5. Perceptual Positions
Perceptual Positions is a tool for exploring a situation or event from multiple points of view. It can be especially useful where you experiencing difficulty in a relationship.
1. Self
2. Other How the other person sees the situation from a perspective that matters to them.
3. Observer How the situation appears to someone who’s not involved.
How you see, hear and feel about the situation from your point of view.
Grinder & DeLozier, 1987
1. Stand in position 1 ‘Self’, looking at position 2 ‘Other’, which represents somebody with whom you are experiencing difficulty. Describe what you are experiencing, thinking and feeling from your own point of view 2. Stand in position 2 ‘Other’, looking at position 1’Self’. Step into the shoes of the other person and explore their experience of the situation. Respond as if you were them
3. Stand in position 3 ‘Observer’ and explore the experiences of both positions 1 and 2, from the point of view of a detached, objective observer
4 Return to position 1 ‘Self’ and recap on your freshest thinking
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