This document discusses Carol Dweck's research on mindsets. It provides information about fixed and growth mindsets. People with a fixed mindset believe their abilities cannot change, while those with a growth mindset believe their abilities can develop through effort. The document includes questions to determine which mindset a person has and provides strategies for shifting to a growth mindset such as embracing challenges and viewing effort and mistakes positively.

1. July 12 2016

2. MINDSET

3.  Take a minute or 2 to answer the questions on the sheet
 Add up all answers from left and right column for a grand
total
 BE HONEST
 INDIVIDUAL ACTIVTY
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4.  8-16 – Talents, skills and abilities are set traits and can not be
changed. If you know you might fail, you won’t try.
 17-24 – Skills and intelligence don’t change much. Like
situations where you know you will be successful and not too
much effort.
 25-32 – Grades and performances are important to you and so
is learning.
 33-40 – You can develop skills and intelligence. Learning is
more important than always performing well.
 41-48 – Believe that you can grow and improve skills and
intelligence. Love challenges and know the best way to learn is
by working hard. Don’t mind making mistakes to get better.

5.  Most of the information provided is from Carol Dweck , Ph.D
and her research around Mindset and the difference between
the Growth and the Fixed Mindsets.

6.  “In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their
intelligence, their talents are just fixed traits. They have a
certain amount and that's that, and then their goal becomes to
look smart all the time and never look dumb.”
 “In a growth mindset students understand that their talents
and abilities can be developed through effort, good teaching
and persistence. They don't necessarily think everyone's the
same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can
get smarter if they work at it.”

7. “I’m awesome
at this”
“I made a mistake”
“It’s ok. Not everyone is
natural at this. We’ll move
on to something you’re
better at”
“If this book is too tough for you, we
should probably find an easier one
for you to read”
“Wow. This is beautiful.
You’re such a good
artist!”
“This is too hard”
“It’s good enough”

8.  Intelligence Is Static – “I must look clever!”
 Avoids challenges
 Give up easily due to obstacles
 See effort as a waste of time
 Ignore useful feedback. See criticism of capabilities as criticism of
them as a person
 Be threatened by others’ success
May plateau early and achieve less than full potential

9. “This is going to take some time and effort”
“Mistakes help me improve”
“I can tell you worked very
hard at this.”
“Seek Challenges”
“You should be very proud of
yourself”
“It’s OK to say “I can’t do it yet””

10.  Intelligence is expandable – “I want to learn more!”
 Embraces challenges
 Persists in the face of setbacks
 Sees effort as the way
 Learns from criticism
 Finds lessons and inspiration in the success of others
Reach ever-higher levels of achievement
Yoda and Luke

13. You are in luck…!!!!
You always have the opportunity to go from a fixed mindset to a
growth mindset.
 You can change…
 How you react to feedback
 How you receive and provide praise
 How you may look at a challenge
 How you will dedicate yourself and persist
 How you react to failure

15.  Whether at work, home or in a classroom it is always a good
idea to establish values! What is important to me, to us, to
you!!!
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16.  Nearly half of the feedback people hear comes from their peers
 Train / educate to provide constructive not destructive feedback
 Specific
 Helpful
 Kind
 Impact feedback
 Based on person who was impacted
 Using “I” statements
 Vulnerability
 Create opening for conversation
 Create a culture for learning
 Celebrate mistakes (not ones that are repeated), peer feedback is GOOD
 Celebration Grid

18.  About being Agile, not just doing Agile
 It is time to change our Thinking, not our Process (Scrum,
Kanban, etc.)
 Processes and tools will evolve out of Agile Mindset
 Solving problems will evolve out of Agile Mindset
 Embrace Change
 The way you talk, the words you use, the stories you tell, the
pictures you draw
 Practicing the practice
 Stay the course through crisis
Forbes – The Key Missing Ingredient in the Agile
Manifesto

19.  This is a Process to be practiced
 What it means to be a learner
 Abraham Lincoln said, “I do not think much of a man who is
not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
 Try Everything