Newport Lakes Stories and Contributive Practice

A brief reflection on the work of Ash Buchanan and colleagues on the shift from the Growth to the Benefit mindset.

To start with it isn’t a shift really, is it more of a broadening of the mindset. Part of the mindset shift, is a move away from ‘either or’ thinking. It is not that growth mindset is incorrect it is just incomplete and not serving our long term thriving in a world were we need belonging, attachment and purpose.

The chapter outlines the differences and how the benefit mindset enables us to participate fully in the transformations, or evolution, that we will need to go through over the next few decades as out practice shifts to address the many issues facing us. Using this teachers, community practitioners, councils, those working in regional development can help communities shift how they see their roles in their places, in their communities and develop the agency and citizenship that will create the future innovations needed.

Article: Shifting Mindsets: Transforming Self, School, and Society

“What is special about a transformative approach to wellbeing and human potential is that the more we develop into a caring and inclusive perspective, the more we show up and participate in life in a different way. We mature from being a collection of separate individuals all seeking to fulfil our potential in relative isolation of one another and create the possibility of consciously and cohesively participating in the collective wellbeing of humanity and the planet.”

The below video is a brief explanation of the differences between the three types of mindset.