OSU Common Read In-Class Activity #2

Common Read In-Class Activity #2Workview/ Lifeview Reflection
The workview/lifeview reflection activity is a journey of internal exploration.
Workview is a manifesto – it’s the set of values you use to define what you think good
work is and is not. It is an articulated philosophy of what work means to you. A
Workview may address such questions as:
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Why work?
What’s work for?
What does work mean?
How does it relate to the individual, others, and society?
What defines good or worthwhile work?
What does money have to do with it?
What do experience, growth, and fulfillment have to do with it?
In 250 words or less reflect on your personal workview
What top values standout in your workview reflection?
Lifeview is simply your own ideas about what gives life meaning and what makes life
worthwhile. It probably involves others in your family and your community It may have
a spiritual component to it. A Lifeview is what helps us define what matters most. It
might address these questions.
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What makes life worthwhile or valuable?
How does your life relate to others in your family, community, world?
What do money, fame, and personal accomplishments have to do with a
satisfying life?
In 250 words or less reflect on your personal lifeview
What top values standout in your lifeview reflection?
Workview and Lifeview Combined Reflection
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Where do your workview and lifeview complement one another?
Where do they clash?
Does one drive the other? If so, how?
Maker Mix Reflection
The goal of this reflection is to come up with a subjective evaluation of your “maker
outputs”. For the market economy you will adjust money, for the making a difference
economy you will adjust impact, and for the creative economy you will adjust
expression. The goal is to help you understand where you are today and where you
aspire to be tomorrow with you maker outputs.
The first board represents where you feel your current life mix is right now. Once you
rate each area, write a few sentences about your reasons for the ratings.
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Money
Maker Mix #1 Reflection Section
Impact
Expression
The second board is the mix you aspire to (e.g. your ideal mix). This mix would help
bring coherence to your workview and lifeview. Once you’ve rated each area write
about what you would need to change in each output to achieve the listed score.
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Maker Mix #2 Reflection Section
What are few changes you’d like to make or can make to move your section closer to
their ideal state?
The Minimum Actionable Problem
Pick a problem that you would like to work on but make sure it’s a real problem, and
one that you’ve been stuck on for a while. Write the problem down, as clearly as you
can. Writing it out will help you understand the “frame” that is implicit in the way you
state the problem.
Problem:
First, examine the problem for any biases, embedded solutions, drama, or emotional
components. This is challenging because we often do not see our own biases. To do this
well requires radical honesty, and a healthy dose of acceptance.
If you are struggling to state the problem objectively, ask a friend to help. Read them
your problem statement and ask them to help you detect biases, embedded solutions,
drama, or emotional components. Once you have a few ideas about how to reframe
your problem into a MAP, put your more objective, nonbiased reframe in the form of a
How might we . . . or a How might I . . . statement.
How Might I…
How Might I…
Once you have a few “MAP-ed” problems, brainstorm at least three different
prototypes that you could try to resolve your problem. Remember: We are setting the
bar low here, accepting that a lot of problems can’t be fully solved, and looking for a
few good ideas for a resolution for the MAP.
Solution Idea #1
Solution Idea #2
Solution Idea #3