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Self-Assessment

This is not a test.

You will use it in a writing assignment later in the course.

It is common experience to be unsure of your answers to many of these questions.

You will have an opportunity to complete this self-assessment again later in the semester.

Prologue

“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” –

Eric Hoffer

Prologue

“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”-

Epictetus

Prologue

“If I would inspire learning, what is required of me is to be learning along with those I would manage or lead.” -Terry Warner

Learning Is A Discovery Process

"The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost."-

Albert Einstein

Learning Is A Discovery Process

"Few things are as potentially difficult, frustrating, or frightening as genuine learning, yet nothing is so rewarding and empowering."

Source Ideas

“There is to much reliance on secondary sources…that sterilize, compartmentalize and put to sleep.”

“So much better to go to the source of ideas and engage directly with the great minds in conversation.”

– C. Terry Warner

Taxonomy of Learning Objectives

Lower vs. Higher Order

 memorize

 comprehend: summarize

 apply: analyze: give an example distinguish key elements

 synthesize: combine, compose something new

 evaluate: make it your own

The value of memorization as a job skill continues to fall while the value of being able to synthesize and creatively apply material continues to increase.

The Antidote To Hubris: Understand

That:

Nobody knows as much as everybody and everybody knows very little.

We are all dependent on the talents and cooperation of others in pursuit of our own interests.

Dialogue

Going beyond one person’s meaning and perspective.

“ A conversation in which the intention is to generate something in the conversation itself that did not exist in any one of the participants before the conversation began.”- McMaster

“We find the river of inspiration by finding and valuing it in others.” -Warner

Useful for:

Learning, Conflict exploration, Decision making,

Leadership, Self-managing teams, Organizational alignment

Dialogue vs. Talking at someone

 seeing the whole seeing connections between the parts inquiring into assumptions

Learning through inquiry/ disclosure, listening, reflection, what is behind current understanding

 breaking issues into parts seeing distinctions justifying/defending assumptions persuading, selling, strategizing, deceit, coercion, hoardinguse information against or share preferred solutions as a given

Dialogue vs. Talking at someone

 differences are a source of strength and flexibility trust grows new meanings emerge, new solutions, new understandings, growth in all parties

 differences are to be defeated or compromised over little, no or negative growth in trust gaining agreement on one meaning, grudgingly?

Listening- An Essential Skill For Dialogue

“To be a good listener, you have to forgo your own ego and put the other person first. You have to shut off the talking inside your own head.”

Quiet, open

Looking to unknown, no focus on memory

Listen for what you don’t know

Do not listen to fit the speaker’s words to what you know already or do not listen just to respond.

You will not do this perfectly but respect for this process will increase your skills

Summary: Dialogue Depends Upon

Suspending judgment

Listening

“An inquiry into and an examination of underlying assumptions.”

Helps new knowledge and understandings emerge

Reveals unseen thinking patterns

 speaker and the listener benefit

“Every sincere question is humility expressed.” –Terry Warner

Purpose in Dialogue

"The difference between most conversation and true dialogue is purpose. If the purpose is to help other people get clear about their own thoughts and to get clear about your own, then true dialogue can happen...This conversation is a discovery process...when I truly listen to you I may begin to see things I didn't know I knew."--Michael O'Brien

Pedagogical Considerations

Course is designed to be a rigorous and intellectually stimulating graduate education experience.

Books and readings have been carefully selected to expose students to the works of original thinkers. Thus students grow in their capacity to analyze, synthesize and apply original works.

All writing assignments, group dialogues, lectures, class and web-forum dialogues are designed to facilitate this learning process.

What Econ 640 Can Give You

A framework that is useful in understanding markets, in management and in professional development.

Exposure to state of the art management techniques as an application of the economic framework.

Improved general conceptual abilities.

Improved ability to participate in dialogue.

Econ 640- What It Covers

(a partial list)

Order and control in markets and

 organizations

The role of the individual

Property rights as a foundation of markets

Utilizing dispersed knowledge

The entrepreneurial discovery process

Market-Based Management

The Rule of Law

Applications such as:

 international trade environmental policy health care policy

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