What Do You See?

Darcy (a Dialogue colleague) and I were sharing recent experiences of using Zoom with large groups.  As the Zoom "organizer," there is an assumption that we know what we are doing!  But, like many of us in this COVID world, we are developing new skills and gaining insights in how we see ourselves and others.

We noticed that as we worked with new Zoom attendees, we needed to explain how to get to the "Brady Bunch" screen (changing from Speaker View to Gallery View), when to Mute or Unmute, and why lighting might affect how clearly a person is seen.

Tell me:  what do you see?
(Photo credit:  7 Zoom Tips for Working
from Home, Computerworld)

Darcy and I laughed at our own assumptions:  that what we were seeing must be true!  We soon realized that the device a person is using changes how that user experiences Zoom.

We laughed because we had forgotten one of the Dialogue skills: ask questions to test assumptions.  Examples:

• What device are you using (PC or Mac; computer, tablet or phone)?
• Tell me what you see.

And, just as important:  be patient... Hold Lightly what you see, hear, and assume.

What do you think?
(Photo credit:  Santa Monica Beach, Getty Images, WSJ)

 

This COVID world is stretching us in many ways:

• How can social beings remain socially connected while being physically distant?
• Do we tend to protect our Individuality or the Common Good?
• Can we withhold judgment while exploring new Ways of Being?

Balancing a fragile world at this point in our human story may require that we move away from polarized Ways of Thinking.

Can we explore what is true?

Similar to lessons we are learning with Zoom, seeing others clearly depends on practicing new skills:

• When to move from Speaker (individual) to Gallery (everyone) view;
• Why it is important to Mute (ourselves) and Unmute (others); and,
  
• Where to shine the light on different aspects of a more encompassing Truth.
  

 

Have I asked you today... "What do you see?"

 

Larry Gardepie

Dialogue San Diego Consulting

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