Symbolic Modelling is a practical methodology for change, and is informed by various well-established theoretical perspectives. This document aims to make explicit the links with these bodies of knowledge, and suggests directions for further reading.
'Six degrees of freedom' is a mechanical term, referring to the ways in which a body can move in three dimensions: Moving up and down (heaving); Moving left and right (swaying); Moving forward and backward (surging); Tilting forward and backward (pitching); Turning...
What books about metaphor would you recommend? There are an increasing number of books available about the importance of metaphor in thought, many of which provide strong supporting arguments and evidence for the use of Clean Language with metaphor in Symbolic...
By Judy Rees First published in Resource magazine, April 2006 It was always going to be an adventure – the first interview maverick therapeutic genius David Grove had given since 1996. So maybe it wasn’t surprising to find myself dangling upside-down in a dark,...
By Philip Harland An earlier version of this article appeared in ‘The Model’ magazine, Edition 2 , 2006 "Who translates, corrupts" Anon Master Lieh Tzu asked gatekeeper Yin, “How can I walk underwater and not drown, move through fire without burning,...
Recommended reading on the importance of metaphor in thought. The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker. Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Philosophy In The Flesh by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Women, Fire and Dangerous Things by George Lakoff....
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