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- 2. Take a moment for mindfulness The world can be a noisy place. We can be blindly frantic; too busy to actually notice where we are or what we are doing. Taking a moment to release everything else that is going on in our minds to relocate the present is hugely beneficial. Create a moment of stillness by imagining the heavy mental squabble as a cloud behind one¨s head. Now allow it to float away. Allow each breath to flow into your lower torso and out to your limbs as though it is washing out any last vestiges of tension. Now take a tangible object. It could be a paperclip, a blueberry, a tea cup... ANYTHING. Hold it and really see it. Feel the weight of it, the texture, notice how the light interacts with it. Match its stillness and presence. Appreciate the simplicity of Now.
- 3. All living systems require circulation. There is exchange of nutrients between symbiotic organisms in Nature. We breathe and distribute oxygen throughout our bodies to keep our cells alive. The mind too must circulate. One of the most effective techniques to overcome mental blocks and stagnancies is to m-o-v-e>>> Once we become more fluid we begin to occupy the wavelength of play and imagination. The higher faculties of human problem solving, intuition and creativity become available to us. Start with ANY movement; twiddle your fingers, roll your hips, kick a ball along the floor, throw something at the rubbish bin... or if you dare to - DANCE! Move
- 4. Observe your routine objectively for a moment. Locate the regular rhythms. What elements of your life exist on a circuit loop? What repeats when left on automatic? Do you always eat the same thing for breakfast? Park in the same spot? Run up against the same problems due to a behaviour pattern? Once you¨ve found the habitual actions, throw them on their head, not necessarily because they are ｀bad¨, but because we are wanting to keep things fresh. What would happen if you had the weekly meeting in a different room? If you didn¨t eat for the day? If you changed the language you used? Simply by changing things up we are forcing ourselves to re-engage, re-assess, form new neural pathways and may collide with new particles which do not circulate in the channels we usually run along. Interrupt patterns
- 5. A great way to maintain interest and bring relief from the routine is to knowingly adjust dynamics while working; vary the speed - intentionally working really slowly for five minutes and then working twice as fast for the following 5 minutes. If you¨ve been sitting for an hour, try standing at your desk. If you¨ve been inside, go outside. Have everyone work loudly, talk, express their feelings, clatter and bang as they work, then everyone tries to be peaceful and still as they continue work for the next phase. This is like generating a wave that rises and falls and then riding it. This can also be applied through shifts in focus; one may focus soley on the task at hand, but then focus on how doing it relates to the mid-term goals and then keep doing it, but now with a focus on having it serve your long-term ambitions. Does this change they way you do it or what you get out of it? Orchestrate dynamic shifts
- 6. Find similarities and differences As a cognitive challenge find similarities in what you do with completely disrelated fields. How does your office space relate to an animal? Perhaps the rooms are linked like cow stomachs? Perhaps the action you take operating tools or machinery, mimics an escalator or the spiral of a dandelion seed mid-flight? Then find differences in things which seem the same. What unique elements does this client have compared to the last? How have your actions this week differed to last week and what were the results in statistics? What are the similarities between what you do and what a tribesman does as he searches for water? Is there a correlation between your workplace and the life of bacteria or fungus? This activity can bring about some great realisations through a shift in perspective.
- 7. Do something unexpected Surprise your colleagues, (and yourself), by doing something creative, generous or helpful when it is not expected nor asked for. Perhaps something as simple as a compliment, something as creative as drawing a portrait as a gift or something as selfless as arriving an hour early and handling someone else¨s backlog. Be moved by whim, by spontaneous impetus to breathe life into the workplace.
- 8. Roll the dice Enter a random element to your day, play with chance and fate. Decide by the flip of a coin. Force yourself to say ＾yes￣ to everything for a few hours without being able to guide and decide, pick a task blind-folded... Human¨s are endlessly resourceful and inventive, we can negotiate almost anything we are faced with and quickly plot a path to get ourselves back on course if we stray. Sometimes adding an element of chaos can trigger some great new methods of interaction!
- 9. Tune in to y r inspiration How well do you know yourself? What brings about a good response in you mentally and physically? What sparks your imagination? What transports you to a completely difference sphere? It may take some research, reflection and experiment, but learning what truly inspires one is like finding gold. Once it has been found, make a conscious effort to bring yourself into contact with it on a regular basis. It may be bringing your favourite music to listen to when you need a change of pace. It may be reading the words of a motivating author. It may be watching a home video of your kids dancing or lighting incense, closing your eyes and chiming a gong. Sometimes these activities won¨t fall naturally into your work day, but taking the time to tune in to that space of inspiration will benefit everything else that follows.
- 10. Invent rituals of meaning When the majority of our actions are forced, expected or unthinking, much of our activity can become hollow and meaningless. Phases of production can blend from one to the next and we go a bit numb. To combat this you can mark completed cycles with a little celebration; when you finish one task you may make a point of closing all the books on the table, lowering the laptop lid, breaking off one block of chocolate and nodding three times. Before you leave the office you may fully end the work phase by wiping down the surfaces and folding a small origami object to sit on your desk, which will greet you the following day. These small gestures will bring mindfulness to the shifts in each phase of your production cycle and allow you to reflect on what you have just done and be present for the next activity, with full awareness of why you are doing it.
- 11. Get it wrong The ｀right¨ path has been tested and laid out in rules so that we can achieve the expected results. This can often be very workable, but is not necessarily innovative and evolutionary for our careers nor the business. Sometimes, when we consider it time to inject some play into the workplace, we can purposely do things the wrong way. This can provide a source of relief as it directly counters the stress which can build up around the fear of ｀getting it wrong¨. The other benefit is we may uncover new techniques and combinations of cause / effect reactions, which were kept out of view by the safe systems we usually stick to. So allow yourself to completely let go from time to time and make a right muck of it.
- 12. Thank you for playing with Bravo Child at The Sandpit. We hope this booklet provides a reminder which enables the momentum to continue into the workplace and throughout your production cycles.