Tuesday 10 April 2012

The Power of New Distinctions in Communication

How can we do something better, faster, and more accurately?

Is there something that will give you an edge to be more successful in your chosen domain?

One very influential tool in communication that could result in greater success lies in the power of a distinction.

A new distinction in a certain domain results in a new capacity for purposeful action in that domain.

For example, let’s take an auto mechanic. Peering under the hood, what you and I see is very different to what he/she sees. You and I may see an engine and some wiring. A mechanic may see spark plugs, a fuse relay centre, the fuel solenoid, electronic fuel injection, rotor heads, different gaskets, oil pans and so on.

Because they see what you and I don’t see, they can do infinitely more in this domain. We have different capacities for action in this domain due to the different sets of distinctions that we operate from.

If we spend a month with the mechanic however, we will begin to acquire new distinctions and therefore our capacity for action in this domain increases. If you teach me new distinctions in the domain of auto mechanics, I promise you that the next time I peer under the hood of a car, I won’t just see an engine.

New distinctions, through effective communication, opens the door to new possibilities for enhanced action of accuracy, speed, execution and therefore results.

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