1. This XMind is to be copied and completed at the beginning of each OP during this cycle
  2. Journal Map:
    1. Project
    2. Who and where?
    3. When?
      1. Good timing?
    4. Outcomes
      1. Expected?
        1. I noticed...
        2. Others noticed...
        3. Conscious collection of feedback?
      2. Unexpected?
        1. Eliminate? Remediate?
        2. Use as opportunities? (Problem is the solution)
      3. What goals were met?
        1. Mine
          1. Short term
          2. Long term
        2. Others'
          1. Short term
          2. Long term
  3. Specification and Abstract
    1. Title, Name, Year and Program
    2. Purpose:
      1. Golden Circle: WHY, WHAT, HOW
      2. What is the purpose of this OP? How does the work that you report in here and the work of constructing the OP meet a) learning and unlearning goals of your own and b) the needs of the global eco-social regeneration community.
      3. How do you relate this OP to your version of the big picture?
    3. Goals:
      1. SMART GOAL:
      2. Un/learning goals
    4. Guidelines for reader
    5. Key Un/Learnings
    6. Feedback from previous OPs
    7. Table of Contents
    8. Reviews
      1. Self
      2. Peer
      3. My Review of Peer
      4. Pro Review
  4. Core Report
    1. Introduction
    2. Design Methods:
      1. SADIE, SADIA, GoSADIE...
      2. O'BREDIMET
      3. Zones, Sectors..
      4. 5 P's / 8 P's
      5. Experiential Learning Models
      6. Appreciative Inquiry
      7. Pattern Languages
      8. Dragon Dreaming
      9. 8 Shields
      10. 8 W's (Annette Lamb)
      11. NASA Design Process
      12. Looby McNamara's Design Web
      13. PASTE, CEAP, ...
      14. Ethan Roland's Design Process
      15. Others
    3. Conclusion
  5. Reflections and Commentary
    1. OP Design Process
      1. What design method did I choose and why?
      2. OP Process Un/Learnings
        1. What went well?
        2. What was challenging?
        3. What would I do differently next time?
    2. Managing Time, Managing Promises
      1. Tools used?
        1. Eisenhower Matrix
        2. Estimating Tools
        3. Calendar
        4. Timelines
      2. Self-eval of progress:
        1. Comitments balanced to capacities?
        2. Due dates missed? Renogotiated?
        3. Realistic estimates of time?
        4. Saying yes/no/let me get back to you when necessary? (trusting instinct, acting impulsively...)
      3. Any "life-happens" situations? How were they dealt with?
      4. Have I improved my abilities to manage time and manage promises as a project manager?
    3. Interventions, Timing, and Transitions
      1. Designed/Improvised interventions
        1. How was I intervening in the situation?
        2. When did I intervene and why/what prompted it?
        3. How was the timing significant?
      2. Thinking and Doing
        1. How did I adapt planned actions to unforeseen outcomes with clear pauses from "doing" in order to evaluate the next steps?
        2. Did I zoom in and out to vary the view of the action?
        3. Do I use myth, models, metaphor, research and theory to understand complex situations?
        4. Do I work logically, systematically and intuitively?
        5. Was I ever in paralysis by analysis?
      3. Reflection and Experimentation
        1. Do I create time, space, allies necessary for quality reflection?
        2. Am I keen to search out meaning and take different perspectives?
        3. Do I run rapid prototypes and early trials to bypass speculative paralysis?
        4. Did I abandon designs, retune, tweak, reschedule, switch approaches?
        5. Did I turn constraints into opportunities?
    4. Competence and Attention
      1. Personal Development
        1. Self care
        2. Patrix-busting
        3. Inter and Intra relationship development
        4. Non-violent communication
        5. Health and well-being
        6. Spiritual Growth
        7. Un/Learnings
        8. Noticing emotional patterns
      2. Professional Development
        1. Do I note my own strengths and limitations arising from experiences in workplaces, organizations, and projects?
    5. Poems
    6. Dissemination Efforts
      1. Have I made a realistic appraisal of the 'value' of my work in the field of ecosocial design and regeneration?
      2. Who has been impacted and how?
    7. Leadership, Facilitation, Mentoring
      1. How and when was I an active leader, support person, follower, and mentor?
      2. Did I use processes like the 4 Q's, Think and Listens....
    8. Patrix-Busting
      1. Do I consider the intersections arising from the Patrix in the context of the project and in the meme-plex?
      2. Have I been able to make a difference to these memes ?
  6. Supporting Evidence
    1. Annotated Resource Review
    2. Un/Learning Journal Entries
      1. Context
        1. What influenced the context?
        2. Who else was there?
      2. Outcomes and goals
        1. What were the outcomes I noticed?
        2. What outcomes did other people notice?
        3. Which of these outcomes met my goals or the goals of a client?
        4. Which of these outcomes will contribute to my long term goals or those of a client?
        5. Where there any challenging and/or surprising outcomes?
        6. Did or do any of these need remedial action and could they be seen as positive emerging directions?
      3. Un/Learnings:
        1. What will I do differently next time and, if I were mentoring another person to navigate a similar situation, what would my advice be?
        2. Do I indicate and analyze ways of un/learning in order to create future learning opportunities on a personal, professional and project level?
        3. Do I provide any examples of un/learning patterns?
      4. See journal map below (from Andrew Langford)
    3. Time Log
    4. Word Count
    5. Digiphon
      1. What digital tools were used?
      2. Any new to me?
      3. Tutorials I can offer? Posted to forum?
    6. Participation Records
      1. EoY presentation
      2. Guild buddies
      3. Advising Notes
        1. Nicole
        2. Jennifer
      4. Think and Listens
      5. Gaia Radio attendance
      6. Forum posts
    7. Evidence of Outcomes
      1. Images/video
      2. Newspaper clippings
      3. Flyers and brochures
      4. Teaching plans
      5. Grant applications
      6. Materials taught/published
      7. Affidavits and shout-outs
    8. Skillflex Assessment
      1. Spreadsheet
    9. Pathway Tracking
      1. Look back to LIPD, check timelines and Mahara to-do lists
  7. REQUIREMENTS
    1. Word Count: 4500
    2. Required, included in word count:
      1. OP Specification
      2. Process Reflection
      3. Introduction
      4. Project Specification and Design
      5. Main Body
      6. Conclusion
    3. Required, not included in word count:
      1. Learning Journal Extracts
      2. Pathway Reflection
      3. Evidence of Peer Contact and Participation
      4. Evidence of Time Management
      5. Digiphon
      6. Annotated Resource Review
      7. Appendices (Evidence of Project Outcomes)
      8. Self Review
      9. Peer Review
      10. Review of Peer's OP
      11. Evidence of Incorporating Feedback
  8. PoDAPO
    1. Presentation and Organization
      1. Font, Size, Shape
      2. Structure, Flow, Use of Illustrations and Examples
      3. Media, Genres, Styles
      4. OP Management
    2. Design Skills
      1. Articulation and Tracking of Approach
      2. Reflections on Intervention Points, Timing and Transitions
      3. Project Design and Engagement
      4. OP Design
    3. Action Learning Skills (Project and OP)
      1. Balance Between Doing and Thinking
      2. Balance Between Reflection and Experimentation
      3. Transformation of Self and Context
      4. Attention to Un/Learning Goals and Skillflexes
    4. Process Skills
      1. Project Management Skills
      2. Critical Evaluation Skills and Reference to Good Practices Elsewhere
      3. Collaboration, Participation, Use of Peers, Allies, Mentors
      4. Leadership, Facilitation, and Mentoring Efforts
    5. Outcomes
      1. Practical Benefits to the Field
      2. Adding Value to the Knowledge Commons and Dissemination Efforts
      3. Competence and Attention for Personal Development
      4. Competence and Attention to Professional Development
  9. PROGRESS TRACKING
    1. TASKS
      1. TASKS DONE
      2. TASKS CANCELED
      3. TASKS ON HOLD
      4. TASKS IN PROGRESS
      5. TASKS DELAYED
    2. Eisenhower Matrix
      1. Not/Important
      2. Not/Urgent
    3. Time
      1. Now
      2. Later
      3. Never
      4. Always
      5. etc.
    4. Xmind Timeline
      1. Daily, weekly, monthly log
    5. Mahara Checklist
    6. Google Forms
      1. To Do lists
      2. Daily tasks checklist
    7. Notebook with Master Checklist
  10. SCHEDULE
    1. PHASE 1
      1. TOP PRIORITIES
      2. MID PRIORITIES
      3. LOW PRIORITIES
    2. MILESTONE 1
    3. PHASE 2
      1. TOP PRIORITIES
      2. MID PRIORITIES
      3. LOW PRIORITIES
    4. MILESTONE 2
    5. PHASE 3
      1. TOP PRIORITIES
      2. MID PRIORITIES
      3. LOW PRIORITIES
    6. MILESTONE 3
  11. RISK
    1. RISK 1
      1. DESCRIPTION
      2. IMPACT
      3. SEVERITY
      4. PROBABILITY
      5. LIKELIHOOD OF PRIOR DETECTION
      6. MITIGATION APPROACH
      7. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
    2. RISK 2
      1. DESCRIPTION
      2. IMPACT
      3. SEVERITY
      4. PROBABILITY
      5. LIKELIHOOD OF PRIOR DETECTION
      6. MITIGATION APPROACH
      7. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS