Book Study
A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 5-6:30pm
Welcome
Angela Bass and Tony Lamair Burks II
Purpose and Objectives:
 to change the world one child and one school at a time
 to equip and empower educational leaders to create schools of the future
Inside Outside Circle (from www.horseheadsdistrict.com/ir/kagan/index.htm )
Participants stand in pairs in two concentric circles. The inside circle faces out; the outside circle
faces in. Participants use flash cards or respond to facilitator questions as they rotate to each new
partner. Good for: Checking for understanding, review, processing, sharing, meeting participants.
The Deep Dive ( http://tinyurl.com/3l5pqbn )
“In this Nightline story, with introductory and concluding remarks by Ted Koppel (ABC), Jack
Smith goes out to Palo Alto, CA, to watch the industrial product design firm IDEO at work.”
Please use the space below to capture perspectives and ideas from the video you wish to
remember.
After viewing the video: What is one concern or issue at your school that would benefit from the
Deep Dive process? When and how will you use the Deep Dive process on this specific concern
or issue?
Leadership is about empathy.
It is about having the ability to relate to
and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring
and empowering their lives.
– Oprah Winfrey
EMPATHY Practicing what we preach
Solo Work: Turn to page 182 and read the “How Did I Get Here?” passage. Use this space to list
key elements in your story, “How Did I Get Here [as an educational leader]?”.
Group Work: Use the key elements listed above as the framework for telling the story of why
you chose the path of educational leadership. Tell your story to at least one study group
participant.
PLAY Practicing what we preach
We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
– George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright and a co-founder
of the London School of Economics and Political Science
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.
– Mark Twain
American author and humorist
MEANING Practicing what we preach
Solo Work: Turn to page 244 and read the “Picture Yourself at Ninety” passage. Use this space
to list key elements in responses to Pink’s questions as you picture yourself at 101 (instead of
90)!
Your future will depend on your answers to three questions…
Can someone overseas do it cheaper?
Can a computer do it faster?
Am I offering something that satisfies the nonmaterial,
transcendent desires of an adundant age?
These three questions will mark the fault line between who gets ahead and
who gets left behind. Individuals and organizations that focus their efforts on doing what foregin
knowledge workers can’t do cheaper and computers can’t do faster, as well as
on meeting the aesthetic, emotional, and spiritual demands of a prosperous time, will thrive.
Those who ignore these three questions will struggle.
— Daniel Pink
NEXT STEPS:
Book Study Feedback\Evaluation: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 6:25-6:30pm
Office Tour: Room 2021, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 6:30-6:35pm