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DRAW others out to focus on science-related issues

07/02/09 18:24
You're at school, and you want to help others grow. Instead of giving advice or suggestions, ask questions that fit the DRAW protocol:
  • Define: Get the facts defined.
  • Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  • Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  • What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
 
Here's a set of DRAW questions you can use for a faculty meeting conversation about science-related issues:
 
Define: Get the facts defined.
  1. What do the following 5 terms mean: creationism, theory of evolution, common ancestry, microevolution, and evolutionism?
  2. What questions do students, parents, staff, and board members ask about these 5 terms?
  3. What are your students taught about these 5 terms?
  4. What’s the school’s position on these 5 terms?
Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  1. What excites/frustrates you about these 5 terms?
  2. What positive/negative experiences have you had related to these 5 terms?
Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  1. Scale of 1-10 (10 being high), how important is it for your school to address these 5 terms?
  2. What helps/hinders students as they work to learn about these 5 terms?
  3. For your students to learn about these 5 terms, what do teachers need to keep doing? start doing? stop doing?
What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
  1. What action steps will you take?
  2. What resources will you need?
  3. Who’s responsible for what?
  4. How will you hold each other accountable?

To help work colleagues grow, DRAW them out by asking questions

10/04/08 10:49
You're at work, and you want to help others grow. Instead of giving advice or suggestions, ask questions that fit the DRAW protocol:
  • Define: Get the facts defined.
  • Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  • Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  • What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
Here's a set of DRAW questions you can use for a 15-minute conversation:

Define: Get the facts defined.
  • What’s going on in your work?
  • What people/projects are you spending your time/energy on?
  • What are your goals for this next week/month?
  • Whom do you talk to about your work? What do you talk about?
Respond: Get the facts responded to in terms of feelings/experiences.
  • What progress on your goals have you experienced? What’s been satisfying?
  • What roadblocks have you experienced? What’s been frustrating?
Analyze: Get the facts, feelings, and experiences analyzed.
  • What are the reasons for your feelings of satisfaction and frustration?
  • What can you do to build on your progress/minimize your roadblocks? Who can help you?
What’s next?: Get next steps considered.
  • You talked about ___ today. What do you think you’ll do?
  • How can I pray for you?

Draw out, don’t put in

15/01/08 08:24
You want to help others pursue God’s calling, so you give advice. But it doesn’t really help. Sound familiar? Instead of putting advice in, try drawing out.

Start by using LIFE skills:
  • Listen, instead of talking.
  • Inquire, instead of advising.
  • Focus the conversation, instead of letting the conversation float around.
  • Encourage, instead of critiquing.
Use your LIFE skills empower others to DRAW:
  • Define the facts, instead of generalizing.
  • Respond to the facts, instead of venting.
  • Analyze the facts and their response to the facts, instead of avoiding what’s going on.
  • Consider What’s next, instead of thinking they’re done.
When you use LIFE skills to empower others DRAW out, they can better leverage God’s GRACE in their lives:
  • God’s work in their hearts.
  • Relationships He has provided.
  • Abilities God has bestowed.
  • Character qualities He has blessed them with.
  • Experiences God given them, including education and jobs.
Draw out, don’t put in. Work smart. Today.