Convincing others that a creative idea is a good one is not always easy. Share any experiences, and comment on techniques used.  Alternately, in the following example, consider how you would help others through a shift in thinking. For example, your supervisor has asked you and a team of people to review a process used in your office. Your teammates all think the process is fine as is, but you see an opportunity for improvement. What is the most effective way to help others to see your point?

In business, if you don’t have data to back up your point of view…     You’re winging it     You’re reckless     You’re just another person with an opinion     You’re unlikely to make consistently good decisions     All of the above

The snowy Mountain Tourist Department was tasked with developing new promotional events to attract skiers during the upcoming season. Over the years, this resort community had been steadily losing business to other ski destinations. Sasha Adams, the department manager, was willing to admit that her ideas were just not competitive, so she turned the task over to her department.   Sasha was thrilled to learn that her department generated three creative ideas. The problem was that supporters of each idea felt very strongly that their idea was the best, and they could not narrow it down to one event. Sasha honoured her commitment to allow the group to make the decision, so she had department numbers vote. Three votes went to a winter comedy festival, three votes went to a winter sports event, and four votes went to a winter carnival.   Sasha had high hopes that the winter carnival would increase tourism, but it decreased department morale instead. The four members who had voted for the…

Review the Engaged Feedback Checklist (available in the Module Three reading assignment in our Course Content, and described in more detail in the "Living Into Our Values" chapter of Dare to Lead).  Provide a personal reflective essay on which item on this checklist you find the most difficult (and why) and which you find comes most naturally to you (and why). Feel free to take the perspective of the person giving feedback or the person receiving feedback. The body of your essay should be 3 - 4 pages in length and written in APA style. (In a reflective essay, be sure to provide a title page, but unlike our other essays, feel free to use personal pronouns throughout your narrative.) Reference Book:  THE ENGAGED FEEDBACK CHECKLISTDaring FeedbackI know that I’m ready to give feedback when …___ I’m ready to sit next to you rather than across from you.___ I’m willing to put the problem in front of us rather than between us (or sliding it toward you).___ I’m ready to listen, ask questions,…