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1 Comics as Contracts MINDFUL CONTRACTS 2016/04/05 1

2 Comic Contracts o o o Characters represent the parties Interaction and dialogue represent the terms Parties sign the comic as their Contract 2016/04/05 2

3 OUTLINE o o o o Founding Influences Comic Contracts Further Research Mindful Contracts? 2016/04/05 3

4 FOUNDING INFLUENCES o Mindfulness o Systems Thinking o Concerns o Visualisation - Haapio et al. 2016/04/05 4

5 o Mindfulness Two schools Eastern & Western Applications in Law Mindful Contracts? 2016/04/05 5

6 o Systems Thinking Systems Thinking The 5 th Discipline Personal Mastery Mental Models Building Shared Vision Team learning 2016/04/05 6

7 o Concerns Vulnerable employees The Role of Contracts 2016/04/05 7

8 The employment relationship within the contract model operates as a framework for both the protection of workers and the guaranteeing of the exercise of fundamental rights at work. "The ILO promotes the adoption and enforcement of model employment contracts in sectors in which low- and middle-skilled migrants are particularly vulnerable to exploitative working conditions." International Labour Conference, 92nd Session, 2004, Report VI, Towards a fair deal for migrant workers in the global economy 2016/04/05 8

9 774 million adults lacked basic literacy skills 493 million of the global illiterate population were women. The test: The child is reading a book The rains came late this year United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ADULT AND YOUTH LITERACY National, regional and global trends, /04/05 9

10 o Concerns Vulnerable employees The Role of Contracts 2016/04/05 10

11 o Visualisation Haapio et al In relation to Systems Thinking Text remains dominant Why can t pictures be dominant? Characters represent the parties Interaction and dialogue represent the terms Parties sign the comic as their Contract 2016/04/05 11

12 o Example: Domestic Worker Contract 2016/04/05 12

13 o Example: Fruit Picker Contract 2016/04/05 13

14 o SWOT Comic Contracts POSITIVES Strengths Easy to Understand Conveys feeling Mindful Contracts CHALLENGES Weaknesses Little precedent Cooperation Opportunities Contract Illiterate people More meaningful IP Scale Threats Institutional Resistance Cultural sensitivity 2016/04/05 14

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16 o SWOT Comic Contracts POSITIVES Strengths Easy to Understand Conveys feeling CHALLENGES Weaknesses Little precedent Cooperation Opportunities Contract Illiterate & Dyslexic people More meaningful IP Scale Threats Institutional Resistance Cultural sensitivity 2016/04/05 16

17 difficulties with reading can be accommodated in domestic, learning and work setting. This can include: Providing pictorial material such as graphics, drawings and cartoons The Dyslexic Adult: Interventions and Outcomes - An Evidence-based Approach By David McLoughlin, Carol Leather 2016/04/05 17

18 I m dyslexic..if you know someone who is a struggling reader, give them a comic. You might change their life /04/05 18

19 Dyslexia million children and adults worldwide at risk of life-long illiteracy and social exclusion Dyslexia International Report - Version Date: April 17, 2014 The Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. 2016/04/05 19

20 o SWOT Comic Contracts POSITIVES Strengths Easy to Understand Conveys feeling CHALLENGES Weaknesses Little precedent Cooperation Opportunities Contract Illiterate & Dyslexic people More meaningful IP Work for Graphic Artists Themed / Licensed contracts Scaling Threats Institutional Resistance Cultural sensitivity 2016/04/05 20

21 Further research o Design improvements Best practice o Empirical Research Readability, Comprehension, Memorability? Performance / Positive Organisational Change (POS)? o Animations & voice overs o Purely Audible agreements 2016/04/05 21

22 Mindful Contracts? o Engaging with the process - more awareness o More transparent o More equitable contracts o Better relationships - less conflict 2016/04/05 22

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