Change Implementation Techniques for Forming Transitional Team, Creating Alignment, Maximizing Connectedness and Creativity
Technique 6.17 Po (6 types)
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Introduction
· · Po is an acronym for Provocation Operation which asks "Suppose..?" and "What if..?". It is a Provocation which may be impossible, contradictory, absurd or nonsensical
· · Po involves a deliberate leap out of the logical sequence. It is associated with
- hypothesis (brings new possibilities to perception)
- suppose (let's suppose....)
- possible (the status quo is not the only way a situation has to be)
- poetry (for the movement value of its imagery, provoking new thoughts)
· · Po is placed in front of the provocative, sometimes absurd proposition, which pushes our perceptions out of the dominant track into an as-yet un-associated side-track. Furthermore, Po has no value in itself; its importance is where it leads. Its purpose is movement, so treat these exercises like stepping stones used to cross a river
· · Po is placed in front of the provocative, sometimes absurd proposition, which pushes our perceptions out of the dominant track into an as-yet unassociated side-track. Furthermore, Po has no value in itself; its importance is where it leads. Its purpose is movement, ie treat these exercises like stepping stones used to cross a river
· · The Po technique requires that something is put forward directly as a provocation. When using Po, everyone knows that the provocation is unreasonable and contrary to experience; however, the bolder the provocation, the greater the chance of good and unusual ideas being generated. A provocation is not for judgement but for "movement". We move forward from the provocation to new ideas. There is a demonstrated need for provocation in any self-organising information system like the human brain. It is more than "what if" or "suppose" as this implies a limited range of possibilities. Provocation goes beyond that.
· · There are 2 elements involved in Po, ie the setting up and delivering of ideas
· · Furthermore, there is a need to recognize the difference between creating a provocation and movement, ie extracting an idea from provocation (using imagination), and to resist the urge to do the 2 things at the same time
· · This technique needs plenty of practice; then fluency, skills and confidence will feed off one another
Six Types of Po
i) Arise |
iv) Exaggeration |
ii) Escape |
v) Distortion |
iii) Reversal |
vi) Wishful Thinking |