Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Immersion
One of the items on our Week 1 onboarding checklist is “Being immersed in timely work -- Essential Allies Challenge.” It’s there to remind us to be deliberate about the immersion experiences Angelina has, since being immersed in current work gives a kind of inside-out view of a project (different from reading a one-pager or browsing a web site). Coming to the Ideation eXchange for the Essential Allies Challenge this Saturday is certainly a way to have that kind of immersion. But what struck me today is that, in a new job, almost anything has the opportunity to become an “immersion” -- you’re constantly immersed in a new language, new culture, and new content. In fact, NOT being immersed may be the rarer experience. (And wondering right now what’s on the opposite end of the spectrum from immersion -- would that be “surfacing”??)
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I agree, Cynthia. During this first week of on-boarding, it's difficult for me to single out what is not an immersion experience. "Surfacing" reminds me somewhat of the interview process where you get to meet a few team members, get a bit of insight into the work, and see the physical workspace without any long-term stake in the work.
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