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//02//USER MANUAL MANUAL//02// Introduction We ask you listen with new ears— since much of what you will be experiencing will not fit your current world-view or frame of reference about performance. We challenge you to listen as though this is your first conversation on performance. If we are successful, it will shift your world-view to a place from which you will experience more power. Consider this game unlike any other game you have played before If you make the game like something you already know you will miss the opportunity to win.
Our Philosophy
Play:
As Thomas Edison famously joked in response to a new employee's question about laboratory rules,
““There ain’t no rules around here. We’re trying to accomplish something!!” In order to evoke transformational change, players must be willing to act as skeptics; questioning, being flexible, and disrupting normal behavior within the basic confines of the game. We have made a concerted effort to establish basic structures that allow the players the liberty and creativity to calibrate and add elements that would be beneficial to their group’s dynamics. “In every real man, a child is hidden that wants to play” - Friedrich Nietzsche
People:
The game follows a peer productivity model, which naturally engenders a greater degree of
trust (and admiration). The game is a powerful demonstration of the good in people. We have observed perfectly honest upstanding people become unrecognizable by merely being committed to the success of others. Language affects the way in which what is being dealt with occurs to people. And the way what is being dealt with occurs to people affects their behavior towards the success of each other. As a byproduct, the team starts to speak as a unified voice.
Performance:
We provide actionable access to performance with no “in order t in order to”. In
this game we do not manage people, we manage agreements. We don’t tell people what to do we stand inside agreements. We don’t tell people what to do, Rather we give players a clean space so they can choose how they want their lives to turn out. In a real sense this starts with believing that any given outcome is possible or not. We define performance as the space in time where the opportunity for increased value, productivity and quality of life is a playful journey to undertake. In our framework, players get to assess their relationship to performance with surgical precision. Therefore, if a player commits himself or herself to swinging for the fences at every “at bat” in the game, the valued upside can be a huge win. Alternatively, doing the bare minimum then creates a diminished opportunity of performance as an outcome.
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Play It Forward Our experience of exceptional performance looks like the following:
Creating a big game that inspires you
Breaking your game down into actionable steps based on daily actions weekly actions and End game results
Committing to your end game results Winning
Giving others the freedom to hold you accountable
Action actions around what you know to do the way you know it to be done in a manner that is in agreement with the time allotted Giving your word to your team members, doing what you said you would do in your playbook stretching yourself beyond what you you or other expect of you even if you have never said you would do it, and doing it on time, unless you have said you would not do it.
Respecting your team member’s time and talent by giving them your word to hold you accountable so you can win your game. This is a team effort, one person loses all members lose. Honoring your team members and being generous with your listening. Nothing is personal. How you behave in this game can/will be a representation of how you play games in general Being the commitment to go beyond what you know yourself to do, being willing to become uncomfortable and stretching some more. making your expectations of others clear being free of unambiguous requests.
What You Can Expect This section will provide clarity by assisting a Potential player by answering any question regarding the nature of what their game will be about Consideration of this section is extremely important when contemplating participating in the Play it Forward Game It is our commitment that you play a game that you are excited by, inspired by proud of and are committed to win. We at Play it Forward encourage you to choose a game that is important to you. One that can be measurable. We believe that if you going to play “Play it Forward” play your biggest game, a game that is important to .you. Our promise to you is that you will win on a transformational scale and a positive shift is a beneficial byproduct of this game of the Play it forward Games. When a player is playing a game that they are dedicated to they will unearth areas of life, that previously went unnoticed thus reveals your goal and the core objective gets realized. .. Your mission will be to free yourself from uncertainty, face down your failures and take deliberate actions which results in the focused shift in the trajectory of your game. Pre-Season
Season
Name of Game
Daily Call- Mon-Fri
Goal
at your scheduled time
Post-Season Celebrate Results Reached
Purpose
Game Won
What is your game number
What next
Get Placed on a Team
Daily Posting of
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Playbook
2.
Scorecard
Win tickets for the next game
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The 3 M’s – Development of Your Game 3M’s (Development of Your Game) We use the analogy of traveling cross-country to illustrate how the 3m’s work. In order to embark on this excursion one would have to consider the destination, the mode of transportation, and the measure of distance.
Map - Mapping out the course. If you don’t know where you are going then any highway will get you there. Getting precise on your destination and what actions you need to invest in will provide a smooth voyage. Don’t spend time on activities that will cause you to veer off course.
Method - The tools of learning that will increase your effectiveness. I.E. book, magazine, podcast, interviewing a person you admire, etc. There is no shortage of resources one can tap into to figure out which approach is best to win your game.
Measurement - What gets measured gets done. Measurable outcomes by way of quantifying what gets done and what doesn’t get done is our measurement instrument.
The Playbook Declared Actions that will be taken for the Day (The Playbook) is the daily plays where players note their declared actions of what the play the plays look like on their court. This makes the fulfillment of the actions predictable. Daily writing of all declared actions in the playbook allows intention of a players game to be made present it is the first step in a successful game. It tells your subconscious mind and your teammates that you are ready to play. It has you study your wants and needs and elevates your game status by establishing your the game in real time, space, and thus create an action which is the 1st step in winning. . Actions: These are the actions, rituals, and requests that a player promises to the community on a particular day of the game. It puts actionable steps into existence. Rituals: All of us have the same 68,000 seconds in a day to accomplish what we say we want to to accomplish. However,most times we get sidetrack and become unbalanced, causes us to get fat, stressed out, upset, frustrated and a myriad of other experiences. In the Play it Forward we define a ritual as something that isn’t directly associated with a player’s game. However, it can nourish the player and provide mental, emotional, spiritual health and wellbeing that empowers their life which empowers all of the game.. A ritual can be meditation, Reiki, exercise, saying “I love you”, waking up at a certain time, eating healthy, The rituals are personal. Acknowledgment: The world is full of people who deserve to be acknowledged. Acknowledgment builds intimacy and creates powerful interactions.Truthful, heartfelt and deserved acknowledgment always makes a difference, sometimes a profound one, in a person’s life and work. Rarely given acknowledgments have no more value than frequent ones. Sincere praise should not be withheld due to fear of diminishing returns, of appearing inappropriate or out of embarrassment. These obstacles can and should be overcome in order for you and your recipients to reap the tremendous rewards. In this version of Play It Forward our players will acknowledge one person each day. It can be a new person each day or the same person. The choice is yours. We challenge you Practice different ways of getting through to the people you want to acknowledge. Develop an acknowledgment repertoire that will give you the tools to reach out to the people in your life in the different ways that will be the most meaningful to each situation and each person.
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Sample Playbook Entry:
Scorecards The scorecard is a Facebook posting where players annotate the outcome and statistics of the previous day’s playbook. Sample Scorecard:
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Facilitation of the Call Objective
* A safe space where players feel at home. * Exceptional Customer Service The Prime objective is to create:
* Fun and Laughter
Intention The contextual framework of the call is to create a warm, and related experience and is the responsibility of the facilitator. We assert that regardless of your level of development in the area of leadership, you are a leader who will emerge from being a facilitator as an expansion of who you know yourself to be in this area. In an effort to not make this more complex than necessary, we strive to keep this process organic with a light architecture to maintain the system of the game.
Relatedness A deep relatedness that generates the sentiments of family is the over arching goal. It should feel like you are speaking to friends from High School during the calls. Customer Service is king and the agility of the facilitator is to manage the ebb and flow of the conversation. The theory of group dynamics will always run its course throughout the duration of the game. Historically speaking, it is quite remarkable how effective the team becomes as it continuously coalesces. The bureaucratic model allows everyone to be involved, provides trust, and creates a safe space to share.
What Will Make a Difference Clearing yourself before the call starts by asking yourself “What can I do to have my teammates feel safe and at home?” You have to manage whatever reactivates you. We request you listen to the discourse from the perspective of whomever is speaking at that particular moment, and how you as the facilitator can make a difference for that person. Mastery in time management is necessary. Everyone needs to have time to share in the time frame allotted for the call. Most importantly, you must create the space for each person to feel empowered to share, transform and stand for each player’s integrity inside the game. The game not only impacts its players, it produces a ripple effect that reverberates through the world. Families shift! Work places shift! A WORLD shifts! Let’s Go!
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Call Architecture Pre-Call 1.) Clear yourself by figuring out what needs to be provided for the call. 2.) Arrive on the call early 3-5 minutes before the call starts so that call starts on time . 3.) Make sure all team members are on the call. Have a point person who will text or make call quick call. Have your group list in front of you and check o those on call as they arrive. Check in as necessary for anyone you did NOT confirm is present 4.) Arrive on the call early 3-5 minutes before the call starts so that call starts on time .
The Call 1.) Start the call on time 2.) Take attendance as each member arrives on the call. Check them o on your list. Note those that are not on the call and have someone text that individual if they have not previously communicated their absence. Play for 100% attendance everyday of the game. 3.) Ask everyone their statistics for the day prior. 4.) Ask n question and hand pick someone to answer it. 5.) Use the integrated round-robin method by calling on each player to "go next". It is recommended that the order of sharing change each day and be managed by you (vs. asking, "Who wants to go next?"). If you open the space for "crickets" on the line, valuable seconds could add up to minutes or more during the life of the call. That said, consider asking if anyone has anything else to contribute after someone speaks and before moving on. Move on after you count to three (in your head while waiting for someone to raise their virtual hand). 6.) If there is any business to be handled on the call, request that one person to be your partner to be sure the call does not end before you handle "X" that day. Give them permission to interrupt/remind you two minutes before call ends. 7.) Make notes when someone is sharing for you can give the best feedback possible.
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8.) Call time is no more than 30 minutes in length. Regardless of what is occurring on the call at the 30 minute mark, declare that the call time has ended. If something is occurring that needs to be completed prior to call end, determine that the call is in “overtime” and release all that need to leave for prior commitments. Request that all players stay that can do so, to create a support for the unfinished business.
Cheat Sheet Potential questions you might want to ask the group to enliven the call. What occurred yesterday from playing the game? What can you do today that will take you from being awesome to over the top extraordinary? What part of your game is disturbing you the most? What have you learned about yourself so far through playing the game? What part of the structure of the game is working for you the most? What happen yesterday that you want to share? How would you grade your performance so far? Identify at least one ideal or standard that you have in life and that you use to evaluate your own and other’s performance? Is there any part of your game that you need to restore integrity? What are some dominating thoughts you carry with you day in and day out? Examples are: Life is too hard; I’m not a lucky person; I’m too old. What’s your bread and circus? Where could you have given more of yourself? Where have you given more than what was expected of yourself in this game?
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Play It Forward We assert that it is imperative to incorporate a healthy dose of fun into how one performs the actions of the day. We encourage the players to try new things throughout the process. If we use the context of play rather than work we will find more fun in the process. Most people get stopped at the start. Being in a state of fun increases the plausibility of an outcome being manifested. When we are having fun we are too busy to bask in the cascade of failure. From our experience when someone works from the state of fun others start to relate to them newly. The environment in which they work welcomes this newly found positive energy and rubs off on others as a byproduct.
Victimization Victimization is not allowed. Any envisioning of negativity becomes a direct conflict of one’s day to day performance. Handholding and tolerating a lack of performance is not in the structure of this game. Playing the game teaches the players to not be a victim to the circumstances of life, but rather to be productive in the face of those circumstances. The game is an opportunity to minimize the significance of your internal state.
You can’t fail if you keep playing “Nothing works unless you work it, and anything will work if you work it.” - Anurag Gupta. A fundamental aspect of the game is that no one has the right to fail. What we are talking about here is not a blatant disrespect for the rules, but to get clear on if the game that a player picked does not work for them. They should recommit to the existing game or declare a new game with velocity. If a player’s game ends up as a missed attempt, the player should applaud his or her own efforts. Identify the unworkability, and put what’s missing into the next game. Regardless of the unintended outcome of the game, if a player looks hard enough they will be able to generate satisfaction and value from their participation.
Group Dynamics Mechanics There are few experiences more empowering than getting a cadre of exceptional individuals together to play a game intended for all parties involved to win. When we embrace a unified vision inside a game of self-interest, we create an environment of mutual growth and prosperity. There is inherent complexity in mixing human beings together that have no background of relatedness. Having the group move through the phases of group dynamics is expected. First the group forms itself. Cohesion is generated by seeking interdependence at the outset of the game. A “We are all in this together sentiment” creates interpersonal attraction. Once players realize that winning their individual game hinges on the success of the rest of the players winning their game, it secondarily enhances the connection. MLK remarked that “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”-MLK After solidarity and morale is established, there becomes a sentiment of not wanting to rock the boat. There is an easing and tip toeing which hits a firewall. Here the group starts to confront each other. All groups go through a storming stage. It’s a contentious and unpleasant phase within the game. Alternatively, it is the most critical phase in the maturity of the group. The team members will resolve their differences, which grants the members the liberty to participate more comfortably. A safe space is created, where players can share freely without the risk of being judged. This gives the group reassurance. Out of the storming stage the group begins to create love and affinity for their co-players. The team begins to corral around one goal. The goal is that everyone wins. Once this is established we have noticed that groups start to perform at a extremely high rate. The team becomes competent, motivated, and loving. We notice the communication becomes so much smoother in this phase. It is paramount for the team to not get complacent because one hiccup can have the group recoil back to a more primitive stage of dynamics.
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Play It Forward Community: The team becomes a family. They depend on each other for mutual success. Agreements: The contractual agreements of the group set a benchmark of what’s excepted and actionable steps with which to hold each other accountable. Conflict: healthy debate that has the intent to leave everyone empowered can be an open source of new and better decisions and perspectives. Communication Skills: Players will learn to facilitate the group’s conversation, skillfully intrude, share, and offer advisement masterfully throughout the process of the game.
Conclusion Everyday is an opportunity to perform. The world is your stage. Every performance has an audience and teammates that are on the court with them. Organizations measure productivity in terms of output per labor hour. We assert that a more impactful barometer isn’t quantitative, but qualitative. Every aspect of our life is an opportunity to be our very best self. A remarkable performance moves us to give a standing ovation. It sometimes moves us to tears. Some of our brightest stars perform regardless of how they feel. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. His acts being seven ages.” - William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7. A passionate performer excites the crowd regardless of how he or she feels emotionally, physically, or mentally. They look at those pit falls as an opportunity to rise to the occasion. Michael Jordan once scored 65 points while having flu-like symptoms.
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