Human Performance Thinking.com » Shift Happens http://www.humanperformancethinking.com Where people meet performance Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 What do axes and values have in common? http://www.humanperformancethinking.com/2010/10/27/what-do-axes-and-values-have-in-common/ http://www.humanperformancethinking.com/2010/10/27/what-do-axes-and-values-have-in-common/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:46:30 +0000 Patrick Smits http://www.humanperformancethinking.com/?p=263 Gränsfors make one the finest forged axes in the world. It has become more than just an axe. It is an icon for quality and a belief that there is another way of making things. But how did they come to this position and how did the believe in their values helped them to become the Rolls Royce maker of Axes.

I have their axes and these are tools you want to invest in. Not only it is a great tool, more than that by buying an axe you share the values and beliefs of the team that made them. Let the CEO explain it himself.

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Click here to view the embedded video.

Did You Know? is intended to be a conversation starter. As you use the presentation with various audiences, leave plenty of time at the end for questions and discussion. Questions such as the following are good ways to start conversation:

  • What are your initial reactions to what you saw in the presentation?
  • How are these changes manifesting themselves in your personal lives? Professional lives?
  • What do we think it means to prepare students for the 21st century? What skills do students need to survive and thrive in this new era?
  • What implications does this have for our current way of doing things?
  • Do we need to change? If so, how?
  • How do we get from here to there?
  • What challenges must we overcome as we move forward?
  • What supports will we need as we move forward?
  • What kind of training will we need to move forward?
  • What kind of commitments will we need to make (with each other, our students, and our community) to move forward?
  • Who’s scared? Why?
  • What will we do next? What are some concrete actions that we can take in the near future?
  • Is it possible for a teacher to be an excellent teacher if he/she does not use technology?

The original blog post by Karl Fisher:

Blog post Fishbowl

The Wiki that completes all background information:

shifthappens.wikispaces.com

Congratulations for the Xplane guys with the design work:

www.xplane.com

Have fun discussing.

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