[Neurons] 2018 Neurons #14 META-DETAILING: ZOOMING UP AND DOWN

Mon Mar 26 01:18:21 EDT 2018

From: L. Michael Hall

2018 Neurons #14

March 26, 2018

META-DETAILING

Zooming In and Out, Up and Down

I first introduced the term meta-detailing in 1997 in the book, The
Structure of Excellence, which is now titled, Sub-Modalities Going Meta
(2004).  It was in 1996 that, along with Bob Bodenhamer, I worked out the
fact that sub-modalities are not "sub" that is, they are not smaller details
of the sensory representational modalities.  The so-called sub- modalities
are themselves actually categories and if you look closely, you'll notice
that most are nominalizations- distance (close or far), brightness (high or
low), dimensions (two-dimensional flat pictures or three-dimensional
pictures, etc.).  So nominalizations like these cannot be smaller pieces of
representational systems.

The big secret that we discovered back in 1997 was that these features of
representational systems actually worked symbolically and semantically.
That is, if a person used "distance" for a code that would mean "real" or
"not so real," then the closer an object, the more real and the greater the
distance, the less real the object would seem.

Consider the nominalization "brightness."  Originally, NLP taught that if an
object was "bright," it inevitably was more compelling and emotional.  Yes,
that makes sense.  But if we're talking about a romantic evening at a nice
restaurant (a particular context), then making that picture "brighter" might
actually reduce the sense of romance.  And strange enough, making it
"dimmer" might make it seem more romantic.  What gives?

The fact is that the cinematic features of our representations do not
contain meaning in and of themselves.  They work symbolically.  They stand
for some meaning (semantics) that we attribute to them.  The so-called
"sub-modality" is actually just a symbol.  Originally before they were
called "sub-modalities" Todd Epstein named them psycho-graphics.  As
graphics or pictures (cinematic features) that made a distinction in the
modality (visual, auditory, etc.), they had a psychological effect, hence
psycho-graphics.

All of this is the background for meta-detailing.  A detail like a cinematic
feature (a sub-modality) operates within a larger framework- something meta
to it.  I originally got the idea of meta-detailing from several sources-the
key one being Robert Dilts' work in modeling and his three books on The
Strategies of Genius.  In modeling Walt Disney, Robert noted that Disney had
the ability to take a large level idea (a meta-frame) like "charm" and
detail it down into specifics like big eyes, rosy cheeks, human-like
expressions, long eye-lashes, etc. and thereby make a mouse charming!  The
meta-frame of "charm" as a concept is made real by identify some cinematic
features by which we semantically construct the idea of "charming."

What is meta-detailing?  Meta-detailing means accessing and holding a
meta-level idea (a belief, decision, identity, understanding, permission,
etc.) and simultaneously being able to identify the specific sensory-based
details that actualize the meta-level idea.  The term meta-detailing is at
the same time a holistic systems word that unites general and specific
(global and details).  It ends the polarization of thinking in either-or
terms and creates a synergy of the two.  In the book Inside-Out Wealth, this
holistic skill is one of the most important skills for succeeding at wealth
creation.  In my new book which is due in June (2018), Executive Thinking, I
have put meta-detailing as one of the critical thinking skills.

When you learn to meta-detail, you hold in mind a relevant meta-frame which
you thereby commission to operate as your relevancy frame and over-arching
frame-of-reference.  Then, as you do that, you dive down into the details of
that frame.  This enables you to energize the critical success factors of
that frame and it simultaneously prevents you from getting lost in
irrelevant details.  

A nice example of a cosmic zooming in and out can be seen on youtube.  While
it is not the same thing as meta-detailing, it does provide a memorable way
to think about zooming in and out:

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfSNxVqprvM  

May you meta-detail to bring richness and fullness to whatever you do!

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