Activities (31)

To picture “the person on the other end” of their writing so that they’re always trying to make an impact on a re...

How to design their communications to make specific impacts on particular audiences.

To use images to shape the impact of their message.

To make claims that emerge from careful observation—in any discipline. To explore evidence and work up to claims, instead of ...

To create step-by-step instructions (an algorithm) to achieve a goal.

To identify and question the assumptions that shape mathematical models.

How to use different types of data visualizations to tell a story about the relationships between data.

How to ask someone for the specific feedback they need, when they need it.

To discover the questions that matter to them and the specific parts of a topic they want to dig into more deeply.

To evaluate information for relevance.

To use the “affinity mapping” technique to make sense of quantitative or qualitative data by seeing the patterns that run thr...

How to connect together isolated facts into complex understanding.

To recognize weak claims that are not grounded in the evidence, so they can make strong claims that are.

To describe how two ideas are related in order to generate new insights.

How to diagnose problems using a problem tree analysis.

To seek out and appreciate different perspectives when collaborating.

To map power dynamics using the Power Y framework including learning to identify holders of power and potential allies.

To identify and improve on effective communication practices.

To accurately summarize their opponent’s view and counter with their own during a disagreement.

To explore, understand and learn from the experience of other people: how they see their worlds, what matters to them, the re...

To recognize and appreciate the effort that others are putting into their work and use positive feedback to build a kind and ...

To identify their personal work styles and understand how these styles

To reflect on their teamwork, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies for effective collaboration.

To identify specific emotions they are feeling with precise language.

To describe the physical, mental, and emotional reactions they experience in a ...

To identify and understand their own strengths by reflecting on positive experiences.

To take an active role in asking for the feedback they need.

To incorporate feedback on a draft or assignment into future work.

To evaluate if their current approach to a challenge is working and adapt if needed.

To gain awareness of how it feels when they’re truly engaged in what they’re doing, and to design and adjust their situations...

To identify the people they can turn to for the help they need.