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SessionFive006

Do You See What I See? - An Observational Excursion
DonGray

"You can observe a whole lot just by watching" - Yogi Berra

The first step in the Satir Interaction Model is Intake. If we don't make the correct observations we have a flawed intake. The following steps, Meaning, Significance and Response become off centered.

In this session we'll explore:

• What influences observations?
• How do we decide what to observe?
• What biases exist in our observations?
• Can we improve our observation abilities?
• What models can we use as a framework?

Learning Objectives:

• An understanding of our preferred intake modality.
• Explore what influences observations.
• How to improve our observations.

Prerequisites: None

Minimum: 6 Maximum: 18

ProgramScheduleAndSessions2005

> How do we avoid becoming the frog in the pot of increasingly hotter water?

Don't get in hot water? <grin>

The short answer is:

The Rule of Three.

The Three Observer Positions. What does it look like:

1. Inside the system.
2. From outside the system.
3. Over Time.

The Third thing ... whatever that may be. I'm guessing the "duck syndrome." That being, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. This has to do with knowing the signs and symptoms for the problems you're likely to encounter.

I've remembered another observer position since then ... inside yourself. DonGray 2005.06.28

First, the effect of abstracting, or acquiring information from our environment. Korzybski investigated this in the 1930's.
Second, the effect of abstraction, or using high level terms. Hayakawa demonstrated this in the 1940's.

This is an excellent article that shows the difference between abstracting and abstraction.

1. To his knowledge there isn't a correlation between preferred modality and the MBTI temperaments. I'm going to build the table anyway.
   
   
2. What constitutes statistical significance? "These numbers are indicators and I think when you try to go for a high level of precision you loose the point of the exercise. Someone who scores Ad 48 and the next nearest is 24 definitely has a current preference for Ad. Someone who scores V = 30, A = 29, K = 27, Ad = 34 is pretty much balanced in how they are currently perceiving and interacting with their world. Keep in mind that this preference test only has 12 questions and that the context within which you answered the questions will have a significant bearing and the scores reflect your current preference(s). If next week you were to redo the preference test, the numbers would most likely show some slight difference."

I'm not going to have time to build the table and up load the notes for about 2 weeks.

DonGray 2005.11.11