Co-creating time and space for productive reflection in the working

environment: implications for practice

 Wednesday 25th April 2012

John Driscoll www.supervisionandcoaching.com

 

Before we start….Before we start….

…perhaps this sums up reflection and reflective

practice….?

…perhaps this sums up reflection and reflective

practice….?

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Key workshop aims are to…. ‘rethink’ ways in which reflection is (or can be) used in practice…..

Key workshop aims are to…. ‘rethink’ ways in which reflection is (or can be) used in practice…..

….enhance YOUR own work as leaders and

managers through more ‘productive reflection’ at

work

….enhance YOUR own work as leaders and

managers through more ‘productive reflection’ at

work

Today we can address some or all of the following….

Today we can address some or all of the following….

• Consider the challenge of thinking for oneself

• Think about the components of a thinking environment at work

• Consider the changing face of reflection and reflective practice

• What is meant by productive reflection at work?

• Perhaps you are doing it already….. applying productive reflection in busy work environments

• How can productive reflection support the development of the new N&M strategy?

• Other…….?

• Consider the challenge of thinking for oneself

• Think about the components of a thinking environment at work

• Consider the changing face of reflection and reflective practice

• What is meant by productive reflection at work?

• Perhaps you are doing it already….. applying productive reflection in busy work environments

• How can productive reflection support the development of the new N&M strategy?

• Other…….?

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Thinking for yourself is challenging!

Thinking for yourself is challenging!

• How many of you spent your childhood… and much of your teen years learning ‘how to fit in’ rather than think for yourselves?

• What authorities do we look to for what to think?

• Is doing what everybody else does….. and thinking what everybody thinks rewarded?

• How many of you spent your childhood… and much of your teen years learning ‘how to fit in’ rather than think for yourselves?

• What authorities do we look to for what to think?

• Is doing what everybody else does….. and thinking what everybody thinks rewarded?

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Finding the time to think….Finding the time to think….

…as well using reflection in our work situations as leaders

and managers!

…as well using reflection in our work situations as leaders

and managers!

What sorts of conditions support a ‘Thinking Environment’…….?(Kline 2004)

What sorts of conditions support a ‘Thinking Environment’…….?(Kline 2004)

Activity 1: The 10 components of a thinking environment

Activity 1: The 10 components of a thinking environment

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The Thinking EnvironmentThe Thinking Environment

• Attention• Incisive

questions• Equality• Appreciation• Ease

• Attention• Incisive

questions• Equality• Appreciation• Ease

• Encouragement

• Feelings• Information• Place• Diversity

• Encouragement

• Feelings• Information• Place• Diversity

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From thinking to reflection….what’s the difference?

From thinking to reflection….what’s the difference?

Reminding ourselves what we mean by reflective practice

Activity 2

Reminding ourselves what we mean by reflective practice

Activity 2

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Reflection described….(not a new idea)….key

elements?

Reflection described….(not a new idea)….key

elements?

…..we do not learn by doing….we learn by doing…..and then realising what came of what we did…..

(John Dewey 1929 p367)

…..we do not learn by doing….we learn by doing…..and then realising what came of what we did…..

(John Dewey 1929 p367)

….. a process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, and which results in a changed conceptual perspective….

(Boyd & Fales 1983 p113)

….. a process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, and which results in a changed conceptual perspective….

(Boyd & Fales 1983 p113)

Why the need for reflective practice at

work….examples?

Why the need for reflective practice at

work….examples?• To become more aware of what we

do….through support and feedback• To lessen the gap between what we

say we will do and what we actually do

• Prior solutions may not work even if similar….our emphasis on similarities rather than differences

• Other reasons….?

• To become more aware of what we do….through support and feedback

• To lessen the gap between what we say we will do and what we actually do

• Prior solutions may not work even if similar….our emphasis on similarities rather than differences

• Other reasons….?

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The changing face of reflective practice…beyond the reflective practitioner!

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Organisational ……not just individual approaches to reflection......

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•Critical reflection•Public reflection•Productive reflection•Organising reflection

Defining productive reflection

Defining productive reflection

• …..reflection is far from being an isolating act of solely personal benefit….it is a key to learning to improve production and to making working life more satisfying (Cressey & Docherty 2006 p2)

• …..reflection is far from being an isolating act of solely personal benefit….it is a key to learning to improve production and to making working life more satisfying (Cressey & Docherty 2006 p2)

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Key features of productive reflection (Cressey et. al 2006)

Key features of productive reflection (Cressey et. al 2006)

• Organisational rather than individual intent and collective rather than individual orientation

• Contextualised within work and connecting learning to work

• Multiple stakeholders and connects players• Generative rather than instrumental• Developmental in nature• Open and unpredictable process that

changes over time

• Organisational rather than individual intent and collective rather than individual orientation

• Contextualised within work and connecting learning to work

• Multiple stakeholders and connects players• Generative rather than instrumental• Developmental in nature• Open and unpredictable process that

changes over time

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How is productive reflectionbeing applied…or could be applied to your own work as leaders andmanagers? ….. Activity 3

And finally….why the need to reflect in organisations?

And finally….why the need to reflect in organisations?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kHW3zmZwI0

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ReferencesReferences• Boud, D. (undated) Relocating reflection in the

context of practice: Rehabilitation or rejection? [online]: www.bretton.ac.uk/medicine/meu/lifelong06/P_DavidBoud.pdf accessed12/3/12

• Boud, D. Cressey, P. Walker, D. (2006) Productive Reflection at Work Routledge: Abingdon, UK.

• Kline, N (2004) Time to Think Listening to Ignite the Human Mind Cassell Illustrated: London.

• Raelin, J. A. (2002) I Don’t Have Time to Think!’ versus the Art of Reflective Practice Reflections [online]: www.global-leader.org/Reflective%20Practice%20Article.pdf accessed 10/4/12

• Vince, R. Reynolds, M. Organising Reflective Practice [online]: www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/conf/olkc/…/Contribution115.pdf accessed 4/4/12

• Boud, D. (undated) Relocating reflection in the context of practice: Rehabilitation or rejection? [online]: www.bretton.ac.uk/medicine/meu/lifelong06/P_DavidBoud.pdf accessed12/3/12

• Boud, D. Cressey, P. Walker, D. (2006) Productive Reflection at Work Routledge: Abingdon, UK.

• Kline, N (2004) Time to Think Listening to Ignite the Human Mind Cassell Illustrated: London.

• Raelin, J. A. (2002) I Don’t Have Time to Think!’ versus the Art of Reflective Practice Reflections [online]: www.global-leader.org/Reflective%20Practice%20Article.pdf accessed 10/4/12

• Vince, R. Reynolds, M. Organising Reflective Practice [online]: www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/conf/olkc/…/Contribution115.pdf accessed 4/4/12

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