4. Sample Vectors
Facilitate the client to ...IDENTIFY a desired Outcome
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A Problem/Remedy statement |
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A desired Outcome statement |
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Using the PRO model:
And what would you like to have happen?
And when [Problem] what would you like to have happen?
And when [Remedy] then what happens?
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IDENTIFY evidence for a desired Outcome happening
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A (general) desired Outcome statement |
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Sensory (VAK) description that will let the client know that desired Outcome is happening or has happened.
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And how will you know [desired Outcome]?
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Developing questions:
And what kind of ... is that ...?
And is there anything else about that ...?
And where/whereabout is ...?
to elaborate on the sensory-based evidence.
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IDENTIFY evidence for an Explanation
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An explanatory statement (e.g. a reason, belief) |
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Sensory (VAK) description that lets the client know their own experience. |
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And how do you know [Explanation]?
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Developing questions:
And what kind of ... is that ...?
And is there anything else about that ...?
And where/whereabout is ...?
to elaborate on the sensory-based evidence. |
IDENTIFY a Metaphor from a Feeling
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A feeling |
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A metaphor or symbol |
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Locate the feeling x 3:- And where/whereabout is ...?
- And whereabouts [Answer to first Where?]?
- And whereabouts [Answer to second Where?]?
Then identify attributes:
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
- And does that ... have a size or a shape?
Then ask for metaphor:
- And that’s [Attributes 1, 2, 3 ...] like what?
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IDENTIFY a metaphor from a nonverbal
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A nonverbal (e.g. gaze, gesture, sound) |
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A metaphor or symbol |
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Bring nonverbal into awareness using one or more of:- And where do you go when you go there?
- And what kind of [gesture/sound] could that be?
- And what does that [body part/sound] know?
- And how many [repeated nonverbal] are there?
- And what’s the first [repeated nonverbal]?
If necessary, locate the symbol x 3:
- And where/whereabout is ...?
- And whereabouts [Answer to first Where?]?
- And whereabouts [Answer to second Where?]?
Then identify attributes:
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
- And does that ... have a size or a shape?
Then ask for metaphor:
- And that’s [Attributes 1, 2, 3 ...] like what?
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IDENTIFY a metaphor from a concept
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An abstract conceptual word |
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A metaphor or symbol |
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Identify attributes:
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
- And does that ... have a size or a shape?
If necessary, locate the symbol x 3:
- And where/whereabouts is ...?
- And whereabouts [Answer to first Where?]?
- And whereabouts [Answer to second Where?]?
Then ask for metaphor:
- And that’s [Attributes 1, 2, 3 ...] like what?
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IDENTIFY what’s problematic
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A present state/Problem/Remedy statement |
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An explanation of how this is problematic for the client |
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[ADDED 15 Oct 2014]
This is not a common or easy vector to define. So, rather than give a list of ‘standard’ questions, an example transcript will hopefully capture the essence of this vector.
The challenge for the facilitator is to NOT assume that a situation is problematic even when the client’s way of talking implies a problem. Real life situations are not in and of themselves ‘problems’. It takes a human being to experience the situation as a problem. We are aiming to identify what specifically is problematic for this client (without asking that strongly leading question – although we have been known to ask it as a last resort).
C: My children misbehave.
F: And …?
C: I don’t like it.
F: And when your children misbehave, what is it about that, that you don’t like?
C: Other people will think I’m a bad mother.
F: And when other people think you’re a bad mother, what happens for you?
C: I’m being judged.
F: And when your children misbehave, and other people think you’re a bad mother, and you’re being judged, how do you know you’re being judged?
C: I feel misunderstood. I feel sick.
[This is what is problematic for this particular client in this particular context, so now it is time to switch to a new vector, e.g IDENTIFY a desired Outcome:]
F: And when you feel misunderstand, and you feel sick, what would you like to have happen?
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IDENTIFY a Child Within
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A Personified symbol |
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A Child Within |
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Developing the personified symbol:
- And how old could ... be?
- And what could ... be wearing?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And where/whereabouts is ...
Here we are facilitaing the client to identfy a ChildWithin's body that can do something (e.g. feet that can run, hands that can hold, a voice that can speak etc.).
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DEVELOP a Resource/Problem/Remedy/desired Outcome perception
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A statement of a Resource or Problem or Remedy or desired Outcome
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A 3D perception of the form, location, function and the relationships between key symbols
that comprise a Resource/Problem/Remedy/desired Outcome.
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Identifying and elaborating on the:
Form and function (name):
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
Location (address):
- And where/whereabout is ...?
Relationships between symbols:
- And when [X], what happens to [Y]?
- And is there a relationship between [X and Y]?
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EXPLORE the effects of achieving a desired Outcome
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A (developed) desired Outcome
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A new or evolved landscape
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Identifying consequences:
- And what happens next?
- And then what happens?
- And when [X], what happens to [Y]?
Developing the effects:
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
- And where/whereabout is ...?
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ELICIT a sequence
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An event |
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Toward: |
A sequence of events
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Identifying a coherent sequence of sub-events:
- And what happens next?
- And then what happens?
- And what happens just before ...?
- And what happens between [events X & Y]?
- And what happens after ...?
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MATURE a change
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A change |
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A new or evolved landscape
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Evolving the change:
- And what happens next?
- And then what happens?
Developing the changed form or function (name):
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
Identifying a changed location (address):
- And where/whereabout is ...?
Spreading the change:
- And when [X], what happens to [Y]?
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SOURCE a Resource
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A description of a Resource
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The source of the Resource
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Iteratively using:
- And where does/could ... come from?
When client’s nonverbals indicate they have touched a purer / stronger / sacred state, develop the new symbol so that the client is embodying the new resource:
- And what kind of ... is that ...?
- And is there anything else about that ...?
- And where/whereabout is ...?
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