IPPA WC 2023 Positive Provocation: A Model for Positive Change (#44)
The word "provocation" is often viewed negatively. Dictionaries suggest that provocation is aggressive and confrontational. By contrast, "positive provocation" is an approach to learning grounded in collaboration. It is the approach to challenging ideas while partnering with and validating a person's experience. Coaches will feel that this is familiar territory because we often do this in the service of client learning and growth. This presentation focuses on the 3 features of the positive provocation model and relates it to improving coaching practice, education, and training. Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener will illustrate how this model works by supplying counter-intuitive examples from positive education, coaching, and workshop facilitation. For each, he will present a real-world case study and describe relevant research. His intention will not be to dismiss common practices but to invite participants to reflect on their own assumptions and to shed light on the nuance related to many of our core beliefs about the work we do.
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