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Expanding your 20-20 Vision by

Looking

Based upon the book written by James H Gilmore

About ME

Specializes in

Creativity

and

Innovation

Mary Ellyn Vicksta, Vicksta Innovative Practices LLC Any Questions contact me at mev500@yahoo.com

How are you spending time with your eyes?

Break-out: In Pairs How are you spending time with your eyes?

Time: 4 minutes

Why LOOK?

5 Hours

50 to 60 Times

Source: CNN Business citing research by Larry Rosen, article posted on June 25, 2018 Young Adult Phone Usage

Why LOOK?

Observational tools are fundamental to innovation

Why Look?

Enhancing Curiosity and Wonder SPARKS Creativity and Innovation

Observation

Interpretation Application Looking Thinking Acting

Looking Skills

Please refer to your worksheet that has a summary of each Looking Glass and suggestions on how to use

Binocular Looking

Binoculars Looking

• Useful when you can’t see the forest from the trees
• Surveying and scanning for what might be noteworthy

from a distance

• Allows taking a step or two back from a situation
• Allows picking a vantage point to better observe the
• verall scene
• Might determine what to look at with other looking

glasses

Source: Look by James Gilmore, pps 14-15

Now, it’s your turn: Add what you see using binocular vision in the chat box for the next two slides

Binocular Looking: Scanning the airport

Binocular Looking: Scanning the airport

Bifocal Looking

Bifocals Looking

• Looks at two alternating views of a situation or

circumstance

• Compares and contrasts different aspects of

what’s being observed seeking to uncover various levels and layers of significance

• Alternating views might be typical opposites or

not so obvious combinations

Source: Look by James Gilmore, p15

Bifocals Looking

Bifocals Looking

Break-out: In Pairs Look around where you are and come up with two alternative views. Share your views

Time: 3 minutes

Magnifying Glass Looking

Magnifying Glass Looking

• Spots one thing to look at more closely
• Pinpoints; looks “up close & personal”
• Seen inside an overall scene
• Magnifies in order to see if something is there

Source: Look by James Gilmore, p15

Magnifying Looking

Magnifying Glass Looking

Magnifying Glass Looking

Rose Colored Glasses Looking

Rose Colored Glasses Looking

• Seeing potential that may not be readily

apparent

• Looks past apparent flaws to observe
• pportunities
• Uncovers hidden opportunities

Source: Look by James Gilmore, p15

Rose Colored Glasses Looking

POSITIVE Seeing colorful art may make passengers smile as they travel from gate to gate

Rose Colored Glass Looking

What are the positives, potentials or opportunities that you see…..use annotate

Microscope Looking

• Looking for more and greater details
• Looks up and down; left and right
• May shift the scene so looking at the edges as

well as the middle

• Scrutinizing and studying the scene

Source: Look by James Gilmore, p15

Microscope Looking: Looking up, down, and around

Blindfold Looking

• Looking at Looking
• Reflects upon and recalls what was seen (or not)

and how it was seen (or not)

• Reminds us of what has been seen
• Might redirect further looking because

something was missing or mistaken

Source: Look by James Gilmore, p 136

Blindfold Looking: Re-Looking and reflecting about the past Remembering a beautiful aerial view of Mt Hood

Blindfold Looking: Re-Looking and reflecting about the past Remembering my last day in my corporate life

Break-out: In Pairs Give examples from your personal or professional life when you’ve used Blindfold Looking

Time: 3 minutes

Summarizing the Six Looking Glasses

Summary

Looking Glass How? Are used to… Results in… Binoculars Survey/Scan

Look across and survey at a distance

Seeing the Big Picture Bifocals Compare/ Contrast

Look at two contrasting views or directions

Overcome personal bias Magnifying Glass Spot Significance

Look closely at one main spot

Pinpoint significance Microscope Study Detail

Look around for more and greater details

Better scruitiny of numerous details

Rose Colored Glasses Only See Potential

Look for goodness or potential, usually more than what is there

Uncover potential

• pportunities

Blindfold Recall What/ How

Look back and recall

See what’s in the Mind’s Eye

Practice looking Everyday

Looking Glasses are a way to enhance your

• bservational skills

Practice looking Everyday With an attitude Of Wonder and Curiosity

How might you use Six Looking Glasses

• Pick one Looking Glass and use it while taking a

walk

• Pick several Looking Glasses and create a

sequence (see following slide for suggestions on when to use each of the Six Looking Glasses)

Summary

Looking Glass How? Are used to… Binoculars Survey/Scan

Look across

Bifocals Compare/Contrast Look between alternating views Magnifying Glass Spot Significance

Look closer

Microscope Study Detail

Look around

Rose Colored Glasses Only See Potential Look past (potential) Blindfold Recall What/How

Look past (recall)

Summary

Looking Glass When to Use? Suggestions on How to USE… Binoculars

When entering a new place or situation When circumstances change Time limited and decisions need to made quickly

Beginning of your observations to

identify what and how to examine further Middle of observations as a feedback loop At the end, to see if you missed

anything

Bifocals

When you want to stretch your thinking and think in non-obvious ways

Creating a list of pairings, some obvious

• pposites; some just different groups

Make sure that you “look” at both of the them in an alternating fashion May want to create a two column table to compare and contrast observations Try several pairings

Summary

Looking Glass When to Use? Suggestions on How to USE… Magnifying

When you want to fix attention on

• ne point or one aspect

When you sense something unusual

• r unique about the situation

Usual follows another looking glass…binoculars or bifocals Spend time looking at one piece with intention and identify its significance When you need to discover what has been overlooked or underserved

Rose-Colored

Looking past what isn’t working, to notice and appreciate the future potential Looking for untapped potential

Ask questions while looking for potential: What’s unique? What are the reasons? What’s the underlying approach? What’s the main organizing principle? What is its purpose?

Summary

Looking Glass When to Use? Suggestions on How to USE… Microscope Looking

Exploring details Searching for something specific Searching for opportunities or new discoveries Looking left, right, up, down, all around Examine the edges as well as the middle Inspecting the details Searching and re-searching

Blindfold Looking

When you need to assess how well you looked Envisioning what was seen Envisioning what you expect to see

Recalling past scenes or situations Imagining what you might see or experience Consider what you have overlooked (followed by another looking glass)

Run Through of a Looking Sequence

File is quite large so showing you the Looking Sequence on next page….. Email me at mev500@yahoo.com if you want the file of the Opening of the Locks

Sequence Summary:Locks

Looking Glass How you are looking? While looking….

• 1. Binoculars

Scanning the Lock Area Look across and survey at a distance

• 2. Rose Colored Glasses

What is the Potential that you see here? Look for goodness or potential, stretch yourself to see more potential

• 3. Microscope

Looking up, down, and around to study details in various parts Study the detail just as if you were looking at a microscope slide. Look around for more and greater details. Change the ocular power

• 4. Bifocals

Contrasting “Man Made” vs “Nature Alternate your viewpoint from looking at “Man- Made” vs “Nature”

• 5. Magnifying Glass

Concentrate on one spot Concentrate on one spot as they manually open the lock

• 6. Binoculars

Scanning the Lock Area after

• pening

Look across and survey at a distance

• 7. Rose Colored Glasses

What is the Goodness that you see here? Look for goodness or potential, stretch yourself to see more potential

Break-Outs: Practice using Looking Glasses

File is quite large so showing you the Looking Sequence on next page….. Email me at mev500@yahoo.com if you want the file of the Staircase

Sequence Summary: Stairs

Looking Glass How you are looking? While looking….

• 1. Binoculars

Scanning the Neighborhood

Look across and survey at a distance

• 2. Bifocals

Normal View vs Close Up as two contrasting views

Look at two contrasting views or directions

• 3. Rose Colored

Glasses What is the Potential that you see here?

Look for goodness or potential, stretch yourself to see more potential

• 4. Microscope

Looking up, down, and around to study details in various parts

Study the detail just as if you were looking at a microscope slide. Look around for more and greater details. Change the ocular power

• 5. Magnifying Glass

Spot Significance

Concentrate on one spot of the staircase

Debrief

How might you use “Looking” in your daily life? Add to the chat box

Appendix:

Some insights from the chatbox…

• “I think the challenge is that since our days have been often similar during

quarantine, we have to be PRESENT to notice and really SEE. Easy for it to all run together…”

• “I became aware of the time I spent this morning in routine tasks not really

looking and the three things I did that required focus…..and the difference”

• “Looking in depth gives you so many discoveries”
• “Just love this 6 new possibilities of looking at the world”
• “I think this is an important part of biomimicry, examining and observing nature in

different ways”

• “Has a feeling of mindfulness to it”
• “Increases curiosity and discovery”
• “Wonderful to look with another”
• “Good tool to slow down and think through a challenge”

Some background about the photos used….

• Photo of me at a boutique hotel in Naples, Italy (used a tripod and self-timer)
• Scanning the airport photo one is early morning Detroit airport on a Tuesday
• Scanning the airport photo two is Portland Oregon airport with the movie theater in Concourse C. I actually watched

a couple of the movie shorts before my flight departed

• Artwork was photographed at various terminals at the Portland Oregon airport
• Glass Slipper was in the display room at a glass cutting factory in Dingle, Ireland
• Bridge is taken from my plane window after take off from Appleton en route to Detroit in the early morning
• Mt Hood taken from my plane window en route to Portland, Oregon
• ME waving from my office in Appleton , WI (OK, someone else took this with my camera)
• Sequence: Looking at the Rare Events of the Locks being Open is from the Oneida Street Bridge in Appleton, WI;

taken while walking and mindfully using Six Looking Glasses.

• Sequence: Break out Exercise is A Staircase that I was impressed by in Valparaiso Chile and eventually walked up in

sandals not high heels

All photos were taken by Mary Ellyn Vicksta

Some Suggestions on how to use Six Looking Glasses from James H Gilmore’s Book, Look: A Practical Guide to Improve Your Observational Skills

Process

• Step 1: Select a looking glass
• Step 2: Observe using that particular way of

looking

• Repeat steps 1 and 2

Source: Look by James Gilmore, p15

Know Yourself

• Purpose:To become more skilled at looking, look at

yourself

• How:
• Look intently at the scenes of your daily life
• Pay attention to where you are and what you

are doing

• Describe yourself in a headline….write it down

Source: Look, page 11