BEHAVIOURAL PATTERNS

(UNCHANGING VALUES IN THE VUCA WORLD)

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DR. WARNER BURKE

The work of Dr. Warner Burke and his
research colleagues at Columbia University
provides us with scientific data that learning
agility (ability to be flexible and be open to
change and thrive on new experiences) is
made up of nine (9) dimensions or behavior
patterns.

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PERFORMANCE
FLEXIBILITY SPEED EXPERIMENTING
RISK-TAKING

REFLECTING

INTERPERSONAL INFORMATION FEEDBACK

COLLABORATING READ MORE
RISK-TAKING GATHERING SEEKING
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FLEXIBILITY SPEED EXPERIMENTING

Willingness to try Rapidly grasping Testing out new
new things. new ideas. ideas.
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PERFORMANCE INTERPERSONAL
COLLABORATING
RISK-TAKING RISK-TAKING
Leveraging the skills
Taking on challenges. Asking others for help.
of others.
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INFORMATION FEEDBACK
GATHERING SEEKING REFLECTING

Increasing your Asking for feedback. Taking time to reflect on

knowledge. your effectiveness.
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Learning Task 3: Analyze the characters in the epic, Beowulf, by providing

significant information about them and relating them to the present time.
Significant Details about the Representation of the Character
Character Character in the Present Society

Beowulf

King Hrothgar

Grendel
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Learning Task 3: Analyze the characters in the epic, Beowulf, by providing

significant information about them and relating them to the present time.

Grendel’s Mother

Wiglaf

Dragon
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Learning Task 4: With the characters mentioned in Learning Task 3, decide whether the points
below are observable in the given epic or not. Cite an instance that would illustrate the indicated
behavioral pattern. Write your answers in your notebook.

Flexibility – willingness to try new things;

Speed – rapidly grasping new ideas;
Experimenting – testing out new ideas;
Performance Risk-Taking – taking on challenges;
Interpersonal Risk-Taking – asking others for help;
Collaborating – leveraging the skills of others;
Information Gathering – increasing your knowledge;
Feedback Seeking – asking for feedback; and
Reflecting – taking time to reflect on your effectiveness.
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Learning Task 4: With the characters mentioned in Learning Task 3, decide whether the points
below are observable in the given epic or not. Cite an instance that would illustrate the indicated
behavioral pattern. Write your answers in your notebook.
Evidence (State a scene or
Character Behavioral Pattern instance)

Beowulf

King Hrothgar

Grendel
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Learning Task 4: With the characters mentioned in Learning Task 3, decide whether the points
below are observable in the given epic or not. Cite an instance that would illustrate the indicated
behavioral pattern. Write your answers in your notebook.

Grendel’s mother

Wiglaf

Dragon
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