Talk presented in the OpenSim Avacon grid for the 2015 Playcamp.

1. The Dance of Systems and
Design Thinking.
Why Agilistas Need Both
Playcamp Online 2015
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Barbara Truman
aka Delightful Doowangle
University of Central Florida, Orlando

2. Why Dance?
• Great exercise
• Bridges cultures
• Reduces threat
• Creates bonds
• Creates cohesion
• Builds new community
• Provides a good metaphor for change
2013 VWBPE Dancing with Fire

3. Malcolm’s Design Thinking Video https://youtu.be/_sCi_DpHW3A
Presented to the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Retreat
Call for Design Thinking
Reinvent education
Solve wicked
problems
Approach used in the
creation of the
NMC Horizon
Report

4. Virtual Worlds Design Thinking MOOC
Winners of the $25,000 1st Place Award from the 2010 Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge
vharmonysteward@gmail.com

5. Virtual Design
Thinking MOOC
Sessions and Tour
Participants from
around the USA
and world.
Attendees
from the
2013
Virtual
Worlds Best
Practices in
Education
(VWBPE)
Conference
Visit and
Tour

6. Collaborative Prototyping
Doctoral classes with distributed learners and faculty building together

7. Disciplines:
• Personal M______
• Mental M_______
• Shared V_______
• Team L_________
• Systems Thinking!
The Realization of Castles in the Sky
Image from Pixabay

8. Cross Cultural Communities
Requires Dialogue
Intel Load Test OpenSim
2013
http://militarymetaverse.org

9. http://sonic.northwestern.edu
http://www.nico.northwestern.edu
http://collablab.northwestern.edu
Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide
https://ccrod.cancer.gov/confluence/download/attachments/47284665/TeamScience_FieldGuide.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1285330231523
https://www.teamsciencetoolkit.cancer.gov
Team Science VW Practioners?

10. Tension of Design and
Systems Thinking
http://www.fastcompany.com/1291598/lessons-learned-why-failure-systems-thinking-should-inform-future-design-thinking

11. What is the Gap Between Design
Thinking and Systems Thinking?

12. The Presencing Institute (PI) is an awareness-based action research community
for profound societal innovation and change. The presencing process is a journey
that connects us more deeply both to what wants to emerge in the world and to
our emerging, higher self. http://presencing.com/about
6th Discipline of Presencing

13. Build Personal Mastery.
Take a Look Inward
Jim Collins, Good to Great
Do you think of yourself as the CEO
Of your own company?

14. Example of Full Engagement Results

15. Self-Affinity - The Power of Belief
• Self awareness
• Self esteem
• Self efficacy
• Social Cognitive Theory
Dr. Albert Bandura
Process of Self Leadership
- Relaxation
- Openness
- Flexibility
- Patience
- Enjoyment

16. Strengthsfinder Assessment Results

17. Identify Your Values and Commit
Stephen Covey, 8th Habit p. 265
Theory of Flow
Dissertation on creative
engagement

18. Thank you and Play On!
http://barbaratruman.com/research
@barbaratruman
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