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Summary: From its early application in elementary school through higher education and in business, applying growth mindset theory has resulted in greater academic achievement, improved well-being, greater organizational engagement and improved motivation for learning. The medical education literature has repeatedly called for the incorporation of growth mindset thinking and culture—yet, the practicalities of how to do this have remained elusive for most educators. Our group has published foundational work in defining the language of growth mindset in surgical feedback and within the operating room environment, as well as in understanding the implications of using growth minded language on motivation. We have also implemented faculty and resident development workshops. Workshop participants will leave the workshop with the ability to recognize fixed-mindset triggers, re-frame situations with growth-mindedness, use growth-minded language when giving feedback, and learn to receive critical feedback with a growth-approach. This learning will be facilitated through interactive communication exercises,  demonstrations using artificial intelligence, and the provision of a “growth mindset” codebook to attendees.

90-minute workshop

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To facilitate reflection of attendees on their own situational mindset, and how this impacts personal and professional interactions.

To illustrate what growth mindset language looks like in feedback.

To demonstrate how artificial intelligence can be used as a tool to construct growth minded feedback.

To practice re-framing "negative" feedback using a growth mindset framework