Please read the On Reflection paper and develop a reflection on any of the three books used in this class:

1. Blue Ocean Strategy
2. Good Profit
3. X8

Remember Reflection's three C's: Clear, Complete, Concise.

Focus on how what the authors say connect to something you know and critically think about how that engenders new insights that challenge or confirm what you know. And then summarize with a thought on the effect of the challenge or confirmation of your existing knowledge positions you to create new insights and subsequent new knowledge.

I'm hoping that you shall use this skill to navigate information you receive to sharpen your creative mind, to see clear patterns of connections where other only see chaos. But you have to practice, practice and practice.

1. Current knowledge and experiences connecting to the new information (10)
2. Critical assessment of new information and the new insights it engenders (10)
3. Assessment of new insights implications for existing knowledge and the effect of those implications for developing novel insights about a particular challenge, problem or opportunity (10).

Use any of the suggested approaches in the paper - text, pictures, bullets, sketches, etc. the only condition being that ensure everything is clear, concise and complete and the three major characteristics of the reflection process are clearly elucidated.

Paper below

On Reflection: Connecting to What We Know

to Create New Knowledge

Framing Reflection

Technically,

reflection

is

a

phenomenon

.

.

.

it

occurs

when

a

wave

changes

its

direction

at

an

interface

and

returns

to

the

original

source.

Given

its

scientific

context,

we

can

employ

the

concept

within

our

needs

as

a

process

of

considering

an

issue

or

a

situation

in

a

deliberate,

calm,

and

intensive

manner

with a purpose to connect our experiences and knowledge to the situation or issue.

Reflection

is

not

sensemaking

(Weick,

1995).

Sensemaking

involves

people

putting

stimuli

into

frameworks

that

enable

them

to

"comprehend,

understand,

explain,

attribute,

extrapolate,

and

predict"

(Starbuck

and

Milliken,

1988,

p.

51).

Strategy,

for

example,

is

used

as

a

framework

for

making

sense

of

how

organizations

achieve

their

objectives

(Westly,

1990).

Thus,

sensemaking

is

retrospective,

using

knowledge

and

experiences

as

tools

to

help

explain

(and

make

sense

of)

situations,

issues

and

phenomena.

Sensemaking

is

a

common

process

in

our

lives

as

humans,

using

it

daily

to

remain

functioning

and

functional.

As

such,

sensemaking

is

almost

an

automatic

activity

that

we,

as

humans,

engage in to ensure our survival.

Reflection,

unlike

sensemaking,

is

an

active

conscious

activity

that

is

deliberate

and

purposeful.

It

seeks

to

connect

our

experiences

and

knowledge

to

situations

and

events

that

we

encounter

to

reframe

our

knowledge

and

experiences.

This

reframing

may

reveal

new

connections

in

knowledge

and

experiences

and

illuminate

old

ideas,

knowledge

and

experiences

with

new

perspectives

and

language.

So,

while

our

knowledge and experiences are tools in sensemaking, they are ingredients in reflection.

Reflection's Purpose

Our

definition

of

reflection

makes

its

primary

purpose

clear:

to

help

us

develop

new

connections

across

existing

knowledge

and

experiences

and

help

us

form

new

knowledge

and

experiences.

Founded

on

our

knowledge

and

experiences,

the

keystone

of

reflection

is

incorporating

our

perspectives

on

our

own

actions,

experiences

and

knowledge

in

the

new

connections

develop

during

the

reflection

process.

In

other

words,

reflection's

primary

purpose

is

to

deliberately

trigger

curiosity

about

how

our

existing

knowledge

and

experiences

connect

to

the

new

information

we

are

receiving,

and

how

these

connections engender new thinking, choices and behavior.

Curiosity

is

a

deed

motivated

by

inquisitiveness.

Curiosity

about

how

our

own

experiences

connect

to

the

prevailing

situation

presents

possibilities

for

purposeful

introspection

about

our

own

lives

and

how.

Curiosity

Critical

Thinking

New Insights

Confirmation

of Knowledge

Challenge to

Knowledge

we

are

where

we

are

and

how

we

get

to

where

we

need

to

go.

This

introspection

helps

us

employ

new

knowledge

effectively

and

positively

to

create

new

learning

through

new

experiences

engendered

by

the learning that emanates from the inquisitiveness. It is a beautiful circle of mind expansion.

The Reflection Process

In

reflecting

on

any

material

or

event,

situation

or

condition,

we

seek

clarity,

completeness

and

conciseness

of

received

knowledge

informed

by

one's

own

experiences

and

knowledge.

As

a

first

step

in

reflection,

it

is

helpful

to

critically

assess

our

current

and

past

knowledge

and

experiences

within

the

context

of

the

new

information

we

are

receiving.

"What

do

I

know

about

the

subject

being

discussed?"

We

might

not

know

much

about

the

new

information,

but

it

may

be

possible

for

us

to

connect

it

to

something

else

that

may

only

be

tangential

and

yet

connectable.

It

may,

indeed,

not

be

new

information

at

all

because

we

seem

to

have

heard

it

all

before.

But

the

curious

mind

seeks

to

find

the

new

thing

that

has

not

been

heard

or

seen

in

the

old

before.

I

call

this

anchoring

of

experience

and

knowledge.

Critical

thinking

facilitated

by

curiosity

births

new

insights,

which

may

confirm

or

challenge

existing

knowledge

and

experiences.

The

confirmation

or

challenge

is

the

foundation

of

new

knowledge

formation

because

they

trigger

new

insights

that

position

us

to

begin

asking

new

questions.

Yes,

we

are

turning the prism, ever so gently, to get the rainbow to emerge!

Developing

the

habit

of

writing

reflections

provide

you

with

evidence

of

your

progress

in

sharpening

your

curiosity,

forming

your

critical

thinking

capability

and

deepening

your

ability

to

develop

new

insights

that

confirm

or

challenge

your

knowledge.

Good

reflections

consist

of

only

a

few

paragraphs,

bullets

or

diagrams

or

pictures

because

they

are

essentially

your

maps

to

help

your

mind

create

engage

visually

to

form

new

connections

and

connect

to

new

knowledge-generating

insights

and

insight-enabled knowledge. In reflection, always remember its three C's: clear, complete, and concise.