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This all sounds a bit mechanical. What is the art of Clean Language?

When you first come across Clean Language, the idea can sound a bit mechanical. Only 12 questions? Just these questions combined with the client’s words? You may have been encouraged to practice using random questions (perhaps using the Clean Change Cards or their counterpart on the I-Phone), or you may have experienced one of the ...

What’s the relationship between Clean Language, Clean Space and Modeling?

I’m tempted to say: “Come on one of our courses and find out!” Modeling (or modelling) is at the heart of what you will learn as you get to grips with Clean Language (in Modules 1-3) and Clean Space (in Module 4). At one level, the Clean Language questions are just questions, which can be used in a wide variety of ways. ...

Can I explore images of organisations with Clean Language?

Can I explore images of organisations with Clean Language? One of the ways Clean Language is used in business is to help groups to develop shared images of organisations. This is particularly useful when a company’s board of directors, for example, wants to become clearer about its shared mission, vision and strategy. Typically, each member ...

Once I’m using Clean Language with clients, do I need a supervisor?

While Clean Language has its roots in psychotherapy, becoming a Clean facilitator does not make you a psychotherapist. Certified Clean Facilitators use their skills in a wide range of contexts: some are therapists or coaches who work with personal change, while others focus on research, education, or a wide variety of business applications. If ...

I’ve trained in Clean Language with Ned Skelton. Which of your modules should I start with?

I’ve trained in Clean Language with Ned Skelton. Which of your modules should I start with? An increasing number of people around the world are training people in Clean Language, and several NLP courses, particularly in the UK, include some Clean Language within the curriculum. Each trainer has their own ‘take’ on the material, how best ...

How does Clean Language compare with NLP rapport techniques?

Using Clean Language can be a spectacularly effective way to create deep rapport with another person. The Clean Language questions compel you to listen carefully to what the other person says, so that you can use their exact words in your questions. This combination of exquisite listening and uses the other person’s words typically makes ...

What exactly is Clean Space?

One of the most fascinating aspects of Clean Language facilitation is what it reveals about the role of space in our mental processing. As you use the Clean Language questions to find out about a client’s inner world, you’ll discover that most metaphoric symbols (as well as most real-world things) are located in a specific ...

What makes Clean Language such a powerful questioning technique?

What makes Clean Language such a powerful questioning technique? Like other questioning techniques, Clean Language has been designed to help someone really engage with what’s unique about his or her own experience. Whereas a technique such as appreciative inquiry or motivational interviewing deliberately (and usefully) put attention on ...

What are the main Clean Language development forums?

What are the main Clean Language development forums, and how do I join? The field of Clean Language is still very young, and is structured very informally. No official Institute, Association or Journal currently exists, though leading figures are currently actively considering the issue. What the field does have, however, is a number of ...

International Clean Conference

19 & 20 May 2012

Clean Conference brings together enthusiasts of Clean Language, Clean Space, Emergent Knowledge, The Power of Six and other aspects of the work of the late, great David Grove.

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Clean in Japanese

Excitingly, the Japanese translation of our book, Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds has now been published, and as far as we know, this is the first Japanese publication on the subject of Clean. If you have any Japanese-speaking colleagues or friends, please spread the word. The book can be bought from the Japanese publishers' website: www.shunjusha.co.jp

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Taster Teleclass using Skype

Join our taster teleclass:
15 February 2012 (more dates to be advised)

If you are considering learning to help people by using Clean Language, join our no-obligation teleseminar. There’s no sales pitch and no pressure – just an elegant and highly effective approach introduced and demonstrated by specialist trainer Wendy Sullivan, with opportunities to get your own questions answered.

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Curious about Clean?

Find out more about Clean Language. We have a 20-minute CD, So what is Clean Language anyway? as a gift for you. Discover how, why and when this unusual approach works.

Clean Language:

Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds

by
Wendy Sullivan and
Judy Rees

Clean Change Company