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Introduction to Dragon Dreaming:
A Framework for Creating Outrageously Successful
Projects
By John Croft ©
In the beginning
• Every project, no matter how big starts as the dream of a single individual person
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
• Every successful project occurs in an environment
• Every project is thus an ‘encounter’ between the “self” and the “other”, connecting the individual to their environment
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INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
The Project• In a project an individual contributes
time, effort and even financial support
INPUT• In a project an individual may also
learn new skills, receive recognition either financially or by recognition
OUTPUT• In a successful project the
environment will contribute to achieving the goals of the project
INPUT
• As a result of the project the environment may be transformed
OUTPUT
Between the individual and the environment there
is an open interface of giving
and receiving between the two
sectors
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
The Project• At the start of the project the interface
is displaced to the left because most activity is the input of the individual, and there are few obvious outputs INPUT
• In a sustainable project the interface is displaced right because most of the activity is from the environment, and individuals receive proportionally to what they gave
OUTPUT
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
The Project
Thus over the lifetime of a
successful project the interface moves back and forth with
the changes of inputs and outputs
But this is a one-dimensional model for a project, we need a
second dimension
THEORY
PRACTICE
Truly successful projects fully integrate theory with
practiceAgain there are inputs and
outputs on both sides
Again there is an open interface between the two
THEORY
PRACTICE
At the start of the project the interface is displaced
downwards, because the project is almost entirely
theoreticalWhen sustainable, the practice component
becomes almost automatic
At the start of the project the interface is displaced
downwards, because the project is almost entirely
theoretical
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
Output/ Input
2
Output/ Input
3
Output/ Output
4
Input/ Input
1
THE PROCESS
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
2
3 4
Stimulus
1
The flow of information
Threshold
ResponseAction
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
2
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Input/ Input
1
THE PROCESS
Quadrant 1Stimulus
Intention
RelationshipSuccess Criteria
of
in
Overall Task
DREAMING
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
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Output/ Input
1
THE PROCESS
Quadrant 2
Threshold
Possibility
ContextSuccess Criteria
of
in
Overall Task
PLANNING
2
Thinking Globally
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
4
Output/ Input
1
THE PROCESS
Quadrant 3
Action
Behaviour
CommitmentSuccess Criteria
of
in
Overall Task
DOING
2
3
Acting Locally
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
Output/ Output
1
THE PROCESS
Quadrant 4
Response
Feedback
SatisfactionSuccess Criteria
of
in
Overall Task
CELEBRATING
2
3
4
Being Personally
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
2
34
Input/ Input
1
Stimulus of Intention in
RelationshipDREAMING
Gather Information
Stimulus
Awareness
Threshold
Motivation
Perceiving Newly
But what is happening in each quadrant?
90% of Projects get stuck in the Dream
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
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Output/ Input
1
Threshold of Possibility in ContextPLANNING
Test or Trial Pilot Project
Considering Alternatives
Design a Strategy
2
90% of Projects fail to work according to plan
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
4
Output/ Input
1
Action of Behaviour in Commitment
DOING Monitor Progress
Implementation
Management & Administration
2
3 90% of Projects fail to last longer than 3 years
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
Output/ Output
1
Response of Feedback in Satisfaction
CELEBRATING
Results for Individuals
Acquire New Skills
Judgement
2
3
4
Judgement connects to Awareness closing the spiral
THEORY
PRACTICE
INDIVIDUAL
ENVIRONMENT
2
3 4
1
Putting it all together, making dreams come true.
Stimulus of Intention in
Relationship
DREAMINGPerceiving
Newly
1
Gather Information
Awareness
Motivation
Test or Trial Pilot Project
Considering Alternatives
Design a Strategy
Monitor Progress
Implementation
Management & Administration
Results for Individuals
Acquire New Skills
Judgement
Threshold of Possibility in
Context
PLANNINGThinking Globally
2
Action of Behaviour in Commitment
DOINGActing Locally
3Response of Feedback in Satisfaction
CELEBRATINGBeing
Personally
4
Empowerment, Liberation,
Humanisation & Interdependence