Comments on: Changing Figures of Thought http://facilitatoru.com/blog/facilitation/changing-figures-of-thought Inspiring leaders for unlimited possibilities Sat, 05 May 2012 08:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Norman http://facilitatoru.com/blog/facilitation/changing-figures-of-thought/comment-page-1#comment-144 Norman Mon, 10 May 2010 19:37:59 +0000 http://facilitatoru.com/blog/?p=205#comment-144 Steve, A quick story to add to your thoughts on using metaphors. Because we think in images, helping people become conscious of the images (metaphors) that best represent their collective experience can be very revealing and empowering. This is true because our images define the boundaries of our experience, filtering and allowing in only a subset of all available information. Changing our images or metaphors, changes our filtering system and hence our experience. I recently attended a webinar by Sandy Foster, who had been working with the Masai tribe in Africa to learn about leadership. She shared with us how the elders of different tribes would come together and literally draw a solution they could agree upon. Only after drawing this picture would they begin to dive into the details of the solution. You can find Sandy on LinkedIn in the Leaders Cafe 2020 group, or at: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/sandy-foster/11/436/9a0 Another tangent that came to mind as I was reading your article was TRIZ. It's an approach to problem solving. If you're not already familiar with it, have a look. All the best, Norman Steve,

A quick story to add to your thoughts on using metaphors.

Because we think in images, helping people become conscious of the images (metaphors) that best represent their collective experience can be very revealing and empowering. This is true because our images define the boundaries of our experience, filtering and allowing in only a subset of all available information. Changing our images or metaphors, changes our filtering system and hence our experience.

I recently attended a webinar by Sandy Foster, who had been working with the Masai tribe in Africa to learn about leadership. She

shared with us how the elders of different tribes would come together and literally draw a solution they could agree upon.

Only after drawing this picture would they begin to dive into the details of the solution.

You can find Sandy on LinkedIn in the Leaders Cafe 2020 group, or at:

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/sandy-foster/11/436/9a0

Another tangent that came to mind as I was reading your article was TRIZ. It’s an approach to problem solving. If you’re not already familiar with it, have a look.

All the best,

Norman

]]> By: Christoph http://facilitatoru.com/blog/facilitation/changing-figures-of-thought/comment-page-1#comment-141 Christoph Tue, 04 May 2010 14:24:32 +0000 http://facilitatoru.com/blog/?p=205#comment-141 A metaphor is a starting point for applying the poetic principle in the appreciative inquiry approach A metaphor is a starting point for applying the poetic principle in the appreciative inquiry approach

]]> By: Gilbert Brenson Lazan http://facilitatoru.com/blog/facilitation/changing-figures-of-thought/comment-page-1#comment-140 Gilbert Brenson Lazan Tue, 04 May 2010 13:35:44 +0000 http://facilitatoru.com/blog/?p=205#comment-140 Great note, Steve. Just to add to the wealth of information, my favorite book of all times on metaphors is on oldie but goodie by David Gordon: "Therapeutic Metaphors: Helping Others Through the Looking Glass. Gil Great note, Steve. Just to add to the wealth of information, my favorite book of all times on metaphors is on oldie but goodie by David Gordon: “Therapeutic Metaphors: Helping Others Through the Looking Glass.

Gil

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