1. HOW TO SEE
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NAVIGATE - WINTER 2011 -

2. NAVIGATE
TODAY
• warmup - touch-contour drawing
• warmup - body band
• navigate discussion - paradox of emergence
• navigate exercise 1 - personal POV
• navigate exercise 2 - identifying the unknown
• navigate discussion - balance and tension
• navigate exercise 3 - tackling the unknown
• navigate exercise 4 - top 10 navigating tips

3. navigate | discussion
PARADOX OF EMERGENCE
What seems conflicted or disconnected
at one moment emerges into something
new in the next moment.
Resistance is a part of moving forward.
Flow needs boundaries.
ie: baby chick, flower blossom,
innovation

4. navigate | exercise 1
DEFINE YOUR PERSONAL POV
Create a personal mission
statement-- what are you about,
what drives you, who do you want to
be. This is your lighthouse.
Try it on for size.

5. navigate | exercise 2
PERSONIFYING THE UNKNOWN
[1] Make a list of 3-5 areas in your life related to uncertainty
that currently give you angst. In one sentence describe what
makes each one uncomfortable.
[2] Pick one.
[3] Using LINES- freely express the energy that you feel when
you think about it.
[4] Using colors- freely express the energy that you feel when
you think about it.
[5] Using shapes- freely express the energy that you feel when
you think about it.

6. navigate | exercise 3
BALANCE AND TENSION

7. Balance:
noun
• a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
• something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise.
• mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment, etc.
• a state of bodily equilibrium: He lost his balance and fell down the stairs.
• the power or ability to decide an outcome by throwing one's strength, influence, support, or the like, to
one side or the other.
• (in winemaking) the degree to which all the attributes of a wine are in harmony, with none either too
prominent or deficient.
• the act of balancing; comparison as to weight, amount, importance, etc.; estimate.
• preponderating weight: The balance of the blame is on your side.
• Fine Arts . composition or placement of elements of design, as figures, forms, or colors, in such a
manner as to produce an aesthetically pleasing or harmoniously integrated whole.
• Also called balance wheel. Horology . a wheel that oscillates against the tension of a hairspring to
regulate the beats of a watch or clock.
• Audio . (in a stereophonic sound system) the comparative loudness of two speakers, usually set by a
control (balance control) on the amplifier or receiver.
verb (used with object)
• to bring to or hold in equilibrium; poise: to balance a book on one's head.
• to arrange, adjust, or proportion the parts of symmetrically.
• to be equal or proportionate to: I'm always happy when cash on hand balances expected expenses.
One side of an equation must balance the other.
• to estimate the relative weight or importance of; compare: to balance all the probabilities of a
situation.
• to serve as a counterpoise to; counterbalance; offset: The advantages more than balance the
disadvantages.

9. STRUCTURE VS FLOW
LEFT BRAIN VS RIGHT BRAIN
DIVERGENCE VS CONVERGENCE
WHAT HAPPENS OUTSIDE VS WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE
SAFETY VS CHAOS
PLANNING VS IMPROVISING
STILLNESS VS ACTIVITY
REFLECTION VS ACTION
LOGIC VS INTUITION
INCUBATING VS BIRTHING
THINKING VS BEING
KNOWN VS UNKNOWN
_____________________ VS ___________________

10. navigate | exercise 4
TACKLING THE UNKNOWN
Create a lens to see the unknown by
creating a personal metaphor (ie:
game, wave, beast, cake)
Go back to the list in exercise 2, and
use your lens to reframe three items
from something threatening to
exciting, painful to energizing.

11. navigate | discussion
TOP TEN NAVIGATING TIPS
1 Have a POV
2 Honor time
3 Build to think
4 Create a map/plan, but plan to improvise
5 Make uncertainty your friend
6 Be aware
7 Respect others
8 Be the beginner
9 Have pure intentions
10 Practice