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Knowledge Under Pressure
On Doing Boring Better and the Johari Window
Field notes from what we’ve been up to, what we’ve been taking in, and what we are thinking about at The Emergency Mind Project.
If you have ideas or things you’d like to see — or if you want to help and get more involved — I’d love to hear from you: dan@emergencymind.com
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EP 64: Tommy Short on Doing Boring Better
Former D-1 Basketball Referee + student of human behavior Tommy Short talks about quieting your mind, building expert culture, and the discipline of doing boring better.
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Communication Theory: The Johari Window Model
Interesting mental model dealing with team-based communication centered around a 2x2 table of what we know and what others on the team know. Really enjoy the depiction of our blind-spots, and the use of feedback to shrink them.
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When we drop into a crisis, especially one that is already on-going, how we introduce ourselves and start a conversation can drastically affect team dynamics and group performance. Clearly identifying capabilities and command structures can facilitate improved communication, even without pre-existing group…
