Quote:
|
Originally Posted by keltic63
I can see how keeping these concepts in your mind when dealing with people on a daily basis would be very helpful. If nothing else, when someone is looking for "strokes" you could decide if they were looking for healthy or unhealthy strokes, and choose whether to respond to the behavior.
|
Coincidentally enough I recently had one of those experiences and was able to make that exact assessment and respond accordingly. Now if I could just remember where that occurred, hmmm....
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by keltic63
I was hoping the discussion would help me get the concepts in my head a little more clearly. Anyone ever do any work with this stuff?
|
Not therapy-wise, but I took a year of improv in Chicago (1 night a week). I remember when I signed up they said that some businesses would have their new employees go through the first six week part of the course. To improve their bond and tweak their critical thinking, imagination, ideas skills, etc., which are definitely skills I got out of it and still use. It really teaches you a formula for out of the box thinking.
We did play one game like you described, but most of the exercises we did were about creatively finding a resolution where none seemed to exist. I think those kinds of interactional games are an excellent “hands on” way of learning, and definitely applicable to life situations.
I think it comes down to creative ways of learning how to better to communicate. I would highly recommend that format, very effective.
