Pre Conf Session 1 . What's your GPS ? Navigating through changing world by Narsimhan & Sushma Banthia

 RLO s. 

This is a session on change management. One of the 2 sessions I attended on the same subject, Change Management . But no concept was discussed. Like John Kotter's etc. No concepts. It's just individual's way of looking at a change. Any change.  Narsi said ' a man of Mrunal Lamge's stature is our session buddy? I am embarrased ? ' 

Ice Breaker : Number of one inch long toys .  At all tables . We were asked to pick one toy and meet as many person as possible and tell them , how it represents the change . Also listen to the other person. Quickly go to the next person . Introduce yourself. Name & city . May be what you do . And tell them how, the object you picked up represents the change in this world ! 

It was interesting and very busy. I picked up car. Being an automobile engineer. How this represents the change. Some one took an aeroplane, someone took a dinasaur etc. 

After that, WOW was explained by Sushma . 

Then the sheet was given to us . 

Exercise 2 : Individual . We were asked to write down in our notebook, what change we are going through at present in our life / career . What the is the current change and what are feeling about it . Not doing . But FEELING about it. 

Exercise 3 : The sheet was given. Individual exercise. We were asked to write all the changes. 

It took a lot time for all of us to fill all these blanks . Personal, societal , global and local events. No discussions. Only personal. After that, we were given color paper pieces of 4 shapes . Each for each type. We were asked to write them in these papers and paste on sticky walls, segregated into 4 rectangles as mentioned above. We were asked to exchange views , discuss , comment. We were invited to speak out our views . This took considerable time. 

TEA BREAK. 

After tea break, Narsi , tell us Las Vegas Rule. Keep confidentiality. We are going to discuss something personal . We were divided into triads . Each one should discuss the current change that is going on in their lives and how , they are dealing with it. The other 2 should sit, with back to the narrator. And discuss and offer their view, opinion, expert advice etc. The narrator is free to take or not to take . But not to debate or argue over it. 

POST TEA : TRIAD ACTIVITY 

My partners were : Bhaskar from Bangalore and Saloni  Kaul from Faridabad . Saloni told her problems and we responded. Before that, Narasimhan told us the Las Vegas Rule and conditions of confidentiality . 

My take away : You need not always divide the audience into teams of 4 or 5 or 6. You an also divide them into pairs and triads, as they did , effectively. 

This activity took long time and they gave adequate time. 

Then, Sushma took an  bigger aeroplane toy and told us the flight plan. Helecopter process of rising above the situation . 

Now, go back to what you wrote in the note book in the beginning. The current change. And how you want to handle it and what kind of picture you visualize for youself in future. 

No concepts. Just directly dealing with change.  Points to remember : Pause ... is the place where shift happens.  On the level of solutions and process, there can be conflicts. On the level of needs, there will be no conflicts. 

ACTIVITY 4 : NEED SHEETS 

When ever there is a change, be aware of the needs of people affected by the change. The house shifting is one example . There will be conflicts when it comes to how to handle change . Strategies , modus etc. But in the level of needs , there is no conflict. The world is united  by our needs. There will be fewer conflicts when we are clear about our needs and be sensitive to the needs of others. Hence this exercise. 

Saloni's need. Solo entrepreneur. Need for growth . HR leadership . Cultural interventions .

Invest heavily on self development . Memeber of Faridabad Management Association . Son in business. Daughter's side hustle . " I am bigger than my challenges " . 

Summary by Narsi : " World is united by needs " .   World will be a lot better place when we compassionately understand the other person's need and do out best to fulfil it. Fewer conflicts. More alignment. 

Round table discussion on need sheets.  We picked up small hard cards of needs. 

                      FINALLY, IDEAS HARVEST 

(1) BRAIN : What stood out most for you in the session ? Ima    ges ? Conversations ? 

A : Diad and Triad conversations . Historical scanning . 4 broad categories of changes that happened since 2014 ( avoid Covid as much as possible ) , Global, Societal , Local and Personal level.  

(2)  Your FEELINGS . High Points in the session . 

Trioka discussion on the current changes in our lives and what to do with them . Advise from 2 people. The wisdom Counsil.   Group Discussion on historical scan. 

(3)  Your insights, your big implementation ideas for navigating your change. 

Do not resist change. For, ' what you resist, will persist ' Eckhart Tolle. Accept and then, act. 

(4)  ACTION : What will you do differently in your change situation ? 

Behavioral adjustment. In my interaction with others in normal situations as well as change situations, I will try to be sensitive to the needs of the other person . 

If I don't understand, I will venture to ASK ! 

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