1 ABC Of NLP Levels

The ABC's of NLP
Logical Levels of Change
I. Logical Levels

Gregory Bateson pointed out that in the processes of learning, change and communication there were natural hierarchies of classification. The function of each level was to organize the information on the level below it and the rules for changing something on one level were different from those for changing a lower level. Changing something on a lower level could1 but would not necessarily, effect the upper levels; but changing something In the upper levels would necessarily change things on the lower levels in order to support the higher level change. Bateson noted that it was the confusion of logical levels that often created problems.

II. Logical Levels In NLP

In working with NLP the following logical levels seem to be the most basic and the most important to consider:

A. Who I Am -Identity
B. My belief System - Causes, Categories and Comparisons
C. My capabilities - States, Strategies, Meta Programs
D. What I do or have done - Specific Behaviours
E. My Environment - External Context

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