This is the first of two videos I created as part of Dr. Mee-Yan Cheung Judge's Just in Case series. The request was to present the essence of my work along with what drives me to do that work. The title - What Lies Beneath - represents my attempt to cover both. My goal in these presentations is to bring about a cultural shift in how we make sense of our day to day interactions with one another, whether in the family, the organization, the community, or any of the many social systems of our lives. I draw a distinction between how our interactions are normally experienced and how they are viewed through a human systems framework. Using this framework, I demonstrate how, without awareness or choice, we regularly fall into scenarios that are unsatisfying, unproductive, and often destructive of our relationships and our systems.
This framework also enables us - with awareness and choice along with determination and strategic thinking - to create satisfying, creative, and productive relationships in all the systems of our lives.
This material is also covered in Barry Oshry, What Lies Beneath, Organization Development Journal, volume 38, number 3, 11-32. (Fall, 2020) My thanks to the editors.
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