Roger,
The role of imagery in thinking and flexibility.
First, there is a bit of a chicken and egg thing here, for me. To dive into
imagery to begin with requires thinking and flexibility. The questions asked
and the format used by the facilitator really have a significant impact on
how much thinking, stretching, and flexibility are used. As with anything,
the more you practice it, the greater the skill. I think involving oneself
in using imagery or image-making for others simply enhances neural wiring,
increases creativity, and drops limiting parameters of our paradigms.
With regards to what is imaged, I guess I was referring more to imaging in
the AI sense--grand images of what worked and how and grand images of how it
would be transferred into living/working. At the meta-cognitive level, the
imagery takes on a whole new level of consciousness. My sister calls it
"conscious consciousness"--the image plus the awareness of the power of the
images and how one got there.
In addition to capturing "key images of the processes that helped them to get
to the point of " confidence, it would be important to look at specific
before and after images: Differences in attitude, feelings, senses,
connections with others, awareness of body posture, sense of personal energy
(like the descriptions some of the participants gave in the interviews). The
conscious image of how "I am" when I am in this state can be very helpful in
getting back there--just as the images of how I got there to begin with--all
anchors. (This sounds remarkably NLP).
I am very interested in learning more about the kinds of programs/experiences
you do turning whole rooms into a learning model. What can I read of yours?
Regarding renaming the learning experiences--this could be very valuable as
the presenting metaphor if that is the focus of the group or if it is an
element you want to add to their awareness!
Cheri
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Cheri Torres
Mobile Team Challenge
www.mobileteamchallenge.com
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