Reframing the Debate: In 3 minutes!

Communication was the topic for my management consulting class this week.  We've been spending time on problem solving, framing, elevator pitches, pyramid principles, etc. 

Here is a wonderful example of reframing a big question (What is the appropriate focus for Math education in high school?) in 3 minutes or less! He makes it punchy by giving you the answer right up front, systematically diagnoses the current situation and challenge, and builds  the structure for his desired approach. Enjoy!

Snow!

Most snow DC has seen in a 100 years!

Table on my deck is the before (last night) and after (this morning) picture for today's storm. As you can see -- saturation. It won't hold any more snow, even though the pretty white stuff keeps coming!

Snow day?

Cultural relativity on temperature:

+20° Greeks put on sweaters (if they can find them).

+15° Hawaiians turn on the heaters (if they have any).

+10° Americans shake, Russians are planting cucumbers.

+5° You can see your own breathing. Italian cars don't start. Norwegians take a bath. Russians drive with lowered windows.

0° Water freezes in America , in Russia it thickens.

-5° French cars don't start.

-10° You're planning a vacation to Australia .

-15° Your cat insists to sleep in your bed. Norwegians put on sweaters.

-18° New York landlords turn on the heaters. Russians make their last seasonal picnic.

-20° American cars don't start. People in Alaska start wearing long-sleeves.

-25° German cars don't start. Hawaiians are dead.

-30° Politicians start talking about homeless people. Your cat prefers to sleep in your pajamas.

-35° Too cold to think. Japanese cars don't start.

-40° You're planning a 2-week hot tub bath. Swedish cars don't start.

-42° Transportation stops in Europe . Russians eat ice cream on the street.

-45° All Greeks are dead. Politicians really start doing something for the homeless.

-50° Your eyelids start sticking when you blink. In Alaska , people close the window in the bathroom.

-60° White bears start moving south.

-70° Hell freezes over.

-73° Finnish special services evacuate Santa Claus from Lapland . Russians wear earmuff hats.

-80° Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets.

-114° Ethyl alcohol is freezing. Russians are unhappy.

-273° Absolute zero, atomic movement stops. Russians wear boots.
-295° Russian soccer team becomes the world champion.