Sun Dec.10th. 2000 1810(Aust. EST)
Over the last few years speakers and writers about change such as
Stephen Covey (and others who attempt to motivate people) talk about
paradigm shifting. Is this another concept that becomes nonsense when
the world is looked at through PCT lenses?
Would you consider this to be the same as going up a level?
Ray
[From Bruce Gregory (2000.1210.0730)]
Sun Dec.10th. 2000 1810(Aust. EST)
Over the last few years speakers and writers about change such as
Stephen Covey (and others who attempt to motivate people) talk about
paradigm shifting. Is this another concept that becomes nonsense when
the world is looked at through PCT lenses?
Would you consider this to be the same as going up a level?
Ray
One way to look at a paradigm shift is that in involves identifying new
patterns. Since seeing new patterns opens the possibility of controlling
new perceptions, I don't see any inherent conceptual conflict between
"paradigm shifting" and PCT. I don't understand "going up a level" well
enough to judge what it is or is not. I hope this response is not too
political.
BG
[From Kenny Kitzke (2000.12.10.1030EST)]
Ray Bennett said:
<Over the last few years speakers and writers about change such as
Stephen Covey (and others who attempt to motivate people) talk about
paradigm shifting. Is this another concept that becomes nonsense when
the world is looked at through PCT lenses?
Would you consider this to be the same as going up a level?>
"Paradigm shifting" and "going up a level" are words people like Covey and
Powers use to try to describe a phenomena of what they think people are doing
under certain environmental conditions.
There may be similarities but whether they are accurately describing the
exact same phenomena, only with different words, is probably beyond our third
party ability to prove. My guess is that paradigm shifting is more like
reorganization.
Why do you ask and what have you concluded based on your analysis of their
teachings and their demonstrated results?
Kenny
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