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Sustaining the Journey
Thoughtful writing authored and shared by members of of the Thinking Collaborative community to support others on the journey.
Sustaining the Journey
Gestures Revisited | March 21, 2023 | Carolee Hayes |
Tool for Guiding Adaptive Leadership | February 27, 2023 | Carolee Hayes |
Rebooting Sustaining the Journey | January 26, 2023 | Carolee Hayes |
Flexibility (April 2019) | April 15, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Efficacy (April 2019) | April 22, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Interdependence (April 2019) | April 29, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Planting the Seeds | May 06, 2019 | Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Nurturing the Seedlings | May 13, 2019 | Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Watching for Growth | May 20, 2019 | Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
Breathing Renewed Life into Our Work: Enjoying the Blossoms | May 27, 2019 | Ericka Harris, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
The Question Burst Strategy, Part 3, Identify a Quest and Commit to It | May 28, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Video as Accelerator of Reflection: Teachers Seeing Their Practice Through Their Own Eyes | June 03, 2019 | David Baker |
Video Promoting Increased Noticing | June 10, 2019 | David Baker and Karen Smith |
Video as a Third Point for Reflection | June 17, 2019 | Karen Smith and David Baker |
Video as an Accelerator of Reflection | July 08, 2019 | David Baker and Karen Smith |
Video as a Catalyst for Improved Practice | July 15, 2019 | Karen Smith and David Baker |
What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! 2 -- They Share Vulnerability | April 16, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! 3 - They Establish Purpose | April 23, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! Concluding Thoughts | April 30, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Gender and Voice | May 07, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Question Burst Strategy, Part 1, Set the Stage | May 14, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Question Burst Strategy, Part 2, Brainstorm the Questions | May 21, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Kegan's Stages of Adult Development | June 04, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Kegan's Stages of Adult Development: Socializing Knowers | June 11, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Kegan's Stages of Adult Development: Self-Authoring Knowers | June 18, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Kegan's Stages of Adult Development: Self-Transforming or Interindividual Knowers | June 25, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Posing Mediative Questions—Approachability | July 02, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Posing Mediative Questions—Plural Forms | July 09, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Posing Mediative Questions—Tentative Language | July 16, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Posing Mediative Questions—Positive Presuppositions | July 23, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Posing Mediative Questions—Open-Ended | July 30, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Context-Specific Coaching | August 06, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Coach as Choreographer and Catalytic Leader | August 13, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Coach as Ethnographer and Designer | August 20, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Coach as Creative Liaison and Counselor | August 27, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Four Support Functions: Evaluating | September 03, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Four Support Functions: Consulting | September 10, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Four Support Functions: Collaborating | September 17, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Four Support Functions: Coaching | September 24, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Mentoring/Coaching the New Teacher | October 01, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Mentoring/Coaching the Veteran Teacher | October 08, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Mentoring Using Feedback, Part 1 | October 15, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Mentoring Using Feedback, Part 2 | October 15, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developing the Mentors/Coaches | October 29, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
What’s the Best Size for Making Meetings Productive? | November 05, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Things and Energy Matter | November 12, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Update on Learning Styles and Eye Movements | November 19, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Reading Non-Verbals: Racial Bias | November 29, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Articles on how Gen Zers are different from Millennials in the Workplace | December 03, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
A Review: "The Power of Listening in Helping People Change" from HBR | December 10, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developing Self-Efficacy | January 07, 2019 | Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
The Discipline of Perception | January 14, 2019 | Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
The Discipline of Action | January 21, 2019 | Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
The Discipline of Will | January 28, 2019 | Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
Collective Teacher Efficacy | February 04, 2019 | Walter Basnight, Secondary Learning Coach for the American International School Chennai, India
and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
The Next Steps of Choreographing an Opening | February 14, 2019 | Seth Brown, Agency Trainer and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
Adaptive Schools and Trauma Informed Practices | February 15, 2019 | John Matich, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
A Healing-Centered Framework | March 01, 2019 | Carrie Usui Johnson and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Facilitating | March 05, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Purposefully Creating Cognitive Diversity and Psychological Safety | March 11, 2019 | James Roussin, Training Associate and member of the Thinking Collaborative Futures Team |
The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Coaching | March 12, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Presenting | March 19, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Journey of Becoming Trauma Informed: How a Norm of Collaboration is Changing Things One Situation at a Time | March 19, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Writing by the Coach | March 25, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Conciousness (April 2019) | April 01, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Craftsmanship | April 08, 2019 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Socializing Knowers | March 13, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Self-Authoring Knowers | March 20, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Self-Transforming Knowers | March 27, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developing Co-Laborers | April 03, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Co-Laboring: Listening Well | April 10, 2017 | Winn Wheeler |
Co-Laboring: Ensuring All Voices are Heard | April 17, 2017 | Winn Wheeler |
Co-Laboring: Building Inclusive Communities | April 24, 2017 | Winn Wheeler |
The Power of the Story | May 01, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Mastering the Box | May 08, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Gesturing to Align with Your Intention | May 15, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Using Your Palms in a Presentation | May 22, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Holding a Confident Stance | May 29, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Trust (Part 1) | June 05, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Trust (Part 2) | June 12, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Trust (Part 3) | June 19, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Trust (Part 4) | June 26, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Managing Change by Managing Transitions | July 03, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Managing Change by Managing Transitions—Endings | July 10, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Managing Change by Managing Transitions—The Neutral Zone | July 17, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Managing Change by Managing Transitions—New Beginnings | July 24, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Managing Change by Managing Transitions—Mediating Your Thinking around Transition | July 31, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Using a Third Point in a Calibrating Conversation | August 07, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Calibrating Conversations Support Self-Directed Learning | August 14, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Envisioning Success in the Calibrating Conversation | August 21, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Using the Calibrating Conversation with the Other Support Functions | August 28, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Power of Paraphrasing | September 04, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Paraphrasing - Acknowledging | September 11, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Paraphrasing - Organizing | September 18, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Paraphrasing Abstracting | September 25, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
How do I get started? | October 02, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Moving to Automaticity | October 09, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Talking and Writing by the Coach (Part 1) | October 16, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Talking and Writing by the Coach (Part 2) | October 23, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Recalcitrant Coachee | October 30, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 1) | November 06, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 2) | November 13, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 3) | November 20, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Beginning to Understand & Embrace the Principles & Tenets of Adaptive Schools (Part 2) | November 27, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Research Supporting Adaptive Schools & Cognitive Coaching (Part 1) | December 04, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Research Supporting Adaptive Schools & Cognitive Coaching (Part 2) | December 11, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the Why | January 08, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the What | January 15, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the How (Part 2) | January 29, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Categories of Stories | February 05, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Why Stories are So Persuasive? | February 12, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Signature Stories | February 19, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Story Features to Make Them More Compelling | February 26, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Four Hats of Shared Leadership - Consulting | March 26, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! | April 02, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
What the Best Teams Do to Be the Best Teams! 1—They Build Safety | April 09, 2018 | Thinking Collaborative |
Project Aristotle – Understanding Successful Groups | March 14, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Talk Time in Groups | March 21, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Psychological Safety in Groups | March 28, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Confirmation Bias | April 04, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Blind Spot Bias | April 11, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Ostrich Effect | April 18, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Recency | April 25, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Teacher Evaluation – Getting it Right | May 02, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
What Makes a Smart Team? | May 09, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Knowing When to Consult | May 19, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Things and Energy | May 23, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Renewing Yourself | May 30, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Purposes of Reflection | June 06, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Analyzing Causal Factors | June 13, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Construct New Learnings | June 20, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Commit to Applications | June 27, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Capital is an asset in any form. Professional Capital includes Human Capital, Social Capital, Cognitive Capital, and Decisional Capital. | July 04, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Human Capital | July 11, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Social Capital | July 18, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Decisional Capital | July 25, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Listening as a Leadership Tool | August 01, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Shhhh…360 Listening | August 08, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Can you hear me now? 360 Listening | August 15, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Secrets of Great Teamwork—Enabling in a Positive Way, Part 1 | August 22, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Secrets of Great Teamwork—Enabling in a Positive Way, Part 2 | August 29, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Use One Topic at a Time and Address One Process at a Time | September 06, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Balance Participation | September 13, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Understand and Agree on Roles | September 20, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Engage Cognitive Conflict | September 27, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
AS & CC in the Classroom | October 03, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Using a Reflecting Conversation with Students | October 10, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Norms of Collboration & Students - A Real World Example | October 17, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Principles of Complex Systems - A Real World Example | October 24, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcomes #1 and #2 | November 07, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcome #3 | November 14, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcomes #3 and #6 | November 21, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Cognitive CoachingSM Research: Outcome #7 | November 28, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
What is V.U.C.A.? | December 05, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Responding Effectively to V.U.C.A – “Hey, it’s crazy out there!” | December 12, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
Revision to Cognitive Coaching Capability 3…the How (Part 1) | December 12, 2016 | Thinking Collaborative |
An Adaptive Curriculum | January 09, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Effective Thinking as a Future Curriculum | January 16, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Effective Action as a Future Curriculum | January 23, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Effective Relationship and Effective Accomplishment as a Future Curriculum | January 30, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Flexibility (February 2017) | February 06, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Reflecting Conversation: Reflect on the Coaching Process and Explore Refinements | February 10, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Consciousness (February 2017) | February 15, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Interdependence (February 2017) | February 20, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Efficacy (February 2017) | February 27, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developmental Approach to Feedback and Collaboration: Instrumental Knowers | March 06, 2017 | Thinking Collaborative |
Problems Created by Group Fallacies | January 26, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
How Groups Reduce Fallacies | February 02, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Helping Groups Become Wiser | February 09, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Things to Consider When Seeking Advice | February 16, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Transformative Talk: Cognitive Coaches Share Their Stories | February 22, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Things to Consider When Giving Advice | February 23, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Student Use of the Norms of Collaboration | March 02, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Back to Basics: Identity as a Mediator | April 06, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Back to Basics: Identity as a Collaborator and Inquirer | April 13, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Who Are We in the Decision-Making Process? | April 20, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Three Meeting Goals | April 27, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developing Trust for a Coaching Relationship | May 04, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Cognitive Capital | May 05, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Navigating Support Functions | May 11, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Making the Norms the Norm | May 18, 2015 | Art Costa & Bena Kallick |
Tips for Making the Norms the Norms | May 24, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Identity as a Mediator | June 01, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
What Messages are You Sending about Helping? | June 08, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Tips for Giving Goal-Referenced Feedback | June 15, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Riding a Bike | June 22, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Are Your Meetings Fun? | June 29, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developing Self-Directed Leaders and Learners – A Higher Purpose | July 06, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developing Self-Directed Leaders and Learners - Identity | July 13, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Developing Self-Directed Leaders and Learners – Mediation at Work | July 20, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Empathy and Sympathy | July 27, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
The Importance of Teacher Collaboration | August 03, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
3 Approaches to Change | August 10, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Change as an Empirical-Rational Process | August 17, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Change as a Power-Coercion Process | August 24, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Change as a Normative-Reeducative Process | August 31, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Pausing | September 07, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Paraphrasing to Acknowledge | September 14, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Paraphrasing to Organize | September 21, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
Paraphrasing to Abstract | September 28, 2015 | Thinking Collaborative |
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