THURSDAY

Picture an iceberg in your mind. You can only see a small fraction of it above the waterline, the vast majority of it is beneath the surface and this is the part the ocean currents push on and move. Often you form opinions from what you first hear and see about an issue or event that has occurred. You are just looking at it from above the waterline and in most cases, there is much more to a situation than just this snapshot view of the tip. Iceberg thinking is looking beyond an event or something that happened for patterns, connections and underlying reasons for what has occurred.

QUESTIONS ACTIONS EVENT FIRST THOUGHTS What happened? What do I think?

TRENDS/PATTERNS PLAN What has been happening? What do I usually do? Has this happened before? What will I do? What has changed? Things to be considered? STRUCTURE DESIGN Why did it happen? How can I use this? How did it happen? Where does this fit? Who made it happen? Why did they do this? MENTAL MODELS ADAPT What was assumed? Make sense now? What is believed? Is this still the case? Why is this believed? DEEPER KNOWLEDGE New approaches needed?

For one of these headlines, or an issue you have experienced recently, complete the table to practise iceberg thinking. » A demonstration was held wanting our national flag to be changed. » It will be compulsory for all students to spend an extra two hours daily at school to complete their homework. » All students will have to exercise at school every day for an hour.

Reflect on and answer the following questions Iceberg Thinking for the future – reflect on and answer the following questions

What has happened? What do I think?

What has been happening? Has this happened before? What has changed? What do I usually do? What will I do? Things to be considered?

Why did it happen? How did it happen? Who made it happen? How can I use this? Where does this fit? Why did they do this?

What was assumed? What is believed? Why is this believed? Make sense now? Is this still the case? New approaches needed?

How can I use my top strengths to use Iceberg Thinking? What other strengths would be valuable to use here? What are five emotions I have to be mindfully in charge of to use Iceberg Thinking?