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Not better, not worse – just different
Donkeys are great at: Flexi Foxes are great at:
▪ Keeping to what they believe in and staying ▪ Adapting to change
loyal to a cause or passion; for example,
▪ Being emotionally flexible: being able
supporting a football team even when they
to look at the big picture and see the
keep losing, or staying friends with someone
positives then feel ok again quickly
who is not so popular.
after a disappointment.
▪ Saying no to things that are unsafe or
▪ Being socially flexible – able to
unkind, even when other people are
compromise and give up a bit of
pressuring them to do it.
what they want for everyone to feel
▪ Keeping going and staying on track even good.
when others change their mind.
▪ Seeing different perspectives
▪ Persuading and inspiring people.
▪ Sticking up for justice and fairness – fairness ▪ Changing from one task to another
can be important to rigid brains and they will
often keep going until justice is won. ▪ Thinking of different solutions.
▪ Keeping to the rules when the person feels ▪ Tolerate change and unfamiliarity.
these rules are important.
