The idea of the 3x3 Reflection came out of a discussion I had with Ward about practices that companies could use to better learn from valuable insights that arise when complex systems fail.
> We repeat this process one more time, then go back to the second insight and then the third, following the same progressive exploration - always drilling into key emotional words or phrases.
An older version of this page stated:
> The real biological motivator. No emotion no movement. So pay attention and take care with emotions.
The real biological motivator. No emotion no movement. So pay attention and take care with emotions.
Intriguing artefacts are emerging out of our experimenting. We’re gauging an impact on class culture, learning through a DiG is changing the way learners interact with each other. Our teachers speak of learning communities empowered by higher levels of trust and connection. They’re noticing that their learners are more willing to take risks, to be vulnerable and uncomfortable in their learning. There’s a shift in their courage and confidence. Levels of engagement are changing profoundly for individuals.
The Emotional Dictionary was a project I started with artist Dilek Winchester some time around 2001, to create a visual and multimedia dictionary of emotions.
The contribution by Luc Ciompi (see also Ciompi 2002), which triggered the discussion, points to a remarkable gap in research not only in the work of Luhmann, but also in systems theory in general. Fascinated by the notion of autopoiesis and by the concept of operational and thus informational closure of self-referential systems (Ashby 1974, 18f.; Maturana / Varela 1980), this theory has largely neglected the observation and exploration of energetic and causal couplings between systems and their environments.