Expanding your 20-20 Vision by Looking Based upon the book written by James H Gilmore
About ME Specializes in Creativity and Innovation Any Questions contact me at mev500@yahoo.com Mary Ellyn Vicksta, Vicksta Innovative Practices LLC
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? Young Adult Phone Usage 5 Hours 50 to 60 Times Source: CNN Business citing research by Larry Rosen, article posted on June 25, 2018
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 overall 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 opportunities • 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… Seeing the Big Look across and survey at a Binoculars Survey/Scan distance Picture Compare/ Overcome Look at two contrasting Bifocals views or directions Contrast personal bias Magnifying Spot Pinpoint Look closely at one main spot Glass Significance significance Better scruitiny of Look around for more and Microscope Study Detail numerous details greater details Uncover Rose Colored Only See Look for goodness or potential, usually more than what is there potential Glasses Potential opportunities Recall What/ See what’s in Blindfold Look back and recall How the Mind’s Eye
Practice looking Everyday
Looking Glasses are a way to enhance your observational 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 Only See Potential Look past (potential) Glasses Blindfold Recall What/How Look past (recall)
Summary Looking Suggestions on How to When to Use? Glass USE… B eginning of your observations to When entering a new place or situation identify what and how to examine further When circumstances change Binoculars Middle of observations as a feedback Time limited and decisions need to loop made quickly At the end, to see if you missed anything Creating a list of pairings, some obvious opposites; some just different groups Make sure that you “look” at both of the them in an alternating fashion When you want to stretch your thinking Bifocals and think in non-obvious ways May want to create a two column table to compare and contrast observations Try several pairings
Summary Suggestions on How to Looking Glass When to Use? USE… Usual follows another looking glass…binoculars or bifocals When you want to fix attention on one point or one aspect Spend time looking at one piece Magnifying with intention and identify its significance When you sense something unusual or unique about the situation When you need to discover what has been overlooked or underserved Ask questions while looking for Looking past what isn’t working, potential: to notice and appreciate the What’s unique? Rose-Colored future potential What are the reasons? What’s the underlying approach? What’s the main organizing principle? Looking for untapped potential What is its purpose?
Summary Suggestions on How to Looking Glass When to Use? USE… Looking left, right, up, down, all Exploring details around Searching for something specific Examine the edges as well as the Microscope middle Looking Searching for opportunities or new discoveries Inspecting the details Searching and re-searching Recalling past scenes or situations When you need to assess how well you looked Imagining what you might see or Blindfold experience Envisioning what was seen Looking Consider what you have overlooked Envisioning what you expect to (followed by another looking glass) see
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 What is the Potential that you see Look for goodness or potential, stretch yourself to 2. Rose Colored Glasses here? see more potential Study the detail just as if you were looking at a Looking up, down, and around to 3. Microscope microscope slide. Look around for more and study details in various parts greater details. Change the ocular power Alternate your viewpoint from looking at “Man- 4. Bifocals Contrasting “Man Made” vs “Nature Made” vs “Nature” Concentrate on one spot as they manually open the 5. Magnifying Glass Concentrate on one spot lock Scanning the Lock Area after 6. Binoculars Look across and survey at a distance opening What is the Goodness that you see Look for goodness or potential, stretch yourself to 7. Rose Colored Glasses here? 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
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