Military
Ulysses S. Grant
Lesson: Use strategy, determination, and flexibility to achieve a difficult end goal.
Spock
- Rely on logic and analysis to make sound decisions.
Background
Star Fleet First Officer, science officer. Half-human and half Vulcan. Chose career in Star Fleet over Vulcan Science Academy. Follows Vulcan customs and way of life, emphasizing logic and analysis.
Goals: Fulfill mission; use science and logic to understand the world; know and analyze all your options.
Governing Principle: Subjugate emotional reactions to rational thinking.
Values
Emotions and ego get in the way of good decisions. Take the long-term perspective. Use history to provide wisdom. Calm and meditation lead to wisdom. Mind melds provide useful understanding. Being part of an effective team trumps leading a mediocre one. The greater good should always come first, though it’s nice to be rescued.
Learning Objectives
Traits
Logical, pragmatic, analytical, scientific, conflicted, wise, daring, risk-taking, loyal, resourceful, historical, righteous, cultural, compassionate.
Biography
Questions:
- What fallacies of thinking are we prone to making?
- How do we separate (and suppress) our emotions from the task at hand?
- Do we have all the information we need to conduct a thorough analysis?
- Do we understand the problem completely?
- What are each of the options available and their probability of success?
- Is this the most logical thing to do?
- What option results in the greatest good?
Behaviors
- Suppress your emotions – Look at everything from a purely rational angle. Hide your feelings and reject your gut instinct. Be aware of how your feelings affect you.
- Know your options – Don’t settle on a first course of action but start with established protocols. Seek and evaluate multiple options. Make informed decisions.
- Know your odds – Estimate the probabilities of success for all options. Use science and knowledge to devise creative options to improve your odds.
- Use the mind meld – Spend time understanding the situation, the people in it, and their motivations. Probe for more information until you discover the causes.
- Be loyal, reliable, and consistent – You can always be depended upon in a pinch to help others.
- Ensure consistency by having all the information you need before you make a decision or offer an opinion.
- Respect and love culture and history – Be curious about the world, customs, and lore. Consider how culture affects priorities and thinking.
Role Play Situations
To method-act the persona
and circumvent the ego
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