During INDEX:Views – it happens in every meeting or gathering - I saw different patterns of position-taking.
Try to think back to the last time you introduced your self in a group. What did you tell about your self, why?
Why do almost all of us list up our work titles, where we have studied, and which exams we have?
Why don’t we tell about our last vacation, what we’ve planned for the weekend and what motivates us when working together with other people?
Another position-talking attitude is about using history as an argument. Is history a valid point in days where we don’t know the answers to tomorrows needs and problems? Has it ever been a valid argument when designing solutions for tomorrow?
Vocabulary – language – is the last position-talking attitude I will mention in this post. When working in multi-diverse team, with multi-disciplinary capabilities and different language it often appears to be difficult to agree on which level of conversation the group should choose.
Do you have any suggestions to how to deal with that? Leading diverse teams?
I’m sure you know of other examples – please share.