Category Archives: Metaphors
Creating a new metaphor for creativity
Is this the end of the light bulb as our stock metaphor for bright ideas? Roger von Oech, creative thinker extraordinaire, has just announced the death of a long time metaphor for creativity and innovation: the light bulb. His argument … Continue reading →
Won’t you join the dance? An invitation
Some of you might have been intrigued by the question at the top of the coaching wizardry screen: "Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the dance?" You might have recognised it as the refrain from … Continue reading →
The path you are travelling
“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” (Rosalia de Castro) “The journey” is one of the most commonly used metaphors in coaching. And “the … Continue reading →
A metaphor for change
I don’t know if you’ve ever felt stuck in a situation – like you can’t see which way to go next? Here’s a simple coaching technique to get unstuck again, using the magical power of metaphors. Using three simple questions … Continue reading →
What’s a metaphor?
Metaphors make comparisons. They compare one thing with another – often something quite unlike it in a literal sense – in order to illuminate. You might remember metaphors as examples of figures of speech when you were learning about literature. … Continue reading →