Intentionally Uncomfortable
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The document discusses the necessity of embracing discomfort and change for personal and professional growth, emphasizing that stagnation can lead to obsolescence. It identifies various factors that inhibit change, such as contentment, doubt, and fear, while presenting strategies or 'circuit breakers' to overcome these obstacles. Ultimately, the content encourages a proactive approach to discomfort as a means of fostering development and creativity.
Intentionally Uncomfortable
- 2. Why Change? • You get told to? • You don’t want to be obsolete • You want to lead the future • People copy you, you want to keep ahead of the game • Fashions change, technology changes, everything always changes.
- 3. Why Change? Because it’s always an opportunity to grow
- 4. Your degree of DiscomfortudeTM DC 3 DC 95
- 5. Discomfortudinal Axes • The graph Control Discomfort Perception of risk Uncertainty Resistance Responsibility Expectation Internal / External Perceived / Actual
- 6. Discomfortudinal Axes • The graph Control Discomfort Hobby Social Coach Leader Play Vocation Adventure Pioneer Specialist
- 7. Discomfortudinal Axes • The graph Control Discomfort Checking emails Team meeting Running a training session Creative brainstorm Feedback session from grumpy client Business Pitch Firing someone
- 8. Discomfortudinal Axes • The graph Control Discomfort AUTOPILOT SURVIVALREFLECTIVE BAU + VALUE BREAKING NEW GROUND BREAKING THE RULES
- 9. Discomfortudinal Axes • The graph Control Discomfort AUTOPILOT SURVIVALREFLECTIVE BAU + VALUE BREAKING NEW GROUND BREAKING THE RULESTHE IDEAL COMFORT ZONE
- 10. Discomfortudinal Axes • The graph Control Discomfort AUTOPILOT SURVIVALREFLECTIVE BAU + VALUE BREAKING NEW GROUND BREAKING THE RULES Checking emails Team meeting Running a training session Creative brainstorm Feedback session from grumpy client Business Pitch Firing someone
- 11. WHAT STOPS US? • “I’m content – shouldn’t that be okay?” • “I’m unsure – how do I do this?” • “I’m doubtful – it won’t work.” • “I’m not allowed – it’s not the way we do things.” • “I don’t have the time/budget.” • “I’m afraid – what if I look stupid?” COMFORT CONFIDENCE DOUBT RULES / CULTURE RESOURCES EGO
- 12. THE COST OF NOT • “I’m content – shouldn’t that be okay?” • “I’m unsure – how do I do this?” • “I’m doubtful – it won’t work.” • “I’m not allowed – it’s not the way we do things.” • “I don’t have the time/budget.” • “I’m afraid – what if I look stupid?” YOU GET BORED A STALE SKILLSET STUCK IN STATUS QUO YOU’RE THE PROBLEM NEVER GET TIME/BUDGET YOU LOOK BORING
- 13. WHAT’S THE CIRCUIT BREAKER? • “I’m content – but I’ll make this a challenge.” • “I’m unsure – I need to create a process.” • “I’m doubtful – have I been wrong before?” • “I’m not allowed – I’ll find some space to start.” • “No time/budget – what’s low value right now?” • “I’m afraid – DiscomfortudeTM bonus points!” PERSONAL GOALS BUILD-MEASURE-LEARN CREATE EXPERIMENTS MANDATE / UNDER RADAR KILL SOMETHING ELSE GRIT YOUR TEETH
- 14. THING RESISTANCE ACTION TIMEFRAME
- 15. Lean Work Process Experiments Idea Validation Customer Discovery Culture Circuit Breakers Nick Churchouse 021 536 085 info@creativehq.co.nz CreativeHQ.co.nz “Get Discomfortudinal!”