Learning in public - It is all invented

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It is all invented

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  • most of our limitations are rooted in the narrative we tell ourselves and by limiting our vision through our assumptions we are limiting ourselves.
  • All we see is interpreted through are narratives so two persons watching the same scene will have two different interpretations.

Story

A shoe factory sends two marketing scouts to a region in of Africa to study the prospects for expanding business.

One sends back a telegram saying: SITUATION HOPELESS STOP NO ONE WEARS SHOES

The other whilres back triumphantly. GLORIOUS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY STOP THEY HAVE NO SHOES

The practice

Ask yourself “What assumption am I making, that I’m not aware I’m making, that gives me what I see” and then when you have the answer ask yourself: “What might I now invent, that I haven’t yet invented that would give me other choices

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