Inspiration to learn about yourself

Preparing for #initiate19 , which takes place on June 7th at the tram museum in Zürich and aims to strengthen inclusion and participation in all kinds of meetings, I stumbled upon this posting by Sergio P. Ermotti about sustainable development goals (SDGs) and about the initiative #togetherband . Having been curious for some years about values and purpose - including what questions to ask to define purpose - and having worked in a variety of ways on SDG # 4 Quality education , I was really happy to read this posting by Mr. Ermotti. Before I get too positively excited about this great #togetherband initiative, I need to admit openly that not least due to the extremely high wages of employed managers working for banks, I almost lost hope. In fact, the very high wages of employed managers working for banks made me feel sad, angry and disappointed. Why did the very high wages of employed managers working for banks make me feel sad, angry and disappointed? 2 reasons: Reason number 1: I...

#initiate19  fi ndet am 7. Juni im  Zürich Tram-Museum   statt.  Als ich daran gearbeitet habe mich für das BarCamp vorzubereiten, habe ich diesen inspirierenden  Blogeintrag von Monika Schlatter entdeckt. Besonders interessant fand ich diesen Teil: "Es gilt vom Bild des "Experten, der ausgelernt hat" wegzukommen und sich selbst als offenes, sich wandelndes Wesen zu sehen, das nur durch Weiterentwicklung, Vernetzung und Zusammenarbeiten auf Augenhöhe weiterkommt und bestehen kann. Und es ist gerade dieses Mindset, das an Hochschulen noch praktisch unbekannt ist. Als Bildungsinstitution hat man das Wissen gepachtet, ist eine Autorität, ein Bollwerk, das keine Einflüsse von aussen braucht."  Die Worte "sich selbst als offenes, sich wandelndes Wesen zu sehen" und "Einflüsse von aussen" habe ich markiert, weil ich diese Passagen besonders wichtig finde. Als ich beim sehr gut organisierten #OpenEducationDay an der PHBern am 6. April teilgeno...

P reparing for #initiate19 , which takes place on June 7th at the Zürich Tram-Museum , I stumbled over this tweet by Daniela Lozza about the transformation from teacher to coach. I was curious to learn more about this as it is a topic I have looked into myself, for example here and here . As some point in the chat, Daniela mentioned this in a tweet : How about teaching less content and being more patient? We can create learning experiences in which students are producers, not just consumers, of knowledge. And we can facilitate meaning making without delivering the answers. These ideas by Daniela made it particularly interesting, I found. And reflecting on what Daniela wrote, I almost instantly thought about Hal Gregersen's work on asking questions. And I was so happy, as Hal Gregersen mentioned growth mindset in this tweet . Why did it make me happy? Because I find that Carol Dweck's book Mindset is one of the better books I have read . One of the several aspects abou...

At an event last Friday in the Swiss capital Bern about changing how education is done, I was thrilled to learn about great stories of improving how education is done. Two examples: A young student, who was clearly frustrated about how education was being done and strongly wanted to change the way education is done, explained that with his friends, he initiated and facilitated an innovation workshop at a school. The young people realized that teachers need to be trained to innovate. A teacher explained that with some young people, he created and published a paper. In the process, they involved more companies.  During the event I also learned about significant challenges. For example, Jakob Widmer explained that in some Swiss schools, neither teachers nor students are allowed to make mistakes. A teacher I spoke with echoed this point by Widmer and explained that not being allowed to make mistakes and/or being punished for making mistakes creates fear and keeps both students an...

Some research about the personality dimension introvert vs. extrovert . Includes questions to ask to find out if a person has a more introverted or a more extroverted personality.

These are my takeaways from reading the book Lead true - authentic leadership rediscovered by Bill George : Why is it important that people find a purpose and search for meaning? Pages 19 - 22: Authenticity has become the gold standard of leadership. To be authentic, find and live your values and purpose, lead with your heart, establish connected relationships and demonstrate self discipline. Authentic leaders are constantly growing. Page 68: The most important element of leadership is having a clear purpose that makes your life meaningful. Page 83: Over many years, Bill George thought he had to be perfect and not show vulnerability. When he was in his forties, Bill George realized that vulnerability is strength - not weakness. He started opening up and communicating about his mistakes, weaknesses and fears. The result of this change of thinking and behaviour was that he felt better and improved relationships with others. Page 105: If you are a teacher, do not go into a ...