‘Images Inspire Action’: The Anticipatory Principle – Positive Change Methods Podcast Ep. 4

Positive Change Methods Podcast Ep 4 cover

In this episode, we’ll look at:

Why You (and Your Organisation) Need a Positive Vision for the Future
The research evidence for how our expectations can become a self-fulfilling prophesy
The different effects of ‘Towards’ and ‘Away From’ motivation, and which one is essential to achieving your objectives

… and much more!

References in this episode

The Expectation Effect: King, Albert S. “Expectation Effects in Organizational Change.” Administrative Science Quarterly 19, no. 2 (1974): 221–30 (unfortunately hidden behind an academic publisher’s paywall).

The Placebo Effect (Wikipedia)

Self-fulfilling prophesies: Dr Richard Wiseman, The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind

Visualisation in Sports Psychology: Predoiu, Radu & Predoiu, Alexandra & Mitrache, Georgeta & Firanescu, Madalina & Dinuta, Gheorghe & Bucuroiu, Razvan. (2020). Discobolul – Physical Education Sport and Kinetotherapy Journal. 59. 245-256.

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