2 nd World Congress on Positive Psychology July 2011 This is not
a WORKSHOP This is a PLAYSHOP ! Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 1 2 3 4
Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Mads Bab 10 years of experience in
consulting and executive coaching MAPP from University of East
London (2010) Founder of Play Your Strengths and Gnist (Gnist = the
Danish word for spark) Fusion between Design Thinking, Positive
Psychology and Management Signature strengths: Creativity,
Curiosity, Zest, Perspective and Hope & Optimism Slide 9 Slide
10 FROM Lack of variation in strength orientated interventions and
tools Often very cognitive / reflective exercises Difficult to
remember Group dynamics with same people always talking TO Using
other successful methodologies More experiential Tangible,
narrative and visual to make bigger imprint and impression
Contribution from everyone Slide 11 The Stories We Live By If you
want to know me, then you must know my story, for my story defines
who I am. And if I want to know myself, to gain insight into the
meaning of my own life, then I, too, must come to know my own
story. I must come to see in all its particulars the narrative of
the self the personal myth that I have tacitly, even unconsciously,
composed over the course of my life. It is a story I continue to
revise, and tell to myself (and sometimes to other) as I go on
living McAdams in The stories we live by, 1996 Slide 12 What if we
played with McAdams words and strength-tweeked this passage? Slide
13 Strengths as stories If you want to know me when I am strong and
authentic, then you must know the story of my character strengths,
for it is this story defines who I am when I am at my best. And if
I want to know my authentic self, to gain insight into the meaning
of my own life, then I, too, must come to know the story of my own
strengths. I must come to see in all its particulars the narrative
of the strong and authentic self the personal myth that I have
tacitly, even unconsciously, composed over the course of my life.
It is a story of my strengths I continue to revise, and tell to
myself (and sometimes to other) as I go on living Slide 14
Metaphors In all aspects of lifewe define our reality in terms of
metaphors and then proceed to act on the basis of the metaphors. We
draw inferences, set goals, make commitments, and execute plans,
all on the basis of how we in part structure our experience,
consciously and unconsciously, by means of metaphor. Lakoff &
Johnson in Metaphors We Live By, 1980 Slide 15 STRENGTH NARRATIVES
+ STRENGTH METAPHORS = VISUAL STORIES OF OURSELVES AT OUR BEST
Slide 16 Slide 17 Is this any different with adults? Slide 18 A
combination of five methodologies Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide
22 Slide 23 CURIOSITYANDCREATIVITY Slide 24 DETAILANDPERSPECTIVE
Slide 25 Slide 26 Slide 27 Skills building Using the bricks
available In your bag, build a construction that is as tall as
possible You have 3 minutes Slide 28 Discover Think of a time,
recently or a while back, when you were at your best. A time when
your thoughts, feelings and actions were more energising than
usual. You felt like you were your authentic self who you really
are at your core. Build a model that shows one part one strength
that you displayed at that moment in time. If you know your VIA
character strengths you can choose one of them as starting point
for your model. Be prepared to share the story to a person next to
you. Using your model as a guide and reference You have 8 minutes
before you share stories Slide 29 CO-CREATION INITIATIVE
