CHAPTER 7

Mechanics of Bonding and Fracturing

WHEREAS THE TECHNIQUES of bonding center on finding commonality, the mechanics of bonding are ways to create and spotlight that commonality. You might think that because the techniques of fracturing center on pinpointing differences, the mechanics do that as well. True statement, except that the mechanics to bond or fracture fall into the same categories. The outcome you get is a matter of how you use these ways of relating to people. Think of each one as a magnet: depending on where you point the magnet, it will either attract or repel.

The categories are:

  • Illustration
  • Isolation
  • Association

Before we explore those, take a look at some exercises with the 3-D bell, and then plunge into a skill set ...

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