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Thinking Habits of Mind, Heart, and Imagination

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EDD-FPX8520 – Educational Leadership by Design

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Complete Part 1 and Part 2 below.

Part 1. Thinking Habits of Mind, Heart, and Imagination Self-Assessment The following is a self-assessment scoring rubric for you to reflect upon and complete, recognizing that leadership requires one to think wisely to match the challenges of addressing problems of practice and leading organizations toward becoming learning organizations. This set of eleven thinking habits of mind, heart, and imagination has been part of the culture of Capella University for several decades and applies broadly to professionals, whatever their fields or levels of education. Be brutally honest in assessing yourself by using the criteria to guide you in your reflection and quest to be the best leader that you can be.

TH1. Complementary Thinking: The habit of thinking that weaves multiple perspectives into an integrated fabric of understanding.

Criteria & Indicators 0 1 2 3 Score

Complementary Thinking: The habit of thinking that weaves multiple perspectives into an integrated fabric of understanding.

Polar-Opposite Complementarity – Leader identifies relevant opportunities for meaning through complementary polar- opposites.

Multi-Perspective Complementarity – Leader identifies relevant opportunities for meaning through non-polar multiple perspectives.

Complementary Meaning Making – Leader competently uses complementarities to make significant new meaning and discovery.

I do not meet expectations that foster complementary thinking in all 3 criteria.

I am making progress toward meeting the criteria for complementary thinking, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of development. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly practice the habit of thinking that weaves multiple perspectives into an integrated fabric of understanding. I identify relevant opportunities for meaning through complementary polar- opposites; I identify relevant opportunities for meaning through non-polar multiple perspectives; I use complementarities to make significant new meaning and discovery. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across the multiple criteria.

I nearly always demonstrate complementary thinking with all of the indicators with ease and confidence. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH2. Connected Seeing: The habit of seeing reality as a whole system that is a seamlessly connected, interactive, and dynamic web-of-life.

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Connected Seeing: The habit of seeing reality as a whole system that is a seamlessly connected, interactive, and dynamic web-of-life.

Seeing Relationships – Leader sees relationships and wholeness most relevant to understanding the system ecology being addressed. Seeing Significance – Leader explains and uses relationships and wholeness in the system ecology to make significant meaning. Seeing Across Disciplines – Leader sees relevant relationships and wholeness across knowledge domains to make significant meaning.

I do not meet expectations that foster connected seeing for any of the 3 criteria.

I am making progress toward meeting the criteria for connected seeing, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I am a leader that regularly practices the habit of seeing reality as a whole system that is a seamlessly connected, interactive, and dynamic web- of-life. I see relationships and wholeness most relevant to understanding the system ecology being addressed; I explain and use relationships and wholeness in the system ecology to make significant meaning; my leadership sees relevant relationships and wholeness across knowledge domains in order to make significant meaning. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple criteria.

My leadership nearly always demonstrates connected seeing in all of the criteria with ease and confidence. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH3. Collaborative teamwork: The habit of collaborating in teamwork to accomplish common purpose, by integrating personal initiative and group cooperation.

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Collaborative teamwork: The habit of collaborating in teamwork to accomplish common purpose, by integrating personal initiative and group cooperation. Creativity in Collaboration – Leader actively searches for and creatively invents collaborative approaches to the challenge. Collaborative Dialogue – Leader communicates in a teamwork style in written-email-spoken communications of trust and mutuality. Collaborative Responsibility – Leader exercises responsibility to take initiative, cooperate, and fulfill personal-group commitments.

I do not meet expectations that demonstrate collaborative teamwork for any of the three criteria.

I am making progress toward meeting expectations for collaborative teamwork to accomplish common purpose, by integrating personal initiative and group cooperation, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the indicators for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly practice the habit of collaborating in teamwork to accomplish common purpose, by integrating personal initiative and group cooperation; I take advantage of opportunities to engage in collaborative dialogue, and I accept responsibility to take initiative, cooperate, and fulfill personal group commitments. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple criteria.

I almost always demonstrate collaborative teamwork, to accomplish common purpose by integrating personal initiative and group cooperation. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the criteria.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH4. Constructing Meaning: The habit of constructing meaning by acquiring and synthesizing diverse sources of knowledge to enrich understanding.

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Constructing Meaning: The habit of constructing meaning by acquiring and synthesizing diverse sources of knowledge to enrich understanding. Acquiring Explicit Knowledge – Leader actively acquires relevant explicit knowledge by collection and analysis of explicit information. Accessing Tacit Knowledge – Leader actively accesses relevant tacit knowledge by personal interview, experience, and introspection. Synthesis of Whole Knowledge – Leader creatively synthesizes whole knowledge, combining explicit and tacit knowledge of self and others.

I do not meet expectations for constructing meaning for any of the three criteria.

I am making progress toward constructing meaning by acquiring and synthesizing diverse sources of knowledge to enrich understanding, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I construct meaning and practice the habit of constructing meaning regularly by acquiring and synthesizing diverse sources of knowledge to enrich understanding. I actively acquire relevant explicit knowledge by collection and analysis of explicit information. I actively access relevant tacit knowledge by personal interview, experience, and introspection. I creatively synthesize whole knowledge, combining explicit and tacit knowledge of self and others. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple criteria.

I almost always demonstrate expectations for practicing the habit of constructing meaning by acquiring and synthesizing diverse sources of knowledge to enrich understanding. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH5. Conceptual Clarity: The habit of clear conceptual thinking from first principles to make sense of and to distinguish among the known, the unknown, and the unknowable.

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Conceptual Clarity: The habit of clear conceptual thinking from first principles to make sense of and to distinguish among the known, the unknown and the unknowable. Clarity of Concept – Leader expresses relevant concepts clearly in writing and in concept maps, including related concepts and implications. Clarity of Rationale – Leader expresses the rationale for concepts by reasoning from first principles, incorporating relevant experiences. Clarity of Wholeness – Leader strives for wholeness in conceptual thinking by balancing reason of the mind with heart and imagination.

I do not meet expectations conceptual clarity for any of the three criteria.

I am making progress in embracing the habit of clear conceptual thinking from first principles to make sense of and to distinguish among the known, the unknown, and the unknowable, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the indicators that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the indicators for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I fully embrace the habit of clear conceptual thinking from first principles to make sense of and to distinguish among the known, the unknown, and the unknowable. I express relevant concepts clearly in writing and in concept maps, including related concepts and implications; I express the rationale for concepts by reasoning from first principles, incorporating relevant experiences; and I strive for wholeness in conceptual thinking by balancing reason of the mind with heart and imagination. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators.

I almost always exhibit the habit of clear conceptual thinking from first principles to make sense of and to distinguish among the known, the unknown, and the unknowable. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH6. Communicating Effectively: The habit of communicating in a teamwork style to collaboratively create new understandings, new possibilities, and new realities.

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Communicating Effectively: The habit of communicating in a teamwork style to collaboratively create new understandings, new possibilities, and new realities. Language Awareness – Leader recognizes and uses the influence of both descriptive and metaphorical language on perception, thought, and action. Languaging Leadership – Leader exercises languaging leadership in generative word choice, metaphor, image, and other languaging. Hypermedia Languaging – Leader uses the unique power and quality of hypermedia, social media, and other digital communication media to enhance and transform professional communications.

I do not demonstrate the expectations for being an effective communicator nor demonstrate any of the three criteria.

I am making progress toward demonstrating the habit of communicating in a teamwork style to collaboratively create new understandings, new possibilities, and new realities, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the indicators for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly demonstrate the habits of communicating in a teamwork style to collaboratively create new understandings, new possibilities, and new realities. I recognize and use the influence of both descriptive and metaphorical language on perception, thought, and action; I exercise languaging leadership, in generative word choice, metaphor, image, and other languaging; I use the unique power and quality of digital communication technology to enhance and transform professional communications. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators.

I almost always demonstrate the habit of communicating in a teamwork style to collaboratively create new understandings, new possibilities, and new realities. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH7. Courageous Action: The habit of courageously taking action and making meaning in the face of ambiguous experience and uncertainty.

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Courageous Action: The habit of courageously taking action and making meaning in the face of ambiguous experience and uncertainty. Ambiguity Awareness – Leader recognizes the relevance, occurrence, and significance of ambiguity inherent in personal and professional situations. Enactment of Reality – Leader invents meaning out of the ambiguous to create reality by sense-making, action-taking, and theory-authoring. Courage of Commitment – Leader evidences courage and emotional resilience to make commitments, take action, and accept responsibility.

I do not demonstrate expectations for courageous action for any of the three criteria.

I am making progress toward demonstrating the habit of courageously taking action and making meaning in the face of ambiguous experience and uncertainty, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly demonstrate the habits of courageously taking action and making meaning in the face of ambiguous experience and uncertainty. I recognize the relevance, occurrence, and significance of ambiguity inherent in personal and professional situations; I make every attempt to invent meaning out of the ambiguous to create reality by sense- making, action-taking, and theory-authoring; I evidence courage and emotional resilience to make commitments, take action, and accept responsibility. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators.

I almost always demonstrate the habit of courageously taking action and making meaning in the face of ambiguous experience and uncertainty. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH8. Caring Empathy: The habit of caring for, identifying with, and honoring others, as well as understanding how others see the world.

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Caring Empathy: The habit of caring for, identifying with, and honoring others, as well as understanding how others see the world. Self-Other Unity – Leader evidences understanding and capacity to regard the polar-opposites of self-other as a complementary unity. Stakeholder Perspectives – Leader recognizes the dignity and legitimacy of all stakeholders and can see and feel in their worldviews. Intellectual and Emotional Maturity – Leader integrates the mind, heart, and imagination to inform empathy and ethics in relationships and actions.

I do not demonstrate the expectations for caring empathy for any of the three criteria.

I am making progress toward demonstrating the habit of caring for, identifying with, and honoring others, as well as understanding how others see the world, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly demonstrate the habit of caring for, identifying with, and honoring others, as well as understanding how others see the world. I evidence understanding and capacity to regard the polar-opposites of self-other as a complementary unity; I recognize the dignity and legitimacy of all stakeholders and can see and feel in their worldviews; I always attempt to integrate my mind, heart, and imagination to inform empathy and ethics in relationships and actions. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators.

I almost always demonstrate the habit of caring for, identifying with, and honoring others, as well as understanding how others see the world. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH9. Conversational Reflection: The habit of reflecting on the experience of professional practice through learning conversations.

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Conversational Reflection: The habit of reflecting on the experience of professional practice through learning conversations. Believing – Leader is first “open to believing,” to learn from believing in encounters with new ideas, experiences, developments and challenges. Doubting – Leader is second “open to doubting,” to learn from doubting in new encounters, only after having learned as much as possible from believing. Re-storying by Languaging – Leader uses languaging for reflection on new learning and prior experience to write a new story of meaning.

I do not demonstrate the expectations for conversational reflection for any of the three criteria.

I am making progress toward demonstrating the habit of reflecting on the experience of professional practice through learning conversations, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly demonstrate the habits of reflecting on the experience of professional practice through learning conversations. I am open to learn from believing in encounters with new ideas, experiences, developments, and challenges; I am open to learning from doubting in new encounters only after having learned as much as possible from believing; I use languaging for reflection on new learning and prior experience to write a new story of meaning. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators.

I almost always demonstrate the habit of reflecting on the experience of professional practice through learning conversations. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH10. Continuous Learning: The habit of seeing every experience as an opportunity for continuous lifetime learning.

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Continuous Learning: The habit of seeing every experience as an opportunity for continuous lifetime learning. Learning in Failure – Leader is able to learn from failure by seeing failure with courage as the gift of an unexpected learning experience. Learning in Success – Leader is able to learn from success by seeing success with humility as the gift of an unexpected learning experience. Intentional Learning – Leader is intentional in learning by planning formal and informal learning for personal and professional development.

I do not demonstrate the expectations for continuous learning for any of the three criteria.

I am making progress toward demonstrating the habit of seeing every experience as an opportunity for continuous lifetime learning, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly demonstrate the habits of seeing every experience as an opportunity for continuous lifetime learning. I am able to learn from failure by seeing failure with courage as the gift of an unexpected learning experience; I am able to learn from success by seeing success with humility as the gift of an unexpected learning experience; I am intentional in learning by planning formal and informal learning for personal and professional development. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators.

I nearly always demonstrate the habit of seeing every experience as an opportunity for continuous lifetime learning. My reflection below provides examples of how I nearly always fulfill these expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

TH11. Composed Curiosity: The habit of inquisitiveness or leadership that embraces a spirit of inquiry.

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Curiosity: The habit of inquisitiveness or leadership that embraces a spirit of inquiry. Insatiable thirst for understanding – Leader recognizes the power of asking questions and questioning the answers to best understand the complex nature of problems of practice and how to address them. Avoidance of quick fixes – Leader is alert to and recognizes solutions that ignore causal complexities, while searching for solutions that respect interconnectedness and the complex nature of reality. Hunger for data and evidence – Leader uses the unique power and quality of curiosity to constantly seek relevant data and evidence to support assumptions, conclusions, and decision-making.

I do not demonstrate the expectations for composed curiosity for any of the three criteria.

I perceive that I am making progress toward demonstrating the habit of never accepting something at face value and wishing to explore issues completely, but I also acknowledge that there are one or more of the criteria that are in need of improvement. My reflection below identifies the criteria for which I need to improve and ideas on how I might improve.

I regularly demonstrate the habits of never accepting something at face value and wishing to explore issues completely. I recognize the multivariate nature and roots of the causes of problems of practice and know that only complete understanding leads to action and change that improves; I exercise skepticism and doubt for solutions that ignore the complexities of cause; I use the unique power of curiosity to root out data that will inform lasting and meaningful change and improvement. My reflection below provides examples demonstrating my performance across multiple indicators.

I almost always never accept something at face value and always am wishing to explore issues completely. My reflection below provides examples of how I exceed expectations across the indicators.

Reflection (Based on your score, please provide specific comments as requested.):

Add the scores in the right-hand column and give yourself a score out of 33.

This self-assessment is adapted from:

Jaisle, A. (2000, May 27). Thinking habits of mind, heart and imagination for the 21st century. Paper presented to the Minnesota Futurists.

Part 2. Thinking Habits of Mind, Heart, Imagination Plan

Thinking habits of mind, heart, and imagination will be key to your success as a doctoral student and a leader. As part of this assignment, develop a plan to improve and consolidate your thinking habits as you complete the work for this course. Your plan does not need to be lengthy but must be specific. Consider ways to apply the habits during your professional work day as well. The criteria in the self-assessment provide excellent clues as to activities and mental models that you can embrace to ensure that you are demonstrating each of the habits almost always. Ask yourself: What will be the biggest challenges in achieving a goal of mastery of the thinking habits of mind? Take opportunity to read further about thinking habits, and incorporate your reading and reflection into a personal treatise that you can use to regularly remind yourself of where you are and where you want to be as a leader with fully developed thinking habits.

• Costa, A. L. (2008). Describing the habits of mind. In Costa, A. L. & Kallick, B. (Eds.), Learning and leading with habits of mind. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108008/chapters/Describing-the-Habits-of- Mind.aspx

• Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. (2016, April 6). An everyone culture: Becoming a

deliberately developmental organization. Stanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved from https://ssir.org/articles/entry/becoming_a_deliberately_developmental_organization

• Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2012). Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your

learning and your life (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

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