Critical reflection 2012

Critical reflection 2012

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  Tools for critical reflection Martin Locock June 2012 mlocock
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   Objectives •Understand how weuse our time •Understand critical thinking and critical reflection •Apply a range of techniques to enhance reflection
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    Exercise 1: time allocation How much of your time is spent: •preparing for activity (plan) •doing activity (do) •reviewing activity (reflect) •Compare with partner
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  Review Planning 10% 10% Type A Living in the present Hurry sickness? Activity 80% Review 5% Type B Planning 35% Planning/doing Activity 60% Type C Review 15% Planning 25% Plan/Do/Reflect Activity 60%
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  Reviewing your timeuse • How much time spent doing is wasted? • How much time spent planning is wasted? • How much time spent reflecting is wasted? • Stephen Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: sharpening the saw
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  Reflection • Should youspend more time reflecting? • Why can’t you spend enough time on it now?  Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory  David Allen Getting Things Done Photo: Sham Shaikh
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  Reasons not toreflect • Feels selfish? • Unproductive? • Can’t find time? • Risky? • Whose permission do you need to change your time use?
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  Critical thinking andcritical reflection Critical thinking “active interpretation and evaluation of observations” awareness of one’s own thoughts and behaviour [‘meta awareness’] Present focus Critical reflection purposeful thought about experience to understand and learn for the future Past / future focus
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  Critical thinking andreflection Self awareness - the internal narrative Becoming self-aware in real time Critical reflection - what did I learn? what did I do well? what should I do next?
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  Building a routine •Needsto work for you •Time, place, environment, materials •Regular / default behaviour - new habit •Make a commitment •Value success Stefan Sagmeister
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  The Museum ofLost Ideas Photo: Jon Hanson
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  Daily reflection • First5 minutes • Waiting for computer to start • Things you plan to do today • Last 5 minutes • Things you plan to do tomorrow • Things you did today - reflection
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  Keeping a notebook •A working tool not a work of art • Be honest • Be reflective and analytical • Date your entries and review them • Can be questions • Can be action points
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  An effective diary •Day1: three things I’m grateful for •Day 2: a great memory •Day 3: a future plan •Day 4: letter to someone •Day 5: review where you are From Richard Wiseman 59 Seconds Stefan Sagmeister
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  Critical friends What isa critical friend? Someone who will assist your personal development over the medium term Provides: trust, support, honesty, time = friend And: challenge, measure progress = critical Not: information, advice, negative comments Who makes a good critical friend? Not your boss Not your best friend Who?
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  Exercise 2: freewriting : A current problem Free writing is a technique that allows you to follow a line of thought without self-editing and will often end by exposing an insight of which you were not consciously aware. •Select an issue (a current problem you are facing) •Start writing what you think or feel about it •Don’t worry about structure, spelling or layout •Keep the pen moving across the page •Don’t go back to correct or erase •Defined time Feedback?  
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  Critical reflection toolbox •Routine •Notebook •Diary •Criticalfriend •Free writing
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  Conclusion •Time •Self-awareness •Reflection
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  [email protected] @mlocock