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This document discusses a holistic approach to athletic performance presented by Peter Spence at an elite sports coaching symposium. It explores how tapping into human's innate adaptive powers through innovative holistic methods can create breakthroughs in performance. Examples discussed include the incredible water vision abilities of sea gypsies and how nature seems to have a holistic sense that allowed sea gypsies to escape the devastating 2004 tsunami. The document advocates considering all factors that influence an athlete from a whole systems perspective rather than focusing only on individual parts.
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- 1. Rohan Veal Moth Class World Champion 2005, 2007 Photo by Thierry Martinez Holistic Approach to Athletic Performance Peter Spence 11 December 2008 Sport Knowledge Australia. Elite Sports Coaching Symposium 2008
- 2. ‘Holistic Approach to Athletic Performance’ by Peter Spence - Discussion Map Danah Zohar, ‘Rewiring Sea Gypsies the Corporate Brain’ – …on Transformation - incredible adaptive powers of the Concluding human body: Water vision; holistic visionary sense thoughts on Holism Holism Balance Waves of change – perhaps Holistic Tsunamis ‘Rewiring holistically’: Holistic Approach to Immanent Athletic Performance Foundations for breakthroughs in Human Apply innovative, holistic approaches to create breakthroughs Holistic Tsunamis Coping systems – SDi Chart your own breakthrough ideas as Overcome mechanical thinking World is trending towards greater they emerge…. Be open to lateral thinking complexity; systems have adapted ….Ideas at the intersection Eastern and Western Intersectional Thinking Thinking Directional & intersectional ideas. Differences between E & W Stimulation of human powers through Examples….Music, Architecture, Lessons from ancient wisdom. Holistic Tsunamis approach Restaurant Menus Breakthroughs & Neuroplasticity – Neurological conditioning e.g. Sailing, Cricket, Squash, Cycling, SAS. Art, Dance, Music, Circus Arts, Intention as stimuli Intersect Eastern Immane Sea Holistic Human Conclusi Holism ional & nt Break Gypsies Tsunami Powers on Thinking Western throughs
- 3. Chart your own impressions and connections for breakthroughs…. ….like Georges McKail (CSTC Melbourne meeting report 10 Nov 2008) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 4. The powers of human adaptation: The Maken people, Sea Gypsies of South Burma Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 5. The Maken live on the ocean Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/sights_n_sounds/
- 6. The Maken people escaped the Tsunami of December 2004 Children in a Maken (sea gypsy) fishing village on Phi Phi sit underneath a tsunami warning sign.
- 7. Nature ‘felt’ the coming of the Tsunami of 26 December 2004 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 8. Maken divers can see clearly http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/sights_n_sounds/
- 9. Swedish researcher Anna Gislén, stresses that her research is just a single example of the incredible adaptive powers of the human body "I think that the human body is extremely flexible, much more than we may be aware of," she said. Question: What else is there? Which innate capacities have the greatest potential for breakthroughs and extreme performance? Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 10. Holistic Balance approach: Balance in sport and life; Good citizens Respectful competitors …. ‘calm seas’ Commendable ….and safe! Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 11. HOLISM (from the Greek, Holos, meaning ‘everything,’ ‘whole,’ ‘total’) ….is the idea that the properties of a system cannot be determined or explained as the sum of its component parts alone. Instead, the system as a whole determines, in an important way, how the parts behave. ….and the outcome of the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. (Adapted from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holism) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 12. We can use the holistic approach to ride performance waves….. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 13. …. even some significant performance swells Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 14. The Holistic approach to Athletic Performance enables you to ride real surges ….of Tsunami proportions Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 15. The Holistic Tsunami approach…. Tapping the hidden powers and accessing the invisible connections to achieve transformation and Extreme Performance Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 16. “Most transformation programs satisfy themselves with shifting the same old furniture about in the same old room. Some seek to throw some of the furniture away. ” Danah Zohar ‘ReWiring the Corporate Brain; using New Science to Rethink how we structure and lead Organizations’ (1997) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 17. “But real transformation requires that we redesign the room itself. Perhaps, even blow up the old room. It requires that we change the thinking behind our thinking – literally, that we learn to rewire our corporate brains.” Danah Zohar ‘ReWiring the Corporate Brain; using New Science to Rethink how we structure and lead Organizations’ (1997) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 18. Change ‘You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.’ R. Buckminster Fuller Quoted in: “A Vision for 2012; planning for extraordinary change.” by John L. Petersen (2008) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 19. Question: In applying the Holistic Tsunami approach, should we shift the same old furniture, perhaps throw some away or do we need to redesign (or even blow up) the old room? Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 20. Existing (Western) Worldview ....a mechanical world, dominated by the advances of the Scientific Revolution Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 21. ‘Over the last three centuries, modern science has taken us on a journey to explore deeper and further into the mysteries of the physical world. But the price we have paid for increasing clarity in seeing the outer world has been the progressive blindness of our inner sight.’ Ervin Laszlo & Jude Currivan “CosMos; a Co-creator’s Guide to the Whole-World” (2008) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 22. Key players in the Scientific Revolution Galileo Galilei 1564-1642 Rene Descartes 1596-1650 Isaac Newton 1643-1727 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 23. Foundations for Holistic Tsunamis Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 24. Focus on synergies in the whole ….don’t separate into parts Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 25. Nature is self-organising, creative & powerful ….beyond our ‘wildest’ dreams Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 26. There are many ways! Each human is unique ….as is each situation Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 27. Everything is interconnected ….the ‘space in between’ makes the difference Fritjof Capra, ‘Web of Life’ and ‘Hidden Connections’ Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 28. Openness ….ideas at the intersection Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 29. Intersectional Thinking ‘The Medici Effect’ by Frans Johansson (2006) Lorenzo de’ Medici (‘Michelangelo; a man misunderstood’ by Michael White (2004) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 30. Intersectional Thinking: Break the Associative Barriers “The more mutually remote the elements of a new combination, the more creative the process or the solution.” ‘The Medici Effect’, p.69 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 31. Think Young; Think Fresh. Learning from a new field, whether one is young or old, can help break down associative barriers. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 32. “almost always the men who achieve… fundamental inventions of a new paradigm have been either very young or very new to the field whose paradigm they change.” Thomas Kuhn, ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions’ Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 33. Intersectional Breakthrough 1 Mike Oldfield & Richard Branson (Virgin Records) Intersection of Rock Music and Classical Music e.g. ‘Tubular Bells’ Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 34. Intersectional Explosion of Musical Concept Combinations The Medici Effect” p.101 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 35. Intersectional Breakthrough 2 Randolph Fields (US Lawyer) Richard Branson Virgin Atlantic Air Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 36. Intersectional Breakthrough 3 Mick Pearce Architect with interest in Ecology Office building in Harare. Design based on termite mounds (which maintain steady 87F in daily temp range from 100F+ to 40F-) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 37. Natural building design – CH2 Melbourne Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 38. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 39. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 40. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 41. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 42. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 43. Intersectional Breakthrough 4 Marcus Samuelsson Chef at Aquavit restaurant, NY City Diverse international background Eating ‘weird’ food seemed natural ….new range of innovative dishes Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 44. Diverse dishes that work! Caramelised Lobster: Seaweed Pasta, Sea Urchin Sausage & Cauliflower Sauce Salmon Plate: Gravlax and Tandori Smoked Salmon, Espresso Mustard Sauce & Dill Foam Marcus Samuelsson – Aquavit NY City Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 45. Intersectional Thinking Question: Which are some key areas with which elite sports coaching could collaborate, in order to achieve intersectional breakthroughs? Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 46. Stimulation of Powers Neuroplasticity – environment and experiences stimulate constant changes in the plastic brain and nervous system “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge (2007) Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 47. Neurological conditioning 1: High-speed ball sports – Cricket Over-speed work to ‘reset’ the neural system Peter Spence, AIS Cricket Academy Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 48. Neurological conditioning 2: High-speed ball sport - Squash Roger Flynn (former VIS; current Scottish National Squash Coach) Over-stressed work in the forecourt; multi-ball drills to overload the neural capacities Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 49. Neurological conditioning 3: High-speed decision-making sports – Sailing Dr Lex Bertrand & Arthur Brett (Multiple World Sailing Champion) Over-speed towing (plus blindfolds) High-speed challenges Sailing backwards into the wind Night sailing Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 50. Dr Lex Bertrand (Coach ) “…It’s OK to be crazy, OK to be different and OK to take risks ….in order to achieve a level of excellence with no limits…” ….challenged to tack whilst foiling Andrew McDougall, Moth Class Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 51. Neurological Conditioning 4: Speed-endurance sports - Cycling Coach, Dave Sanders Break through thresholds; ‘Rattle the tiles’ …physiological implications; psychomotor connections Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 52. Flow as the outcome: John Senden at the US Masters… (video) What makes this a demonstration of the holistic approach? Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 54. Art as a stimulus…. Roadblocks as a neural stimulus of breakthrough e.g. Betty Edwards ‘Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain’ (1979) - stop the verbal, analytical left hemisphere from inhibiting the right hemisphere’s artistic tendencies. “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge: Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 55. Art as a stimulus…… Creative Intelligence Seminar conducted by Susan Ryan, Artelier Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2008 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 56. Artelier Creative Intelligence Seminar: Michael Telera & Ricky Nowak Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 57. Ricky Nowak Creative Intelligence Seminar conducted by Susan Ryan, Artelier Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2008 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 58. Sketches by Michael Telera Creative Intelligence Seminar conducted by Susan Ryan, Artelier Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2008 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 59. Sketches by Michael Telera Creative Intelligence Seminar conducted by Susan Ryan, Artelier Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2008 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 60. Dr Simon Ellis Tennis to Dance Dance as a stimulus…. Roger Federer Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 61. Dance as a stimulus…. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 62. Batsheva Dance Company ….Gaga as a creative & balanced movement stimulus Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 63. Aeros Dance Company – ‘prodigious athletic skills’ from members of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 64. Music as a stimulus…. Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 65. Circus Oz Cirque du Soleil Circus Arts as a stimulus…. Sydney Swans at Cirque Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 66. Chart your ideas: List some extreme challenges & roadblocks that may stimulate breakthroughs Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 67. Eastern and Western Influences Helen Zhang and Geoff Catherine Freeman Scientific Support Baker, ‘Think Like Chinese’ Heart/Spirit/Body/Mind Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 68. Eastern and Western Influences Eastern Western Influenced by Chinese Heirs to the traditions of the traditions Ancient Greeks Holistic approach Analytical approach Right hemisphere Left hemisphere focus concentration Simultaneous (holistic) Sequential (analytical) processing processing Adapted from ‘The Brain that Changes Itself,’ by Norman Doidge p.301-03 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 69. Immanent Breakthroughs in Human Coping Mechanisms - Spiral Dynamics integral (SDi) systems “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 70. More complex Spiral Dynamics integral (SDi) Coping systems environment Intuitive Integral Humanistic Enterprising Authoritarian Egocentric Tribal Instinctive Less complex environment © Copyright Transcendence
- 71. What level of thinking is needed to resolve problems & challenges within our existing systems? “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 72. Usain Bolt What contributes to Beijing 2008 breakthrough achievements? Bob Beamon Mexico City 1968 Catherine Freeman Sydney 2000 Steve Hooker Beijing 2008 Consider Holistic Tsunamis ….the hidden powers and invisible connections ….strive to achieve Beyond Excellence! Matthew Mitcham Beijing 2008 Immane Intersect Eastern Sea Holistic Human nt Conclusi Holism ional & Gypsies Tsunami Powers Breakthr on Thinking Western oughs
- 73. In closing: The challenge is to find the secrets to Holistic Tsunamis To unearth the real talents of each individual with whom we work. Remember, It’s OK to think crazy, to dare to be different Oscar Wilde maintained that: “An idea that is not dangerous, is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” Accept the danger, go beyond…..
- 74. Something to think about: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves: who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Nelson Mandela, 1994 Inaugural speech
- 75. Thanks for visiting & reading this presentation Please visit me at www.peterspence.com.au or via Twitter at @pspence5
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- Today, I am going to speak about the enormous potential, frequently untapped, that an astute approach to holism can bring to you and your athletes.Underpinning this is the adage from Master New Media: ‘Be Simple, Be Social; Don’t make them think; Engage them!’– based upon the excellent web design book by Steven Krug, ‘Don’t Make Me Think!’ (i.e. make it intuitive, simple, uncluttered….holistic). You must engage them, so that they can own the process and unleash their own inner genius….in order to achieve what they are capable of, not what they are expected to do, according to externally imposed targets and guidelines. This applies equally to you – don’t be bound by your own targets; don’t submit to world best practice. Create your own journey by maintainingan open mind, and unleashing your own genius.In considering holistic approaches, I am mindful of the Bentinck Island female artists in the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Australia. Their native language doesn’t have words for ‘to make something happen.’ Everything happens/evolves in concert with the forces of nature. (In many ways, in modern Western civilisation, we have convinced ourselves that we are so smart that we can control nature – we will look into that!) some years ago, I heard noted naturalist, ElisabetSartorisspeak on a visit to Melbourne – she spoke about her work with an indigenous tribe and her plea to a tribal elder: ‘Teach me! You understand the soil and the plants and when things grow, yet, in western civilisation we have cut ourselves off from nature, please teach me.’ The elder looked up at her, aghast, and said ‘….listen!’ as an example of untapped power and what can be achieved through coherence, a 110watt electric light bulb lights up a small room, but when the same 100watts are applied to the coherence of a laser beam, it can cut through metal. Let’s see if we can engage with some of this thinking that strikes at the core of holism….and capture ways to transform ourselves & our athletes, achieve breakthroughs, and extreme performance levels. This will call for us all to open our minds to the bizarre and what may seem to be impossible.So what’s our theme? Holistic approaches for:BreakthroughsTransformationsExtreme Performance
- Map – not the usual linear approach. The non-linear design with connections highlighted will allow us to explore the areas that are important to us as individuals….to literally find our way to better ways to achieve performance excellence. the modules the navigation buttonsSeek ideas, comments, questions….but we will have to keep moving and I may limit discussion – we can always come back to key items.
- Examples of a graphical report by Georges McKail(long-time illustrator in Gymnastics, Kanga Cricket & many other areas) – this at CSTC Melbourne meeting in Nov 08.I encourage you to try this graphical approach to highlight the linkages and what you actually feel about what we discuss.Chart your own connections, linkages, stimulating challenges (roadblocks) and potential breakthroughs that we will consider in the discussion of neural stimulation – we will have several quiet times for you to sketch what you are feeling.
- Here is an example of the power of holism – enabling the Maken peoples of South Burma to thrive & survive, in an environmentwhere others haven’t done so.They have maintained special capacities that we all have access to….but most of us have permitted these abilities to be unused, dulled or lost.
- The Maken literally live on, and with, the water. The water is their lifeforce.
- The Maken listened to their senses and all survived the catastrophic Asian Tsunami of Dec 2004 – by going out to deep water or by going to higher land.
- Animals also survived the Tsunami and, in numerous cases, led humans to safety. They sensed the danger and acted; most humans were oblivious to the danger, because their instincts have been constrained by centuries of mechanical thinking.
- The Maken are great divers. They can stay under water for ages and they can see clearly underwater- their eyes don’t respond as do those of most humans – their eyes have adapted to enable them to flourish in the aquatic environment.
- What other hidden capacitiesdo we have?Whichinnate capacities have greatest potential? We must learn to ‘listen’ and to access the senses that we possess.(Quiet time – sketch your thoughts on what potential powers we could develop.…… I hope that you will have thought about:Sensing – how many senses 5, 6, 7….36….108?night vision; ultraviolet light, infrared….ConcentrationPsychomotor capacities - Reaction-time & Decision-making time (espunder pressure); explosiveness (levitation?); intention; non-local influencesspeed endurance capacities (ref runners from Nthn Africa – Kenya, Ethiopia, Algeria etc)….so where does this take us?
- What is holism?Traditional definition of Holism – balance in sport and life; Good, responsible citizens, respectful competitors….like a calm sea.Commendable ….and safe!What is the real definition of holism?
- A more thorough definition of Holism (adapted from Wikipedia)….Creates opportunities for different outcomesNot just incremental benefits leading to a sum of the parts benefits become greater than the sum of the part….producing exponential increases in results/outcomes….this is what we are looking for:Hidden powersInvisible connectionsTransformationExtreme Performance
- True holism holds the key to breakthroughs and genuine performance surges….of Tsunami proportionsHence, let’s consider Holistic Tsunamis….
- The Holistic Tsunami approach – more than just continuing to do what we do.Let’s seek some real breakthroughs and transformations from holism….hidden powers, invisible connections leading to….transformation and Extreme PerformanceThis is not a pipe dream….….I know that the opportunities are there!
- In her outstanding book on ‘ReWiring the Corporate Brain; using New Science to Rethink how we structure and lead organizations,’ DanahZoharmakes a telling observation on transformation…..
- ….for ‘rewire our corporate brains.’ insert‘coaching.’Zohar puts forward a new model for structure, leadership, and learning within organizations that allows them to: thrive on uncertainty, deal creatively with rapid change, and realize the full potential of those who lead or work within them. Rewiring the Corporate Brain offers a genuinely new conceptual structure for a fundamental transformation in corporate thinking and leadership, along with suggestions for structural implementation. Rewiring the Corporate Brain makes a compelling paradigm of new science thinking that is accessible, practical, and inspiring to business readers…..and is worth considering by all involved with organisations and performance.
- Buckminster Fuller, a visionary thinker, underlines this thought when he says….
- Whatever we decide, we need to understand what’s in the room…..Quite time - Sketch your own observations on holistic thinking, change and opportunities for transformation….
- Now, what’s in the room?We live in a world that has benefited enormously from the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions. But we are still dominated by the mechanical worldview, where most thinking is based upon machine analogies, cause & effect thinking and a tendency towards reductionist approaches – break things into their component parts, fix the parts & then put them back together.We now know that the interconnections and synergies that occur in the whole can facilitate startlingly better outcomes than the outdated mechanical approach offers.We need to be able to let go of the ways of the past, and engage with new knowledge, attitudes and practices….This is highlighted by the following quote:
- We have lost what the Maken people, the Bentinck Island artists and the elder with ElisabetSartoris have retained.
- In many ways, we are still locked into the breakthrough thinking of the Scientific Revolution (16th & 17th centuries) that have produced principles, laws and rigid boundaries. More recent revelations, including the Quantum thinking, Chaos Theory and connectivity have blurred (and in some cases, shattered) these boundaries.
- It’s time for us to consider new, more open approaches to coaching and the achievement of excellence. There are a number of foundations that I maintain are essential to the consideration of a more enlightened approach to the achievement of performance excellence.
- Think holistically….not mechanically!Depart from the mechanical worldview….seek the connections – all things are interconnected….focus on the magic of synergies – stop breaking things into parts
- When confronted by a disruption, natural systems have the capacity to spontaneously self-organise and emerge at a higher level of organisation and function. ….systems re-configure at a higher level of complexity to cope with conditions which have caused instability. Ilya Prigogine Nobel Prize winning physicist). Left alone, nature is creative and powerful.We need to learn about these sources of improvement that we can all access and which come from hidden powers and invisible connections….
- There are many ways.Every human, and every situation is unique….the challenge is to find the way to stimulate the inner genius and the connections that will stimulate optimal achievements.
- Everything is interconnected….It’s not the components that determine the success of an open systembut the relationship between the components.It’s all about relationships & the synergies that have been already mentioned.‘…. the organisation of a living system is the set of relations between the components. This is an abstract description of relationships and does not identify the components. ….the system’s organization is independent of the properties of its components…’. (Fritjof Capra, “Web of Life”, 1996 p.98)
- ….to diversity, ….to new thinking ….to (old) holistic , indigenous wisdom ….to lateral thinking and ideas at the intersection…of diverse areas of thought
- During the 15th & 16th century, in a world that was changing, the Medici family rode the wave and burst out of the confines of the church and stimulated new & diverse thinking that spawned breakthroughs that led the way – like chrysalis, from which the magnificent butterfly emerges. This is a great example of holism.I encourage you to check out ‘The Medici Effect’ by Frans Johansson (2006)
- Following the example of the Medici family and to engage in Intersectional Thinking, – you must break the associative barriers….as did the Wright brothers.Frans Johansson notes that the more radical you are, the greater the difference:“The more mutually remote the elements of a new combination, the more creative the process or the solution.”Think positive, think possible (even think impossible), think wild; break the shackles
- Think Young; Think Fresh:Learning a new field can break down ASSOCIATIVE BARRIERS (What are they? Barriers to cross-disciplinary thinking and the Intersection.)
- With this quote, Kuhn is reaffirming the importance of thinking young and being free from associative barriers. Thomas Kuhn– was the architect of the well-known ‘Paradigm Effect’, the example of which was the Swiss watch industry – in 10 years, fell from 85% to less than 10% of world watch profits.Why? Because of the electronic watch!Who developed the electronic watch? The Swiss, displayed it at a world watch expo – but they didn’t regard it as a watch (no gears, no mainspring). Texas Instruments & Seiko Japan grabbed the idea and revolutionised the industry.The Swiss were stuck in the current paradigm of the time (and the past). Emotionally tied to the paradigm in which they had achieved world-leading success.What impact does this thinking have on coaching and future planning?What can you do to stimulate change in the existing paradigm?
- Examples:Richard Branson was developing Virgin Records; Mike Oldfield was exploring the application of his Classical musical training to Rock Music. What advantage would be achieved at the Intersection of Classical and Rock Music?…explode the number of musical combinations to consider….
- Rock Music & Classical Music, independently provide multiple combinations;Collectively they provide astronomically more combinations.The Intersection creates many more combinations for consideration – an Exponential increase.
- Branson was succeeding with Virgin Records; Fields approached him to collaborate to develop an airline. Branson’s advisors were aghast – why look to an unknown field?Branson accepted the opportunity and has continued to succeed – basing his businesses on exceptional serviceIntersection of great service and international air travel - Hello gorgeous!He continued to ride the wave; to go beyond his previous breakthroughs. …and he’s still riding, with great enjoyment
- Architect Mick Pearce – challenged to build office block in Harare – learnt from the termites (who routinely design mounds to maintain a steady temperature of 87F (despite of range from 100F+ to less than 40F)This reinforces the close links to nature and the notion that the outcome can be greater than the sum of the parts; each element in design has a multiplier effect on the outcome and the benefits that are appreciated by the human inhabitants….the system has learnt from termite colonies and nature.Note LH illustration – different building configuration for different times of day.
- CH2Melbourne eco-building uses similar designs, taken from nature (Biomimicry) – termite mounds aligned to offset destructive effects of the sun.West façade – shutters open in the morning; closed to guard against the afternoon sun
- CH2 websiteDifferent environmental modes for different times/conditions.
- Here is a chef who has had the same training as other chefs, but has had a different set of experiences and has introduced a whole new mix of staff and menus that have been wildly successful. He broke the conventional associative boundaries and succeeded with wild combinations and achieved enthusiastic applause.Ethiopian-born Marcus Samuelsson appointed as chef of NY City restaurant, Aquavit, after head chef had heart attack. Created new range of innovative dishes. Marcus had a diverse background (growing up as an adopted black in Sweden, adoptive father was a geologist, family travelled widely, so he was exposed to the breadth of the culinary universe (“When I was a kid, I ate in Poland, Berlin, Russia and Yugoslavia, and on vacation we’d eat in France, Spain, and other countries. So at an early age I was eating ‘weird’ food, but it seemed natural.” At 16 he entered culinary school in Gothenburg, apprenticeships in Switzerland and Austria, where he learned to speak French and German, while also speaking English. He also had a year-long cruise around the world, where he got ‘to eat and cook in every port.’ At the end of that pivotal trip, Samuelson realised that it was time for him to apply his unique perspective and experiences. After working for the 3-star George Blanc restaurant in Paris for a year, he ended up at Aquavit in New York. The first thing Samuelson did was to retool the staff makeup, even sacrificing experience for an open attitude*. Today, Aquavit’s staff of about 100 comprises as many as 40 nationalities.*In some cases, experience and specialised education & training can have a restricting effect on attitudes to change. Need to learn as many things as possible, without getting stuck in a particular way of thinking about things (ref Paul Maeder).
- In these recipes, we can find at least part of Samuelsson’s success – Lobster is Swedish; seaweed pasta is not. Raspberry sorbet is Swedish; lemon grass yogurt….well, most Swedes at this time, had probably not even heard of lemon grass, let alone yogurt made out of it.Marcus broke the associative barriers.Possibly cut to East/West influences module
- Intersectional breakthroughs stimulate innate human abilities, overriding existing boundaries & limitations. Norman Doidge has achieved such a breakthrough with neuroplasticity, adopting a non-traditional sense of enquiry demonstrating that the brain and the nervous system is not the fixed system that we have been led to believe but is an organic, plastic structure that is continually changing and adapting to experiences and the environment. The Brain & the neural system can adapt, it can mend itself, re-wire its pathways to accommodate changes in experiences and different stimuli. Ref Blind – Visual cortex develops touch, feel; sighted subjects develop similar capacities when blindfolded.What can we do to heighten the accepted five senses and explore dormant senses? How many senses de we have?This supports my contention that:“High performance athletes respond tosophisticated and extreme stimulation, including neurological conditioning, as a means of unearthing their true talents and capacities.”
- Doidge referred to ‘roadblocks,’ to block the slow moving left hemishere and to open up opportunites for the fast moving right hemisphere.Examples:AIS Cricket Academy – preparing athletes for the SUPER-INTENSITY of international cricket and beyond.Tumbling as a source of body awareness (& injury prevention) to enable athletes to deliver on a more creative style of play. Over-speed as a stimulus – evasion; coping with extreme pace (aim to disarm the conscious left hemisphere and unleash the natural flow of the right hemisphere)Adam Gilchrist ….took on the bowling machine in a way that wasn’t expected!Gilchrist’s comment after scoring 128 off 98 in a Test in NZ is consistent with holistic principles:“Maybe that’s just because when your mind is clear, natural instincts take over and you let yourself play to the best standard possible.”
- Roger Flynn exposes athletes to ‘impossible’ challenges that take them well beyond the comfort of technical play: High intensity (at the front wall; over-speed; over-intensity) Multiple ball challenges micro targets
- Lex Bertrand - Non-linear challenges to the neurological systemOver-speed – high-speed towing (30 knots) to create performance breakthroughs that occur because of the disruptionHigh-speed evasion challenges – coach motor boat charges at sailing boat (sailor must evade…..)Sailing backwards into the wind (Arthur Brett)Night sailing to occlude visual cures – perceptual challenges
- Lex Bertrand – it’s OK to be crazy – to overcome the Associative Barriers (brought about by traditional thinking)Tacking whilst foiling – the conventional view was that this was impossible (until Andrew McDougall did it! …and had an immediate competitive advantage, and moral advantage)
- Dave Sanders useschallenging and innovative approaches to enable the athlete to reach and surpass thresholds facilitate breakthroughs by ‘rattling the tiles’ (in multi-stage road races)These include motor paced stimulations and ascending ergometer ‘hit outs’ (aimed at cheating the body’s natural protective limits) - to prepare for the start of competition in multi-stage road cycling events.
- What makes this shot by John Sendenat the US Masters, an example of ‘the holistic approach to athletic performance?
- Following the holistic theme, I wish to refer to a number of areas that can stimulate breakthroughs. You will all be aware of the two hemispheres of the brain – the left which deals with cognitive, linear functions (e.g. language, calculations, logical thinking) and the right hemisphere, which handles the emotions, creativity and nonlinear thinking – in most people. We have thought that this division is rigid and inflexible. However, as Doidge points out, the brain is plastic and can make up for deficiencies and change in response to experiences. The right hemisphere can even take over the usual left hemisphere directed functions e.g. woman was born without a left hemisphere and the right hemisphere assumed control of the normally left hemisphere directed functions. The practice by Betty Edwards of inverting a recognisable piece of art, provides a roadblock to the left hemisphere control, and enables the Right hemisphere to creatively produce the novel image that is presented.At times, we need to use:roadblocks - To quieten the slow-moving, analytical left hemisphere and free up the fast-moving, creative right hemisphereextreme stimuli - including neurological conditioning to unearth the true capacities – e.g. over-speed, over-intensity, over-complexityWhat roadblocks could you use in the coaching environment? (think wild; think crazy….) – keep moving (no quiet time)
- Example of:Art as a metaphor and a vehicle of engagement and change
- Two candidates for breakthroughs:Michael Telera (Engineer), Ricky Nowak (Communications and Management Consultant)
- Ricky reported a breakthrough in her sketching….complicated by her attempts to consciously enhance the work….
- ….to this….the charcoal just responded….and took the sketch to another level. ‘It just happened….I can’t explain it)(Susan Ryan and another artist in the group marvelled at the clear simple lines of the work.)
- Dr Simon Ellis, former tennis player, now Contemporary Dancer and choreographer, worked with VIS racquet sport coaches to develop the movement capacities of a dancer, in tennis players….literally to float like Roger Federer.Bringing art and creative artistry to the mechanical model of modern tennis!
- Dancers are the leaders in movement excellence and we can learn an enormous amount from their discipline and expertise.The Batsheve Dance Co of Israel – recently in Melbourne
- Gaga is the movement language in which the Batsheva dancers now train. As Director,OhadNaharin explains it, “Gaga enhances sensory awareness and the use of imagination, agility, suppleness and effectiveness of movement. Gaga is a completely sensual experience. There is no technique nor are there steps. Rather, Gaga is about using all of the senses to become aware of your body, and finding joy and pleasure in movement.Comments from one who has experience Gaga: We started standing and creating circles with our arms…. Next, we floated, which was a theme that we returned to often throughout the class….The use of imagery fuelled my imagination. At one point, the instructor said, “Imagine you’re in a cold shower, and you’re feeling the water wash over you.” I immediately had chills down my spine, and then became aware of the slightest of movements in my back. At other points in the class, she told us to try carving or pushing through space as if it were honey, running in place on very hot coals, and tasting something “nice”. (ref Wade Petersen using imagery with young gymnasts)It’s important to point out that there were no mirrors in the class, nor are there ever mirrors in any Gaga classes. Nararin said, “Abolish mirrors; break your mirrors in all studios. They spoil the soul and prevent you from getting in touch with the elements and multidimensional movements and abstract thinking, and knowing where you are at all times without looking at yourself. Dance is about sensations, not about an image of yourself”.The dancer is required to be an inventor of movement as well as a performer. Each dancer becomes a very sophisticated interpreter and also a creator.How does this relate to footballers & other athletes?
- Aeros Dance Company – creating performance with the skills of Romanian gymnasts.Age Dance critic, Hilary Crampton: “There is no doubt that Aerosis entertaining. The performers are disciplined, highly skilled and perform with precision, but with the exception of one or two performers, their actions lack the sensuality and intention that lifts movement beyond pure action into something meaningful.” (The Age, 24.01.08)….can sport benefit from other aspects of performance training from the arts?
- Music can be a great source of individual and group stimulation and the generation of synergies/flow. (PS currently working on a CSTC meeting to address flow in sport (with Catherine Freeman) and music (with international violinist Rachael Beesley and former flautist, Sally Arnold in March 2009.)Baroque music used with Accelerated Learning to stimulate Alpha brain wave activity and whole brain learning – the concept of musical stimulation of abilities possibly has broader implications.Oliver Sacks and Daniel Levitin(former rock musician) both report amazing depth and range of experiences with music for people, including the disabled. Worth a look!Ervin Laszlo and Jude Currivan, in “CosMos,” report: ‘…Morris identified the best experimental results as being associated with creative people, especially visual artists and musicians. Given the harmonic nature of the information that underlies manifest reality, this perhaps should be unsurprising and points the way to the importance of beneficial music in our education and in our lives.’ (p.86) At VIS, work with MBS, led to link with Victorian College of the Arts Music Department – Ed King noted that ‘they are talking the same language about excellence and flow that I have heard at the VIS’
- Cirque du Soleil – the ultimate model of performance excellence – ref Training centre in Montreal (2002 visit).NICA performance Dec 2008 – startling.By regarding athletes as performing artists, they may be able to proceed to higher levels of performance in a changing world.All these sources of roadblocks and stimulation have application to all forms of athletic endeavour – particularly at the high performance end. Ref Question next slide.Remember, high performers in any field respond to extreme stimulation, particularly in the area of neuroplasticity and neurological readiness (refer Tudor Bompa contention that it takes 7 times longer to recover from neurological fatigue, than from physiological fatigue.)
- Roadblocks….to the rigid left hemisphere….to enable the fluid right hemisphere to create
- I have already referred to the aboriginal artists and their language and ElizabetSartoris but there are some important further considerations that we can glean from indigenous and eastern influences….and ancient wisdomBalance required:Chinese/Eastern thinking Catherine Freeman balance of bothWestern Scientific Support
- These differences further stress the significance of the lasting legacy of the analytical, sequential, scientific, left hemisphere approach of the west, compared to the holistic, connected, right hemisphere approach of the east.
- Immanent – coming from an inward force; Oxford dictionary: indwelling, inherent, permanently pervading the universe (PS - relating to the holistic cosmic field)This reference to the levels through which individuals, organisations & cultures progress is essential background, particularly for coaches and performance managers, who are dealing with people, organisations, national and international influences and aiming to achieve a competitive advantage in this environment.Humans have adapted to change. We are now experiencing the greatest change ever….and it’s accelerating…..baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Y….Coaches need to be capable of, not just managing different levels & backgrounds, but being able to stimulate and challenge them. (Worth investigating)
- We must be aware that athletes, administrators, and people from other cultures may be operating from a different base to ourselves. You must be prepared to speak with others from a viewpoint that is accessible to them and also consider addressing the level that will be both acceptable and has the potential to resolve problems that may have emanated from other levels of thinking.
- Each of these athletes has achieved significant breakthroughs. What has contributed to these performances?Have they been able to tap their hidden powers and accessed connections that aren’t visible to the rest?How have they achieved Beyond Excellence?Have they accessed the secrets of holism….the Holistic Tsunamis?