ALLY LEARNING EXPERIENCE # 9 Actions & Practices of an Ally

OBJECTIVES #1-Participants will be introduced to the Stretch Zone & Danger Zone #2- Participants will be introduced to the 7 key actions needed to be in the Stretch Zone #3-Participants will be introduced to the five ways of thinking that lead to the Danger Zone

Stretch Zone Stretch Zone Panic Zone Comfort Zone Dead Zone

Stretch Zone The Stretch Zone is the place where we challenge ourselves & organizations to stretch to discover new opportunities, possibilities & solutions. Moving into the “Stretch Zone” requires a deliberate & disciplined focus.

Moving Towards the Stretch Zone Concepts to follow to move into the Stretch Zone: Beginner’s Mind Floodlight Thinking Must Haves Be a Duck Gentle Wind Eat the Frog Rationality

Danger Zone The Danger Zone is a place where an individual or organization is at risk of failing, causing harm or just surviving due to their actions or beliefs. Some of the ways to enter the Danger Zone: “The Comfort Zone” “The Expert’s Mind” “The Panic Zone”

ALLY LEARNING EXPERIENCE # 9 Actions & Practices of an Ally OBJECTIVES #3-Participants will be introduced to the five ways of thinking that lead to the Danger Zone: Experts Mind- Red Hat Spotlight Thinking Dead Zone- White Hat Panic Zone- Black Hat Emotionality

A Dangerous Place “ The Expert’s Mind” When an individual or organization works from the position of “expert” they are closed to ideas of possibility & opportunity.

A Dangerous Place “ The Expert’s Mind” When an individual or organization works from the position of “expert” they believe they have all the answers and fail to engage in the search and discovery process. The expert approach will frequently focus in on problems and fail to look at “POSSIBILITIES & OPPORTUNITIES.”

Dead Zone- White Hat Dead Zone: This is a place where an organization has just given up or become overwhelmed. The culture looks & feels lifeless. Employees look beat down. There is no optimism. There is no vision. White Hat: Indifferent Whatever Who cares Just putting in time Can’t wait till retirement Focus is on survival

Panic Zone- Black Hat Panic Zone: The “Panic Zone” is when vision, reasoning, creativity, problem solving and possibility thinking all stop. When in the panic zone people freeze and everything around them seems to speed up. Fear is the primary thought and we act off of emotionality. Black Hat: Negative Critical Sarcastic Pessimistic Only sees failure Focus is on the problem

A Place that will lead to Danger “ The Comfort Zone” This is the place where many organizations settle after accreditation or compliance review. The focus is meeting minimum standards. Employees are happy just getting through the day or week. Frequent phrases heard in the comfort zone: *It is not worth the effort. *It is not that important. *It is not really a priority at this time. * This is a phase, it will pass. Ask how does impact the people we serve, what are the disadvantages or down side to this place , being in this place limits vision and prevents growth, WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE

Moving into the Danger Zone Spot Light Vision (Problem Focused) In Spotlight Thinking the view is very narrow( horse blinders) The range is short & limited The vision is only on the here & now The focus is on problems & not possibilities Taking the approach as the “Expert” turns on the “Spotlight Vision” where the focus in on problems and not possibilities In times or uncertainity or when in the panic zone we turn on our “Spotlight Vision” and miss the big picture or the opportunities ahead of us Spotlight Vision leads to perceptual or inattentional blindness Following our old paradigm or historical approach is a good example of “Spotlight Vision”

Another Dangerous Place “The Panic Zone” When in the “Panic Zone” our vision becomes short sighted & narrow with a “Spotlight Focus” Floodlight Vision in the Stretch Zone

Emotionality Emotionality: Reacting to high levels of internal emotional arousal Emotionality looks & feels like being overwhelmed by feelings & emotions Emotionality is expressed as anger, sadness or grief helplessness Actions during emotionality are unplanned, impulsive, irrational & reactive. Rationality is extremely limited or nonexistent due to fear disappointment ,frustration, failure

Stretching Outside Your Comfort Zone YouTube Joe Urbanski