[Ailist] Abstract Quotation

[sbelgard at comcast.net]

HI Roger--
I'd be interested in talking with you about having individuals think about and relate to their lives through the "abstract" as well as the detail.

I do a lot of work using the AI principles and 5-D model in coaching individuals.  I'd be happy to talk to you about how I have them focus on their Affirmative Topic as a way of encouraging them to see the big picture, the vision, the dream of the future.  

The process is also set out in my CD "Appreciative Inquiry and Coaching" (see info in my signature line below)
All my best, 
Susan
Susan Belgard, JD, CPCC
"Building on the Best in People and Organizations"
Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner & Trainer
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> From: "Roger Davies" <rdavies at rtpcompany.com>
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> Dear all,
> 
> I visited an exhibition of Georgia O'Keefe's more abstract paintings and in
> the accompanying text for one of them was this quote which I thought
> parallelled the discovery phase. It reminded me how easy it is to get
> blinded by the detail and ever increasing amounts of information we
> experience every day and lose focus on that which is truly important and
> special to us. That which defines us as individuals and communities.
> 
> 'Nothing is less real than realism.details are confusing.it is only by
> selection, by elimination, by emphasis that we get at the real meaning of
> things'.
> Of course getting those dealing with detail on a day to day level to think
> about abstraction is a huge distance to get them across. I will be facing
> this challenge this year. If anyone has any experience or ideas of the small
> steps or pathways to take I'd love to hear them. I'm currently looking at
> Bernard J Mohr and Larry Levine's  Whole System Design phases and seeing if
> I can translate those to an individual level.
> Happy 2008
> 
> Roger 
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