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Perceptual positions is a neuro-linguistic programming and psychology term denoting that a complex system may look very different, and different information will be available, depending how one looks at it and one's point of view. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a collection of pseudoscientific self-help rituals proposed for programming the mind (Lilienfeld et al 2003;Raso 1994). ...
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Many natural phenomena can be considered to be complex systems, and their study (complexity science) is highly interdisciplinary. ...
Because of the systemic nature of human's lives, often a person in a situation cannot see answers that a person standing outside can. So by moving between different perceptual positions, it is claimed that one can see a problem in new ways, or with less emotional attachment, and thus gather more information and develop new choices of response. For this reason it is accepted that in many situations, multiple descriptions of the situation are better than one.
The founder of NLP modeled this from Virginia Satir, the renowned family therapist, who at times went so far as to hold what became affectionately known as "parts parties" where she would guide a client to stand - literally - in everyone's shoes, until they understood better others position and feelings in the matter. Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 - 10 September 1988) was a noted psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy. ...
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Examples
- A strike looks very different from the viewpont of a CEO, a worker, a customer and a supplier. But the problem is almost inevitably harder to solve if a person only appreciates their own viewpoint, and not those of others involved.
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