Choose one or two concepts that most resonate with you. Consider how you can turn these concepts into a strategy. In a group, complete the “From Concept to Strategy” worksheet.
Group Brainstorm: Good Work Resources
Discuss resources and ideas to draw upon when faced with a difficult decision. (It is best to complete this activity after engaging with our materials for an extended period, as the prompts ask participants to revisit Good Work concepts such as the 3E’s, the 4M’s, value sort,…).
Mind Mapping "My Dilemma"
Using your dilemma from the “My Dilemma” activity, discuss the themes from your personal dilemmas as a class, and ask yourselves what factors lead to your decisions? After the discussion, create a “mind map” of the influences that guided your decision in your dilemma.
Identifying Good Work Dilemmas
You will be assigned or will choose one of the represented dilemmas and explain how the story involves one (or more) of the 3 Es of good work. Once you are done, discuss with someone else who analyzed a different dilemma. Discuss your respective dilemmas, and then, each in turn, you will act out the dilemmas, one of you taking on the role of the protagonist and the other, that of the mentor.
Dilemma Debate: Excellence at Risk
Read the dilemma “Excellence at Risk.” You will be assigned one of the characters from the narrative and will then be asked to discuss the dilemma as a group from the perspective of your character. At the end, come together and discuss the questions provided at the end of the worksheet.
Identifying Anti-Mentors
In pairs, think about someone you don’t admire and discuss, using the prompts available in the worksheet, why you don’t admire this individual.
Group Brainstorm: Identifying Mission
Divided into pairs or small groups, discuss the values most important to your class or organization. Identify your mission as a whole, using the prompts provided in the worksheet. Write down notes or ideas. After you and your group have finished identifying your mission, is there someone you know that exemplifies your mission?
Chalk Talk Synthesis
In a group, choose a dilemma to focus on. Write a reflection on the dilemma using one of the questions in the worksheet. Think about the most common obstacles to good work, both in the Chalk Talk dilemma and in your own life.