December 2008
Achieving The Breakthrough Perspective
by Philip
Callaghan
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Also, x-rays, insulin, quinine and a great many
other discoveries were made by accident.
The real genius was to see the unexpected and
search for a meaning outside of the current model (i.e. not to “explain
it away”).
"In the field of observation,
chance favours only the prepared mind."
- Louis Pasteur
Breakthroughs are counter-intuitive because our
expectations are based on “the way things should be” otherwise we’d see
the solution right away. As you might know from experience, the
solution is often hidden in plain sight and it often takes a special
person or unusual circumstances to reveal that answer.
That’s why the outside perspective of a trained
observer is so valuable – the ‘prepared mind’ that Pasteur was
describing above. Some consultants excel at this, in my experience,
except for those who just apply an off-the-peg model to everything.
So what is a breakthrough and how do you get it?
I define a breakthrough as “the discovery of radically
improved choices through a shift in awareness.” One formal
breakthrough process is “The Incisive Question”, which I teach on my
NLP Coaching seminar.
Here is a different way of achieving a
breakthrough perspective....
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©2008
Philip Callaghan
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