BOX 5.0 Session Overview

OVERVIEW:

• Capture attention and spark curiosity about the B❒X by wearing your B❒X for the introduction.
• Establish The B❒X as a physical and mental model for unconscious thinking.
• Give participants a clear roadmap of what they will experience.
• Reassure participants that this process is well-tested and impactful.

BOX EXPERIENCE: B❒X On Facilitator’s Head

The Facilitator wears the B❒X to raise curiosity about the day.

Overview:

Informative and interactive introduction to the concept of the box including:

• Mindset is another way of thinking about “The box.”
• The purpose of the box is safety and success
• The source of the phrase “think out of the BOX” is the 9-Dot Puzzle
• We think out of the box to try to solve puzzling situations.
• Thinking out is not enough, you’ll need to build a better box.
• Participants write today’s topic into their box

BOX EXPERIENCE: Inside Flap

• Complete the 9-Dot Puzzle
• Write your topic on the BOX.

Overview:

Begin the process of personalizing the B❒X on the outside (the observable self or persona) by decorating three panels.

1. Appearance
2. What you are doing now for the day’s topic
3. Your personal brand (what you want others to think about you).

Sharing in pairs and/or small groups to build rapport and understanding.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Outside Panels 1-3

Panel 1: Draw your Appearance

Panel 2: Write/draw what you are doing now related to the topic

Panel 3: Write/draw your personal brand (what you want others to think of you)

Use the outside of the box as a get to know you activity to build rapport in the group

OVERVIEW:

• We don’t think out of the box when things are working well for us, it is when we are not getting the results we desire.
• There are a few signals to think out of the box and the first one is Feeling Boxed In.

OVERVIEW:

• To simulate that feeling, participants wear their B❒X for about 5 minutes, and then debrief the feelings that generated and how that is similar to how they may feel under pressure.
• Feeling boxed in isn’t bad, it is just a signal that your thinking isn’t delivering the results you want, and you need to breakthrough your box to better results.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Participants Wear the B❒X

• Wear the B❒X while completing some tasks.
• Debrief the feeling and emotions of having the B❒X on your head.
• Connect that to feelings and experiences under pressure.

OVERVIEW:

• Boxed in feelings can lead to boxed in behaviors.
• We try to present a positive outer appearance, but under pressure our behaviors may change.
• Those behaviors can be signals to breakthrough your thinking to better results.
• Comparing your Boxed-In Behaviors (panel 4) with what we are Doing Now (panel 2) and what your Personal Brand (Panel 3) provides insights on how we feel about our our Boxed-In Behaviors.
• Reflection on what each individuals boxed in behaviors are, and how to deal with those concludes this session.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Outside Panel 4

Write Boxed-In Behaviors on Panel 4

Share the contrast between panels 2, 3 and 4

OVERVIEW

Introduce the structure for the next section of the program.
We will go through each element of the physical box with these four steps:

1. My B❒X Helps Me
   The gift of that part of your B❒X
2. Challenge to Think out of the B❒X
   Over reliance on the gift can create challenges for creativity.
3. Breakthrough Strategy
   A way to breakthrough your current thinking to unlock new possibilities
4. Build a Better B❒X
   A way to apply this strategy in everyday life or to the topic of the program

OVERVIEW

1. The B❒X Helps Me
   Protect my Inner Self
   The outside is like a mask or a helmet that can keep me safe and stay connected with others.
2. Challenge to think out of the B❒X
   I Hold Back
   Because I protect my inner self, I don’t always advocate for my thoughts, ideas or needs.
3. Breakthrough Strategy
   Own your B❒X (punch out a front filter)
   Recognize that you control how open or closed you are.
4. Build a Better B❒X
   Let your Light Shine
   You have a unique perspective and your own gifts to give your world. Every time you open your B❒X you create more opportunity for change.

Psychological Safety:

• Change is a door that must be opened from the inside. You own your box and you control what you write and talk about today.
• Don’t write anything on the B❒X that you don’t want others to see.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Front of the BOX- OUTSIDE

• Open a front panel from the outside.
• Take a selfie with the panel open.
• Look at the photo and discuss how opening up our box connects to authenticity, vulnerability.

OVERVIEW

1. The B❒X Helps Me
   Understand (and be Understood)
   I use filters/lenses that I have created over my lifetime to understand and be understood.
2. Challenge to think out of the B❒X
   I Forget I Filter Everything
   I think I am experiencing “reality” but I am in fact filtering through my past experience, knowledge and expertise. When I forget this it is easy for me to become rigid, stubborn or slow to change.
3. Breakthrough Strategy
   Open new Filters (punch open a front filter)
   We punch out the remaining front filter to represent opening up new levels of understanding through new experiences.
4. Build a Better B❒X
   Open with Curiosity
   One way to keep your filters open is to practice curiosity.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Front of the BOX-INSIDE

• Open a front panel representing opening new filters to let in more.
• Partner exercise: wear the B❒X and have a conversation about experiences that have opened new filters.

OVERVIEW

1. The B❒X Helps Me
   Succeed
   Success is one of the core purposes of the box.
2. Challenge to think out of the B❒X
   I don’t want to Fail
   To ensure we succeed, we reduce our goals to the point where we know we can’t fail.
3. Breakthrough Strategy
   Align to the Future (write your Success Image on puzzle pieces)
   By creating a success image we really want, we provide the rational for change.
4. Build a Better B❒X
   Ask for More
   Ask for what you really want, not what you think you can get or you think you deserve.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Back of Inside

• Write three to four key outcomes related to todays topic on the on the four center pieces of the puzzle.
• Write other outcomes that are important to your future on the other outside pieces.
• Use this as a tool for sharing your success image.

OVERVIEW

1. The B❒X Helps Me
   Make Choices
   The left and right side make a battery, which represents how we make quick decisions based on positive and negative energy.
2. Challenge to think out of the B❒X
   I Trust my Old Thinking
   When I am unconscious of my thinking, I make decisions based on my past experience instead of my success image.
3. Breakthrough Strategy
   Open your Mind (reflect and write on your box)
   We break open the left and right side of the bo to represent how to open our minds to find new ways of exploring possibilities to make better decisions.
4. Build a Better B❒X
   Let out the Old & Let in the New
   Choose old thoughts to let go of to make space for new thoughts that are aligned to your success image.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Red and Green Sides

• Write your “buts’ (contradictions) to your success image on the red side.
• Punch open the red and green side representing having an open mind.
• Choose some negative thoughts to let out the exit of the red side.
• Add some new ideas on the green side.

OVERVIEW

• Wear your Better B❒X to experience the difference between a fixed and growth mindset.
• In the next two sections we’ll explore the impact of using your Better B❒X.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Wear the Better BOX

Wear the better box and contrast and compare this with the original box.

OVERVIEW

1. My BETTER B❒X Helps Me
   Work with Others
   By using your Better BOX you can find improved ways of working with others.
2. Challenge to think out of the B❒X
   Every BOX is Different
   The differences between people make it challenging and unpredictable to work together.
3. Breakthrough Strategy
   Build a BIGGER B❒X (connect boxes together)
   You can make a bigger box by connecting to people in a more open way.
4. Build a Better B❒X
   Open B❒X Conversations
   Improve your team communication by focusing on a common outcome with open filters and an open mind.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Connect the BOXes

• Open your box to your colleagues.
• Connect with a group of five or more.
• Get inside the “circle” that is created.
• Have some discussions about what you experience.
• Make the B❒X BIGGER by connecting as many as possible.
• Debrief what that represents.

OVERVIEW

1. My BETTER B❒X
   Helps Me Grow
   Consciously improving your unconscious mind accelerates growth.
2. Challenge to think out of the B❒X
   Stuck in my Confident Zone
   Change is hard because you have a lifetime of experience in your comfort and confidence zone.
3. Breakthrough Strategy
   Create a Breakthrough Password (write password on B❒X)
   Create a password that will remind you to Own your BOX and make a change.
4. Build a Better B❒X
   Use your Breakthrough Password
   When facing a puzzling situation, feeling Boxed-in or exhibiting Boxed-In Behaviors…use your password to open your thinking.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Bottom Right Inside Panel

• Write your B❒X Breakthrough Password
• Use the B❒X as a sharing tool.

OVERVIEW

If you make the improvements on the inside of your box (thoughts, feelings, strategies), what changes will show up on the outside (your behaviors)?

1. What new things will others see you do?
2. What new things will others hear you say?
3. What new feedback will you receive from others?
4. When you look in the mirror, what will you notice that is different?

Share the most energizing changes with others.

BOX EXPERIENCE: OUTSIDE far left panel

Reflect and Write about the:

• New things you will DO
• New things you will SAY
• New FEEDBACK from (impact on) others
• New thoughts when looking in the MIRROR

Use this output as a tool for sharing the changes you expect to see.

OVERVIEW

Our final closure process is designed to lengthen the impact beyond the program.

1. Share your B❒X
2. Keep your B❒X Nearby
3. Be a B❒X Star

The Program closes with a series of group photos and videos to provide a final reminder of the content and commitment of the day.

BOX EXPERIENCE: Hold and Wear the BOX for Group Photos

Final photo time

• Box off (hold next to your head)
• Box on (box star pose)
• Slow Motion Throw