Comments on: Reflecting On Chaotic Action

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By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:54:14 +0000

Dave

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment.

Yes. ‘Henny Penny, the sky’s falling in’, headless-chicken frantic activity is wasted energy.

My sister had a real and pressing situation to deal with. She could so easily have been petrified into inaction. In those circumstances, doing something and seeing where it went was the best things for her.

Along with debate and assessment I should have added reflection – both personal and collective.

I am not familiar with Carol Dweik’s work – I will enjoy investigating. Thank you

A campaign to get High Heid Yins widely used in the US? Great fun

By: Dave Ferguson

Dave Ferguson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:55:55 +0000

I like this post, especially your comment that taking action “creates outcomes for debate and assessment.”

In other words, if you want to be systematic, you’ve got to have that feedback loop. Otherwise, it’s the old refrain “when in trouble, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.”

An extension of Bandura’s comment, based on Carol Dweck’s work on mindset, is that this is (or can be) learned behavior.

Your nurse doesn’t see anything special in what she’s done–but she can look back and say, “I got something done.”

I’ll be looking forward to the update. (And I’m hoping “high heid yins” catches on as a term in here in the States.)