Intuitive Focusing is a predictable method for "Ahah!" experiences based upon Gendlin's six-step Focusing process. During the act of creation, artists/writers/ innovators naturally stop often and sit quietly, referring to their "inner bodily feel" of the next step in a creative project. Intuitive Focusing provides a predictable, learnable self-help skill for enhancing this "intuitive," right-brain aspect of creativity.
See previous blog Creating At The Edge: Culture of Creativity for introduction. INTUITIVE FOCUSING EXERCISE: THE "TOUCHSTONE MISSION" So, let's modify the "One Small Thing" Focusing Exercise a little…
(To catch up with this topic, see Week One Empowerment Organization , Week Two Examples of "The One Small Thing") Motivation is a bottom-up, not top-down thing. Each…
Kathy's Experience: "One Small Thing" Focusing Exercise (see Week One Empowerment Organization for Introduction) I did the "One Small Thing" Focusing Exercise included below on my own problem/goal:…
Motivation = Engagement : Apathy Is The Enemy! You are charged with finding that "one small thing" which will get every employee or volunteer or citizen fully engaged in your…
HEALING YOUR ALONENESS THROUGH INNER NURTURING Caring Feeling Presence Inside This four weeks, while practicing a Complete Focusing Session, we are learning about turning a Caring Feeling Presence, the Focusing…
"I Can't Fix Myself! It's too late! My parents should have done it! I don't have an Inner Nurturer!" For this four weeks, we are working on perhaps the most essential…
COLLABORATION WITHIN HIERARCHICAL SITUATIONS Here is how I introduce these topics in my article explaining the Collaborative Edge Decision Making method (Metodo de Toma de Decisiones del Borde de Colaboracion )…
"CARING FEELING PRESENCE" AT WORK As our "Felt Sensing" exercise these four weeks we are practicing turning a Caring Feeling Presence toward whatever arises inside during our Focusing and…
Collaborative Edge Decision Making makes space for access to right-brain, intuitive, pre-verbal creativity by stopping interruptions and argument, replacing them with Focused Listening. Shared leadership equalizes power and responsibility. Concrete rules for groups.