Scene to read · Self-awareness, Equity
Just looking
You are collecting a birthday cake at a crowded bakery on a Saturday morning.
The surprise party for your mother's seventieth starts in ten minutes across town, you are bringing the cake, and your ride is double-parked outside. In a packed shop, you stepped up to the counter past Eleanor, 77, who was standing back from the display case; you assumed she was only looking. Noa, the baker, comes to the register.
The scene
Noa: Sorry, I lost track. Which of you was first?
Eleanor: I was. Ten minutes. I stand back so the glass doesn't fog my glasses.
Noa: And you're the boxed lemon cake? Thirty seconds, that one.
Eleanor: Two dozen seeded rolls to slice. My bus is at ten past.
Noa: Folks are waiting. Who's first?
The two questions
- 1What would you say and do?
- 2What can small assumptions about strangers tell us about ourselves?
What raters look for
- Self-awareness
- Recognizes own biases, limits and emotions, and seeks and uses feedback.
- Equity
- Notices unequal access or treatment and acts fairly, especially for people with less power.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
