TRANSCRIPT OF "TTWADI Syndrome" Slideshow
(available at http://www.slideshare.net/moodlefan/ttwadi-syndrome-973554)

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TTWADI is a sydrome. A very common one.

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Watch the monkeys, particularly the new arrivals and the response of their predecessors.

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4 bored monkeys. Need some food…

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“Ah, a banana!” says the first monkey. He is switched on and looking forward to a snack.

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As he climbs, his fellow monkeys are happy but…

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As the first monkey approaches the higher steps to reach the banana, all of them are splashed with a cold shower. Brrrrr…they don’t like it!

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The adventurer returns to a miserable bunch of wet monkeys.

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There is that banana again. Who will try to get it?

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“Hey fellas, look - banana!” says the second monkey. He wants it!

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But as the second monkey approaches the higher steps they all get a cold shower again. Something is going on…

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After a while, one monkey is replaced with a newcomer. Let’s call him Mr Cool. “Woohoo! Look guys, a banana!” says Mr Cool. He wants to go and get it…

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But as Mr Cool steps up on the stairs, he hears horrible growling noises from his fellow monkeys who do NOT want him to go and get that banana. By now, you can guess why.

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Mr Cool (STILL DRY!!!) does not want to upset his friends so he returns to keep the peace. “There must be something seriously wrong with that banana” he thinks.

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Another of the four original monkeys is replaced with Mr Rainbow. He is another observant monkey and quickly spots that banana.

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He goes for it but the other three, INCLUDING MR COOL (!), start growling and threatening.

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Well, no banana for Mr Rainbow. “That banana must be pretty bad” he thinks.

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Mr Astronaut replaces another of the original four monkeys (you know, the ones that got wet?) and yes - spots that banana. ‘Woop, woop’

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Now three of his new friends, including Mr Cool AND Mr Rainbow growl and attack him before he even gets to the stairs.

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‘Ha, all is good’ think the three, while Mr Astronaut is put back in his place.

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Finally, the last of the original monkeys is replaced by Mr King. Yes, you guessed what he spots and gets excited about.

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‘Nooooo, don’t you dare go get that banana’ shout Mr Cool, Mr Rainbow and Mr Astronaut.

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“I may be Mr King but I ain’t arguing against my fellow monkeys” says Mr King and returns without his trophy.

And the point of all this? Neither Mr Cool, Mr Rainbow, Mr Astronaut or Mr King EVER got wet. They have no idea WHY it is a bad idea to get that banana yet they strongly deter anyone else (new) to get it.

They suffer from the TTWADI syndrome - That’s The Way We’ve Always Done It.

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TTWADI afflicts millions of people every day. It can keep us safe  (licking a live electrical wire springs to mind) but it can also halt the positive change without people really knowing ‘why’ or questioning the commonly held views.

Big thanks to “The Commited Sardine” Ian Jukes at http://web.mac.com/iajukes/thecommittedsardine for the idea.

Now go and ask why shouldn’t you get that banana…then get it if you can!

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