Making Sense of the Patterns in our Lives Marc Danziger, Agile Business Expert EP 72
\u201cFundamentally, we are sense-makers\u2026 looking for patterns in what\u2019s going on\u2026 which we use to create our models of the world,\u201d Marc explains, as he and Laura jump into a conversation about the lenses we use to view and experience the world through.\xa0\xa0
We have two agents at play in our minds \u2013 one is the creative storyteller, and the other is the editor \u2013 that selects the stories that make the most sense. But it\u2019s important to understand that many of the lenses \u2013 values, beliefs, stories, ideas, thoughts \u2013 we use are biologically inherited and/or absorbed through our early childhood influences and experiences. We may not be consciously aware of the filtering those various lenses provide and what that means for how we move through our lives.\xa0\xa0
If we are willing to expose ourselves to others\u2019 lenses, perspectives, experiences, and stories, we may recognize two key truths: We have more in common with others than we imagine, and our experiences/lives will be much fuller, richer, healthier, and\xa0creative\xa0when we are open to\xa0including, listening to, and engaging with others who appear to be different than us.\xa0\xa0
The effectiveness of this approach is evident in work and at home, researched through team science studies, as well as in business operations. Marc shares an insightful \u2013 and somewhat frightening \u2013 story about some catastrophic events in the airline industry.\xa0\xa0
The bottom line: There\u2019s value in bringing different perspectives to the table, whether that\u2019s in someone\u2019s home or in a boardroom. Each of us has something of value to contribute and there\u2019s power in sharing the cognitive burdens of life and work with others.\xa0\xa0
Listen in for deeper insight into the greatest waste on the planet, why psychological safety is crucial, what Agile processes are and how they are used in business, and how to build learning into the foundations of whatever projects we might initiate.\xa0\xa0
Marc\u2019s\xa0Bio\xa0
Marc says: \u201cI'm a native Californian, who like many in the history of our state has been lucky enough to find new and interesting ways in which what I find interesting has turned out to be what some folks find useful. That's how our state has reinvented itself so often.\xa0
I'm currently leading groups that do what is called "agile transformations" in organizations - which, to me is simply a way to put people and\xa0common sense\xa0front and center. I'm exploring ways of making procedural change in organizations tie to behavioral,\xa0and,\xa0ultimately,\xa0mindset change.\xa0
For me, the most I've learned about dealing with people has come from raising my sons.\xa0They\u2019ve\xa0taught me patience, empathy, and how to decide that if no one is bleeding, it's not really a crisis."\u202f\u202f\xa0
Connect\xa0with Marc and other resources:\xa0\xa0
Marc on LinkedIn\xa0\xa0\xa0
Sociocracy\xa0