[Community_garden] Philosophies of life

[Mike McGrath]

If you can find a copy, I prefer "The Book of Five Rings", an ancient (but 
very modern reading) Japanese text that's allegedly about sword fighting, 
but in truth explains how to triumph in virtually every life encounter. The 
'list of rules' alone is all some people need.

I bet the people trying to reclaim Doreen's garden would fall to The Path of 
Two Swords as One....

                                            ---McG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alliums" <garlicgrower at green-logic.com>
To: "'List Serve'" <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:09 AM
Subject: [Community_garden] Karen Pryor: On Being A Change Maker


> Hi, Folks!
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> Yes, the author is a dog trainer, but her "stages in the process of making
> changes" is sound - even for those of us in community gardening and
> politics!
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> Have to say, the "Openly Attack" stage really rots, but I'm getting 
> through
> it! ;-)
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> Dorene
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> Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
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> St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth
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> A mission of
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> St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 
> 19460
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> http://www.clickertraining.com/node/157
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> On Being a Change Maker
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> By Karen <http://www.clickertraining.com/user/9>  Pryor on 11/01/1998
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> Filed in - Karen's Articles 
> <http://www.clickertraining.com/karens_articles>
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> So you've become a  <http://www.clickertraining.com/glossary#term205>
> clicker trainer. Naturally you are very excited. You want other people
> around you to stop using 
> <http://www.clickertraining.com/glossary#term244>
> punishment-based methods and start clicking. So you introduce the clicker 
> at
> your dog club or high school or wherever you are using it. And guess what:
> people not only don't change, they get mad at you.
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> What do you do now?
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> Here's a biologist's look at the process of making changes.
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> What people do when you start to institute a change (in chronological 
> order)
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> 1.      Ignore you
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> 2.      Pretend to agree but actually do nothing
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> 3.      Resist, delay, obstruct
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> 4.      Openly attack you (the dangerous phase, but also a sign that 
> change
> is starting)
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> 5.      Absorb
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> 6.      Utilize
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> 7.      Take credit
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> 8.      Proselytize
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> What people say in the process of accepting the change
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> 1.      "That might work for your population but not for mine." 
> (absorbing)
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> 2.      "I can use it but not for anything important." (absorbing and
> utilizing)
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> 3.      "Some of my people can use it if they feel they need to."
> (utilizing)
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> 4.      "Oh yes, we've been doing that for years, it's quite good."
> (utilizing and taking credit)
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> 5.      "We've come up with a really incredible program, you should try 
> it."
> (taking credit and proselytizing)
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> How the change maker can react effectively
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> 1.      When they ignore you, find allies and persist.
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> 2.      Don't be misled by lip service. Find allies and persist.
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> 3.      Meet resistance with persistence. Move around the resistance; try
> other avenues.
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> 4.      The stage of open attack is a touchy time. People can get fired, 
> for
> example. Keep your head down, but persist. Don't take the attack 
> personally,
> even if it is a personal attack. Attack is information; it tells you:
> a) You're getting somewhere: change IS happening, causing
> <http://www.clickertraining.com/glossary#term222> extinction-induced
> aggression.
> b) Your attacker is frightened. Empathize.
> c) Your attacker still believes in the efficacy of aversives.
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> 5.      Absorbing and utilizing: this stage can last a year or more.
> Maintain generous schedules of
> <http://www.clickertraining.com/glossary#term247> reinforcement.
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> 6.      They're taking credit for your idea? By all means, let them; your
> goal is the change. Credit is a low-cost
> <http://www.clickertraining.com/glossary#term248> reinforcer and people 
> who
> want it don't satiate. Give it away in buckets.
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> 7.      Are they pitching the change? Good. If you want to change 
> something
> else, you now have new allies.
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