Transcript Keynote on Group Drumming and Team Building

Keynote Slide Show Presentation (March 2009)
by
Stephen Dolle
DOLLE COMMUNICATIONS
Table of Contents
Introduction
Biography
Keynote Programs
Past Drumming Clients
What is Group Drumming
How does Drumming Work
What are the Rhythms of the Brain
Health Connection to Drumming
Evolution of Drum Communications
Sound Integration Study (2002)
Modern Uses of Group Drumming
Corporate Drumming Applications
Teamwork & Management Models
Drumming Exercises
Other Uses
Videos on YouTube (March 2009)
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Introduction
To succeed in life, you must be “engaged” in what is happening around
you. You must develop strategies to help you stay focused and
engaged─ in the face of adversity, and amid increasing distractions at
work, at school, and at play.
Often referred to as our earliest survival tool, rhythm is being used today
to help people stay focused, fit, and engaged in what’s going on around
them. Widely termed “drum circles,” group drumming offers new insights
into understanding team building and communications today.
Stephen Dolle is CEO of Dolle Communications, a communications and
neurosciences consulting company based in Newport Beach, California.
His life path into drumming came after 30 years in the corporate world.
Known as “MacGyver” for his problem solving skills, and the “Professor”
for his drum rhythms, he is a drum circle facilitator and percussionist and
speaks and performs throughout the Greater Los Angeles area on the
“rhythms of the brain.” Let’s welcome Stephen Dolle.
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Biography
Nuclear medicine technologist 1976-92
▪ Performed over 15,000 patient work-ups/ procedures at
over 50 centers, authored 100s of procedures
Certified Nuclear Imaging CEO 1982-92
Film & theater actor 1986-1989
Marketing Consultant 1990-1992
▪ products dev., fundraising/pro esp. sports & entertainment
Coach/Mentor: Youth baseball, soccer 1987-99
Legal Expert: Products Liability 1994+
▪ Failure to warn, health insurance
FDA Policy Advocate 1994+
Neuroscientist & Health Consult 1994-Present
CNS shunts, neurology & clinical diagnostics, assistive
technology, learning & cognition, sensory integration,
epidemiology, music & drum therapy
DiaCeph, Inc. Founder & CEO 1999-2003
▪ Inventor of DiaCeph Test, related brain research
Percussionist, Drum Facilitator 2004-Present
▪ Facilitator, researcher, keynote speaker
Dolle Communications Founder CEO 2005-Pre
▪ Marketing, communications, neuroscience initiatives,
drum circle facilitation, keynotes
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STEPHEN FIRST began exploring RHYTHM to help his
recovery after this 1992 auto accident/brain injury. He had
done mind-body work dating back to the 1970s. This injury
pressed him to explore the neurosciences in new ways…
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…He first had to design and patent an all new
AI level diagnostic test for CNS shunt malfunction,
which he termed the DiaCeph Test…
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…Then petition the FDA, and travel to Washington,
D.C. for this conference he brought about…
Stephen— in Washington,
D.C. for the Jan. 1999
International STAMP
Conference in Bethesda,
Maryland, he helped bring
about. There he pressed the
Food & Drug Administration
for better quality assurance
and oversight of CNS shunt
devices.
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…He researched and applied methods in music &
art therapy for wellness, and used his DiaCeph Test
to direct this long awaited 1998 surgery…
Stephen waited for more
than 4 years to undergo this
corrective surgery in 1998—
as all his shunt tests were
negative. It was his own
DiaCeph Test that pinpointed
the problem, and paved the
way for corrective surgery at
the Children’s Hospital of
Los Angeles (1998).
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…And was required to know and practice law
in support of his efforts in regulatory affairs—
Stephen─ after wrapping up
a civil proceeding in 2002.
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…And in 2008, 16 years of neuroscience efforts were
realized when the DiaCeph Test successfully
directed this best surgical outcome...
It took 16 years, 7 shunt
revisions, several changes in
neurosurgeons, and his
authoring a tandem paper on
the DiaCeph Test, but Stephen
succeeded in guiding this
2008 shunt surgery─ that
produced the most favorable
outcome in 16 years, seen in
the CT image at right.
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…Allowing him to focus on drumming and conceive
this “rhythms of the brain” program.
Stephen, after a
drumming appearance in
2008.
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Team Building &
Communications thru
Group Drumming
Drum for your Brain
The DiaCeph Story: a
story of Innovation
and Perseverance
Mobile Phones and AI
Managing
Hydrocephalus
Managing your Health
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Past Drumming Clients Include
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YMCA of Orange County
High Hopes Brain Injury Center
Endangered Planet Foundation
Stefan Kaelin Ski & Golf
El Salvador Comm Center/
Love2Drum
Bowers Museum / Love2Drum
Oasis Yoga Studios / Love2Drum
Von Roll / Lavida Laguna
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What is Group Drumming?
Group drumming is a discipline of
communications and health &
wellness, where participants play
structured and free-form rhythms with
the goal of reaching a common
mindset, or brain wave entrainment
(BWE)─ enabling high level group
learning and tasking. It is an age old
practice led today by trained
facilitators following set guidelines.
Drumming is in Synch w/ Study on Aging:
a)
Mild/moderate exercise
b)
Companionship
c)
Mental stimulation
The “TOOL” within Us!
As a Tool, it Improves:
1. Communications
2. Attentiveness & Focus
3. Teamwork
4. Creativity, Innovation
5. Leadership
6. Physical coordination
7. Confidence, Intimacy
8. Morale
9. Health & Wellness
Group Drumming Benefits
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In our early years…
…we learned to engage others
and what was happening around us
through listening, rhythm, and song...
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…We learned to become mentally and
physically focused (at least we thought), and
to use various tools to perform even these…
…jobs!
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Then─ as things started to go wrong… we found
we were missing critical communications signals.
Do you know how to listen?
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What does Group Drumming
require?
…A venue …. Percussion instruments, and
… YOU
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How Does Drumming Work?
“To succeed in life, you must be “engaged” in what is
happening around you. You must develop strategies to
help your mind stay focused and engaged in whatever
you are doing─ and rise above adversity and
distractions at work, at school, and at play. Group
drumming is the platform where you learn how to
interact with the rhythms of your brain, to truly engage
your mind and body, and better communicate with
those around you.”
Stephen Dolle
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What are the “Rhythms of the Brain?”
The “rhythms of the brain” are a collage of
the many different auditory, visual, and touch
sensory patterns which have specific effects
on our brain and body. Some are learned,
while others are innate. They are widely how
our mind communicates with our body, with
others, and with the world around us. The
more you understand these patterns and
their influences─ the more prosperous and
happy you will be in life.
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The Health Connection to Drumming
(incl. Dolle and Bittman research)
Confidence, mental health, intimacy
 Family communications, dispute resolution
 Cognition: hand & body communications, time &
space awareness (fitness and sports)*
 Sensory integration: focus, productivity, and
learning in noisy environments*
 Coordination, mobility, fitness*
 Stress reduction, general wellness**
 Biofeedback chronic illness & cancer**
 Group BWE: independent of age, culture
* Dolle research
** Bittman research
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The Evolution of Drum Communications
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Animals and humans learned that when sound is ↑ in volume or
tempo it is closing in and/or is ↑ in importance, calling attention,
where slow or melodic sound tends to be friendly. Fast or
repetitive sound tends to be forceful or threatening. Augmented
sounds are appealing, and make us curious and/or happy.
Human sounds and drums evolved to disseminate information.
Sight, sound, and body movement patterns, along with words,
eventually formed human communication we know today.
Emotional “intonations” in words is termed “prosody.”
Since drum rhythms come from the “body,” they can activate the
“prosody” center of the brain in Wernicke’s area, and language
centers of the pre-frontal cortex.
Possible “rhythmic patterning” correlation to a recent paper in
news on “doodling” and memory when bored/poor attention.
Correlation of audible patterning to cognition; Mozart Effect
Modern day sports and music keep us connected to our past.
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Stephen’s 2002 Metronome Study on
“Sensory (Sound) Integration”
- unsyncopated patterns impair cognition
-syncopated patterns repair cognition (Mozart Effect)*
-findings hold relevance in cognition, learning, and
productivity in noisy environments
-SEE paper on web site for more details
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Executing the imaginative “rhythms of the
brain” was his forte…
“Imagination is more important than
knowledge.”
Dr. Albert Einstein
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Executing our innate team building
rhythms…
…allows us to accomplish extraordinary
things with limited training.
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…Executing social/familial rhythms keeps
us strong and mentally healthy…
…like these three generations engaged
in family drumming.
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…Executing the meditative rhythms of
the brain keeps us well.
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…Perfect syncopation of mind and body
is a sight to behold...
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Executing the communicative rhythms of
the brain produces…
Well… some participants develop Crocodile
Dundee-like communication skills.
(man in center)
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Executing structure and free-form
rhythms of the brain enhances learning.
Facilitation is critical.
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What is the role of the facilitator?
…To help participants engage in their
rhythms, and connect with those
around them.
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Modern Uses of Group Drumming
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Music and cultural arts
 Advertising and promotion
 Team-Building: corporate, sports, war
 Math, science, learning, sports training
 Health & wellness: brain, disease, stress
 Personal development, family, intimacy
 Events: entertainment, sports, spiritual
 Community outreach, gang prevention
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Corporate Drumming Applications
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Sales, Work, and Office Communications: better read
intent of others, listening, and project thru body language
Team Building BWE (brain wave entrainment): syncopate
beta, alpha, theta, and delta brain waves, improve group
tasks and leadership in structured and free form settings
Intellectual skills: multi-tasking, creativity, abstract thinking
Sensory: boost focus and productivity in noisy settings *
Language: understand cross-cultural communications *
Reduce Stress: reduce employee stress/burnout (Bittman)
Hiring & testing: use in personality and skills assessment *
* Dolle Communications research
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Teamwork (definition of):
“a joint action by 2 or more people or a group
in which each person subordinates his/her
individual interests to the whole of the group.”
Dolle added:
“the action, when each person is equally
engaged and entrained, will produce an affect
greater than the sum of the individual parts.”
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Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing
(Team-Building model, Tuckman 1965)
This model follows today’s “free form
group drumming.” It’s four (4) phases are:
Team meets and agrees on goals/tasks
2) Individual ideas are put forth & discussed
3) Consensus of roles, values, etc. reached
4) Team becomes a self-sustaining unit
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Margerison-McCann Describe a Team-Work
Wheel™ — of Four (4) Primary Roles
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Drum Circle roles/instruments then match the
MCCANN team building model
Slide 30: free-form + structured learning
Bass Drums: develop, produce
Congas: innovate, promote
Djembes: produce, maintain, innovate, promote
Shakers: maintain, innovate, inspect, advise
Bells: organize, maintain
Clave: maintain, innovate
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In a drum circle, and in business,…
First─ you create. Then─ you syncopate.
Tambour
Lead /
Solo
Bass
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A Communications Exercise
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Click the bell.. to play this 2 ½ min audio. This exercise
reminds us how language mirrors sounds around us, esp. the
beat of a drum. Many believe our language came from beats
and vocal grunts. See if you recognize the rhythms as:
a) coming toward you?
b) calling to you?
c) trying to frighten you?
d) trying to appease you?
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Our bodies communicate messages too. In the above
example, specific body movements could also elicit those
messages. Find a co-worker, or perhaps a pet at home, and
communicate the messages above with your body
movements. SEE the TV program, the “Dog Whisperer.”
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A Sales Presentation Exercise
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Assemble 4 to 5 co-workers into a team
and ask them to give a 5 min presentation
on a made up product. Instead of
speaking, have each choose a percussive
tool or instrument, and have the group give
the presentation using their instruments,
body language, gestures, and product (can
use prop). Improves improvisation and free
form team execution. Grade how well the
audience understood each presentation.
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A Team-Building Exercise
FIND one or more co-workers and ask them
to clap their hands or tap desks with you as
you play this 1 ½ min audio.
2. When ready, CLICK on the bell
to play the
audio. Each person should try to clap or tap
a “different” part of the beat pattern. Trust
your insights. Allow time for your parts to
evolve and your body to move to the groove.
Ask your co-workers what your pattern was
expressing. Did your group create a new
sound? If so, what did it express?
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A Multi-Tasking Patterning Exercise
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At times, when you are tired or feel
overwhelmed by too many tasks, try this
exercise:
Right at the point of when you are loosing
your focus, start tapping your hands on your
legs, lap, or a stationary surface.
Pick any rhythm pattern that comes to mind,
and climb onto the rhythm. The more you
strike your rhythm, the better your focus will
be on your tasks─ approx 5 sec to 1 min.
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A Memory Recall Patterning Exercise
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Our brains have a unique ability to identify and
remember information in patterns. Say and
recall these random letters/numbers:
“XEZAEI34SSC.”
Now say as a pattern, with letters/numbers in
bold on the downbeat or emphasis:
“X E Z (pause) A E I (pause) 3 4 S S C”
Sound familiar…?
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A Pattern of Movement Exercise
Casual walk and movement mirror our heart
beat. The beat 1-2, 1-2, is the energy of
casual pushing off from one foot, with the stop
and more forceful land/turn of another.
2. Military marching and running is more 1-2, 1-2
(down-up) and 1-2-3-4, more energy given to
the foot you’re pushing push off of.
3. Walk briefly around home or office. Which
pattern do you walk? Do you run? Try to walk
with emphasis in #1 above. Which method are
you more stable with your balance?
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Drums are also played telemetrically
(Graduate Engineering Project, UCI)
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Sometimes— drumming is even used to
influence the weather…
Stephen, facilitating a
Drum and Dance to
Snow event at Stefan
Kaelin Ski & Golf, in
Dec. 2007.
And it snowed!
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Drumming Videos on YouTube
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Full Moon Drum Circle 2007 (Laguna)
Bowers Museum 2008 (Santa Ana)
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Related General Interest Videos:
2008 Drummers Beijing Olympics
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Property of: DOLLE COMMUNICATIONS
Unauthorized Use or Reproduction is Strictly Prohibited
Presentation by:
Stephen Dolle
DOLLE COMMUNICATIONS
March 2009
Thank you…
www.DolleCommunications.com
Newport Beach, CA
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