Reflective PracticeMichele Martin www.michelemmartin.com

I’m Michele

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What is Reflective Practice?

A Story

“the capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning.”

--Donald Schon

Reflection in Action

Reflection on Action

Reflective Practice requires. . . Honesty

Transparency

Courage

Openness

Safety

Flexibility

Humanity!

Thoughts on

Process

Cultivate Curiosity

“Curiosity is the only known antidote to the single biggest block to learning: the idea that we already have the answer (and it’s first cousin, “I don’t care about the answer.”)

Being in a state of curiosity means looking out at the world, collecting data, observing human behaviors and interactions, and asking “why” and “what if?”

--Peter Bromberg

Create Safe SpaceCircles

Intention

“Vegas Rules”

Observation over evaluation

Observe Experience

Ask Questions

Thiagi’s Debriefing QuestionsHow do you feel?

What happened?

What did you learn?

How does this relate to the real world?

What If?

What Next?

Appreciative InquiryWhat question, if answered, could make the

most difference?

What opportunities do we see here?

What assumptions or mental models do we need to test?

What would someone with a different set of beliefs say/think here?

If success were completely guaranteed, what bold steps would we take?

Allow Choice

Build the Habit

Model the Process

Tools and

Strategies

Journaling

Learning

Experiments

“Research indicates that engaging with another person in a way that encourages talking with, questioning, or confronting helped the reflective process by placing the learner in a safe environment in which self-revelation can take place.”

After Action Review

“FailFaire” and

“FailSlam”

Knowledge Cafe

Open Space and “Unconferencing”

Pecha Kucha

20 PowerPoint Slides,

20 seconds per slide

Visuals

Storytelling

The Clearness Committee

Let’s Reflect!

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