{"id":1858,"date":"2014-06-26T04:49:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T08:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrencemetz.com\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:50:14","slug":"fud-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/fud-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"The FUD Factor: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt Amplify Fear, but People Change Anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Paradigms<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Paradigms are established accepted norms, patterns of behavior, or a shared set of assumptions. Shaking them causes fear, uncertainty, and doubt; also known as the FUD Factor. Paradigms provide\u00a0models that establish boundaries or rules for success. Paradigms may present structural barriers to creativity based on psychological, cultural, and environmental factors. Examples include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Flow charts, diagrams, and other conventions for presenting information (e.g., swim lane diagrams)<\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1859\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/organic-similarities.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1859\" class=\"wp-image-1859 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/organic-similarities-258x300.png\" alt=\"The FUD Factor: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt Amplify Fear, but People Change Anyway\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/organic-similarities-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/organic-similarities.png 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>More Similarities Than Differences<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Stereotypes about men and women and their roles in business, family, and society<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Where people sit in meetings\u2014once they find a seat it becomes their seat for the rest of the meeting<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Not All Bad<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are many more paradigms in life. Paradigms are not bad unless they become barriers to progress. People either understand paradigms or risk being left behind. What is impossible with one paradigm is easy with another\u2014because \u201cI didn\u2019t know any better.\u201d When paradigms change, everyone starts over.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Changing Paradigms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To cause groups to challenge and possibly modify their paradigms, do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ask the \u201cParadigm Shift\u201d question\u2014\u201cWhat is impossible today, but if made possible . . . What would you do?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Force the group to look at a familiar object or idea in a new way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Use the \u201cFive-year Old\u201d routine\u2014ask\u2014\u201cBut <strong><em>why<\/em><\/strong>?\u201d frequently, or until the group thoroughly discusses an issue, its assumptions, and implications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Develop a clear problem statement or use a problem such as the example provided below).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cAn automobile traveling on a deserted road blows a tire. The occupants discover that there is no jack in the trunk. They define the problem as \u201cfinding a jack\u201d and decide to walk to a station for a jack. Another automobile on the same road also blows a tire. The occupants also discover that there is no jack. They define the problem as \u201craising the automobile.\u201d They see an old barn, push the auto there, raise it on a pulley, change the tire, and drive off while the occupants of the first car are still trudging towards the service station.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><em>Getzels, J.W., Problem-finding and the inventiveness of solutions, \u2028Journal of Creative Behavior, 1975, 9(1), pp 12-18.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Shifting perspectives will frequently help \u201cshake\u201d paradigms. Consider using Edward de Bono\u2019s <em>Thinking Hats<\/em> or imposing some other perspective or comparison such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A monastery compared to the \u201cmafia\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Steve Jobs compared to Bill Gates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ant colony compared to a penal colony<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A weather system compared to a gambling system<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mother Teresa of Calcutta compared to Genghis Khan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Etcetera<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>FUD Factor: People <\/strong><strong>DO<\/strong><strong> Change<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Research by Dyer (2007), has proven that people do change. There is a quantum shift of values after twenty to thirty years of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Change occurs across both men and women, although their before and after values remain different. The shifts shown below occur after a relatively significant change in maturity, such as we find today with \u201cempty nesters\u201d or people who find themselves no longer hosting others, in particular, their children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Note the implications for a facilitated session with people coming from all four categories shown below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1860\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/men-and-women-do-change.png\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1860\" class=\"wp-image-1860 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/men-and-women-do-change.png?w=630\" alt=\"Men and Women Do Change\" width=\"630\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/men-and-women-do-change.png 686w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/men-and-women-do-change-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The FUD Factor: Men and Women Do Change<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities every day during the week. Therefore, while some call this immersion, we call it the road to building high-value facilitation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paradigms Paradigms are established accepted norms, patterns of behavior, or a shared set of assumptions. Shaking them causes fear, uncertainty, and doubt; also known as the FUD Factor. Paradigms provide\u00a0models that establish boundaries or rules for success. Paradigms may present structural barriers to creativity based on psychological, cultural, and environmental factors. 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