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I have no Time and Tons of Stress

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I recommend to change from "Downloading" to "Seeing" (terms developed by Otto Scharmer, 2007)

In a nutshell, ‘Seeing’ means you can look at the situation, the process, the problem, the issue from the place of the observer as well as form the place of the participant. Ron Heifetz calls this process: Observing the play of life from the balcony of the opera house.

The important aspects to learn ‘Seeing" are:

- Identify the goals and the problem you intent to solve ‘ similar to good research, you need to narrow down what you want to study, what the exact research question is, and which population to select to get usable results.

- Be open to discover the unexpected ‘ Otto Scharmer writes about Charles Darwin, saying: "The father of modern evolutionary theory was known to keep a notebook with him to capture observations and data that contradicted his theories and expectations. He was well aware that the human mind tends to quickly forget what does not fit into familiar frameworks." (Scharmer, 2007, p. 133) He calls the suspension of judgement the only thing that can allow us to open our minds and ourselves to the wonders of something new ‘ beyond the patterns we are used to from Downloading

- Communicate and collaborate ‘ When observing the reality (like from a balcony) and then reflecting upon it, ways to change become obvious. Discussing how the actions to achieve the changes can actually look like and what steps in a sequence can be will allow people to come along on the path of Seeing and actually become open to change.

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May 18, 2008 | Category: Stress Management 

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