These are additional notes I had on this topic. (this is from a program called Landmark)
What to add to the reality model:
identify(with others):
-what you know
-what you don’t know
-what you don’t know you don’t know
Landmark doesn’t do assessments for this, it’s generic information that each individual assesses for themselves.
The only certainty that exists is reality. Reality is unchanging. People can believe whatever they choose to believe. Two people can experience the same event and can have vastly different memories of what happened, and different belief systems to explain the causes of what happened. The certainty exists in that regardless of what they believe happened, there is only one reality that explains what actually happened. (There may or may not be alternate universes, but we are talking about Earth. That's the one you’re on, reading this.)
SUMMARY
The basis for the reality model is that mutual understanding and collaboration can uncover what is reality, and the knowledge of reality can be used to create solutions that are based on reality, and therefore significantly more likely to succeed.
The Reality Model
It is possible to predict outcomes using reasoning.
It is very easy to see something fail and say “Of course it failed! They didn’t think about x-y-z.”
Some of these people do this because they like to complain and nothing will make them happy.
Some of these people actually knew it was going to fail, and did not speak up because they felt they would not be listened to. Sometimes they feel this way because many people have already expressed the same concerns of failure, and they were not listened to.
*Maybe use a table, like times tables!* (to help categorize intersectionality)
FACTORS
Factors that can be used to predict outcomes:
Psychology:
How does an “average” person function? (Neurotypical and/or Abled)
How do “non-average” people function? (Neurodivergent and/or Disabled)
In reference to specific situations.
Culture:
What cultures need to be identified? Define it.
What do these cultures value?
What do these cultures “other” or reject?
How do these cultures intersect?
How effective is communication across these cultures?
Economy:
What does the economic system incentivize?
History:
In the context that history is cyclical, what are the current trends pointing towards?
Environment:
What is the environment like? (Weather, temperature, habitats, living spaces, geography)
Additional: In specific context to this situation, what other factors need to be taken into consideration?
Random: Based on all factors above, what information is still missing? How can the missing information be discovered?
These questions can be helpful in finding the missing information:
GOALS
What is the goal?
Is the goal currently being achieved?
Is the goal realistic? (What is the reality)
Based on reality, does the goal need to be changed, or does the methods of how the goal is achieved need to be changed?
INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES
Currently, many issues are being solved using data. Data is used as “proof” that an issue is large enough that it is worth pursuing to try to solve. Once it is deemed important enough to react to, more data is created to
It is important to note when using this model that frequently people have the illusion that they have gathered diverse amounts of information sources, when in reality their information sources are very limited. This is why collaboration is so important.
This is a sample problem. It is unable to be completed because completion would involve collaboration, most specifically for the ***stared portion
For me, these problems are very difficult to solve because the most important part is mindfulness. Ideas I thought about getting around everyone being mindful at the same time for the purpose of a solution, is speaking to each person in depth individually, and then for the purpose of healthy boundaries decide what would be appropriate to share, and who would be best able to solve the problem.
I also thought about creating profiles based on easily identified labels. (Labels can be problematic, especially as diagnoses. One thing I thought of is the idea of asking someone what labels they do identify with, and then going through each label and identifying what they identify within that label and what they don’t identify with, and then seeing if there are commonalities between all the labels)
Example: Independent Living Facility Kitchen Situation
Intention:
What is the goal?
The goal of the 2 house managers is for clients to clean the dishes.
Is the goal currently being achieved?
No
What actions have already been attempted?
-Signs above the sink asking for people to clean the dishes
-House meetings involving loud lectures
-Providing bleach as an alternate cleaning supply
Is the goal realistic? (What is the reality: check factors)
***Based on reality, does the goal need to be changed, or does the methods of how the goal is achieved need to be changed, or does the intention need to change?
Factors:
Psychological: (What would a neurotypical person do/what would a neurodivergent person do?)
Age:
Boundaries:
House manager D (lives in residence): Past middle age. Has passive/porous boundaries. Is in a toxic relationship with her boyfriend, who also lives in the residence. Rules are not enforced. Blames clients and lack of support from the program the house is contracted through. The program blames covid for lack of support they provide.
House manager K: Middle age. (does not live in residence): Tries to micromanage from afar to make up for the fact that house manager D does not enforce rules.
Clients: (TAY age range) Have severe mental illness with histories of frequent hospitalization and homelessness. Some do not have the skills to clean, either because their symptoms are too severe or they do not know how to clean. Some clients know how to clean and are able to clean. Out of this portion, some do not clean, and some clean more than their share to make up for the people who don’t clean.
Cultures (relevant AND that I know of):
House manager D: Woman, Black, Christian, Southern (US)
House manager K: Woman
Economy: (Incentives/ Barriers) (Nudge/Sludge) (Fuel/Friction)
Barriers: The dishes are dirty from food grease. (House manager D makes dinner most nights for all the members of the house) Each individual dish takes 15 minutes to clean.
Barriers: Lack of cleaning supplies in the house. Frequently running out of available supplies.
Incentives (Negative): People, especially mentally ill people, are not motivated by being yelled at. In this situation, I would have been motivated by respect. I do not know what the other people would have been motivated by specifically. I know at least some of the other people would have been motivated by respect, based on conversations I had with them.
Incentives (Negative): One attempted solution was to use bleach. People stopped washing the dishes with bleach because it was hurting their skin.
Economy at large: House manager K is a business woman, which in this economy means that she is very very busy. She is chronically short on time.
History: (Identified Patterns)
Additional: In specific context to this situation, what other factors need to be taken into consideration?
Random: Based on all factors above, what information is still missing? How can the missing information be discovered?
Reality Model Profiles:
People of specific identities will have similar perspectives, behaviors, and attitudes. Identifying key identities and cultures can be used to help predict a person's behavior.
Here are examples of what my profile would be. It is not complete for the purpose of privacy.
Generation Z
Argentinian-American, second generation
Gifted
Middle-Class, culturally
White, culturally (unsure of specific type. museums, ska music, emo/alternative music)
Interested in Reform Judaism
Comentários