Workspace – Distributed Team
Collaboration Superpower – Visual Collaboration
https://conceptboard.com/

InVision: Design Better. Faster. Together – Digital Product Design Platform
https://www.invisionapp.com/

Miro: Team Collaboration Software – Online Collaborative Whiteboard Platform
https://miro.com/app/

Mural: A Digital Workplace for Visual Collaboration
https://www.mural.co/

Stormboard: Shared Workspace – Make Meetings Better
https://stormboard.com/.

[Peter]

Ed Schein is a seminal figure in the field of organizations. I first became aware of him while in the US Navy 50 years ago. I attended Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape (SERE) School prior to being deployed to Vietnam. Part of the SERE training was being held in a simulated North Vietnamese Prison Camp. It included being tortured. One of our instructors gave me a copy of a monograph written by Ed Schein. It bore the title "Coercive Persuasion." He also wrote a book by that title. The monograph greatly influenced my life. I changed my focus from science to the behavioral sciences. Humble Inquiry is the opposite of Coercive Persuasion. The book is a delight and is essential reading!

[Michaela]

👍🏼🪴 Thank you 🪴👍🏼