Q1 - I regret
having invited them in the first place
The
speaker was not regretful when she invited them, but is now
The speaker
had to invite them and regretted it at the time
Q2 - I like
skiing
The speaker
is interested in trying the sport The
speaker has already been skiing
Q3 - Just
imagine being stuck in a tiny office with Tom all day
The speaker
probably likes Tom The
speaker probably doesn't like Tom
Q4 - I'd love
to meet her
The speaker
enjoyed meeting her The
speaker hasn't met her
Q5 - I'm
sorry for letting you down, Steve
The speaker
won't be able to keep an appointment
The
speaker wasn't able to keep an appointment
Q6 - I'm
interested in finding out more about it
The speaker
has already started looking for information
The
speaker is probably going to start looking for information
Q7 - I tried
writing to my local MP, but it was a waste of time
The speaker
didn't finish the letter The
speaker sent the letter
Q8 - I was
interested to hear the news about Chris
The
speaker heard the news The speaker
wanted to hear the news but didn't
Q9 - I regret
to say that the wedding has been called off
The
speaker is breaking some bad news The bad news was already
known to the listener
Q10 - A lot
of people have stopped buying petrol at that garage
The garage
has lots of customers at the moment
The garage
doesn't have many customers any more
Q11 - I'm
thinking of having a fortnight off
I've not
made my mind up yet I've already
made up my mind
Q12 - She's
stopped to have a cigarette
She doesn't
smoke any longer She
smokes
Q13 - I saw
her take it
It probably
took her a long time It
probably didn't take her very long
Q14 - I heard
them talking about it
The
speaker probably didn't hear everything The speaker
probably heard everything
Q15 - She
tried to contact him on his mobile
She didn't
manage to speak to him She managed to speak to
him
Q16 - I
remember telling her
The
speaker told her The speaker is going to
tell her
Q17 - I tried
speaking to her face-to-face to see if that would work
The speaker
spoke to her The speaker was unable to speak
to her
Q18 - I
forgot to send it
The speaker
cannot remember whether they sent it or not The
speaker knows they didn't send it
Thought
Experiment
Poetical loop
by Clark Aldrich : Aldrich Loops
Training is
not important, learning is.
Learning is
not important, doing the right thing is.
Doing the
right thing is not important, having measured results is.
Having
measured results is not important, having a positive ROI is.
Having a
positive ROI is not important, meeting the needs of the budget holder is.
Meeting the
needs of the budget holder is not important, increasing your next quarters'
funding is.
Increasing
next quarters' funding is not important, having revenue next quarter is.
Having
revenue next quarter is not important, having profit next quarter is.
Having profit
next quarter is not important, having the right people is.
Having the
right people is not important, having the right experiences are.
Having the
right experience is not important, having the right training is.
This is a circular reasoning were it prevents
people from black-and-white thinking. Based on this approach, an activity in
which the first line (such as, “Money is not important, happiness is …”)
and teams have to construct additional
lines to create a loop that ends with the opposite of where it began (such as,
“X is not important, money is.”).
Here's a
recent Aldrich Loop:
Training is
not important, learning is
Learning is
not important, performance is
Performance
is not important, achievement is
Achievement
is not important, happiness is
Happiness is
not important, self-awareness is
Self-awareness
is not important, continued learning is
Continued
learning is not important, effective training is.
Try your hand
at creating an Aldrich Loop.
A
woman walks into a butcher's shop just before closing time on Christmas Eve and
asks,
"Do you have any turkey left ?"
The butcher says, "Yes, Madam", opens his fridge, takes out his only turkey and puts it on the scales.
It weighs three kilograms.
The woman looks at the turkey and at the scales and asks, "Do you have one that's a bit bigger than this one, please?"
The butcher puts the turkey back into the fridge and then takes it out again, but this time when he puts it on the scales he keeps his thumb on the turkey. The scales now show four kilograms.
"That's wonderful," says the woman. "I'll take both of them, please."
"Do you have any turkey left ?"
The butcher says, "Yes, Madam", opens his fridge, takes out his only turkey and puts it on the scales.
It weighs three kilograms.
The woman looks at the turkey and at the scales and asks, "Do you have one that's a bit bigger than this one, please?"
The butcher puts the turkey back into the fridge and then takes it out again, but this time when he puts it on the scales he keeps his thumb on the turkey. The scales now show four kilograms.
"That's wonderful," says the woman. "I'll take both of them, please."
Limirick
I know a lad
called Sid
A totally
stupid kid
He gave his
best hat
To a greedy
cat
Now, Sid
wears a dustbin lid.
The turbulent
senses snatch away the mind of even a wise man – Gita
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