The Meta Pattern Simplified

This is a VERY simple illustration of the meta pattern of all classic NLP patterns.
It is also a way to think about the process of directed change at any level, whether
for an individual or larger systems.

This is the simplest map for knowing how to proceed with conversational techniques
and is the skeleton for everything we will be doing to shift attention for directed
change.

What's the problem?

Associate to Present State
What do you want to work through?

Change in Voice- especially Tempo!

Change in Physiology

How do you want to be different?

Dissociate from Present State
How would you be if you no longer
had that issue in your life?

What's it like?
Associate to Resource States
How do you know you're...?

Associate Resource States As you're feeling (resource)

to Present State think about that problem...

The Meta Pattern Simplified © Copyright 2011 John Overdurf