Work

Reflection

Challenge: Describe your challenge, including all relevant information.

I run my own practice, including different initiatives (salons, consulting,

conferences, blogging, working on a book) and as part of that work with different

people, seek different connections. I constantly struggle with prioritizing effort, and

synthesizing noise to signal.

Selection: In your own words, briefly describe the tool you selected (e.g., what it is and why you selected it for your challenge – including any appropriate video lecture references).

I chose to use a mind map, as I am trying to both articulate my vision for this

different circles, as well as seeing how they might coalesce, transition, or graduate

to a more central one (given that the ultimate goal is recruiting consultancy work).

Application: Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge (e.g., what you did and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively).

I sketched the different people I connect with (may it be in academia, or industry),

then considered all of my activities, together with the goals of my business. Those

all joined into a 3 concentric shape framework, which had multiple gradual

dimensions (the people, my activity, and the linking activity)

Insight: Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your challenge (e.g., how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about design thinking more broadly).

My main insight and tool was a very palpable engagement meter, on what I need

from each of those audiences and what showing up look for them

Approach: Describe what you might do differently next time – applying the same tool you selected or a different one – and the reason(s) why.

I might try and avoid my own conﬁrmation bias. Even though I did change what I do

based on this exercise (more consolidate than pivot to be truthful) I wonder if these

was a way of fooling myself to have a ‘true’ outsider’s perspective

