Alrighty Fellow, Bipeds, thanks to @YvetteCherry20 for the nudge and by popular request:
Systems Theory fleshed out in Ted Lasso.
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Systems Theory fleshed out in Ted Lasso.
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1. Opening sequence. 'Health infects ill health.' Ted sits down on a blue chair in the football stadium. All chairs covered in graffiti. Ted's 'health' slowly spreads out as chairs clean up and change color.
Marcus Mumford joyfully sings an extended 'yeeeahhh.'
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Marcus Mumford joyfully sings an extended 'yeeeahhh.'
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2. Ted being exactly human sized.
Press conference. Ted doesn't know how many periods in a game, what to call the pitch, what offside is.
The mob is incensed. He is who he is without catching their anxiety.
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Press conference. Ted doesn't know how many periods in a game, what to call the pitch, what offside is.
The mob is incensed. He is who he is without catching their anxiety.
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3. The most anxious person has the most power unless a calm leader is in the room.
Ted quickly sees team dynamics, Jamie's anxiety infecting others into bullying behavior. Ted gently begins a multi episode reframing and clarifying for the culture.
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Ted quickly sees team dynamics, Jamie's anxiety infecting others into bullying behavior. Ted gently begins a multi episode reframing and clarifying for the culture.
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4. Ted disrupts homeostasis.
Ted flips the power dynamic, elevating the laundry boy to assistant coach.
Ted fixes shower pressure as a simple message of change toward health.
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Ted flips the power dynamic, elevating the laundry boy to assistant coach.
Ted fixes shower pressure as a simple message of change toward health.
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5. Ted moves toward people sabotaging him.
Ted welcomes an interview from Trent Crimm (Trent Crimm, The Independent.) By being exactly himself, Trent is now moving toward Ted.
Trent is no longer independent, he is now interdependent. 'I can't help rooting for him.')
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Ted welcomes an interview from Trent Crimm (Trent Crimm, The Independent.) By being exactly himself, Trent is now moving toward Ted.
Trent is no longer independent, he is now interdependent. 'I can't help rooting for him.')
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5b (for those who are losing their minds that the points and tweet numbers are barely off)
Ted has several examples of this. His letter to Jamie when Jamie moves teams, sending his genuine blessing.
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Ted has several examples of this. His letter to Jamie when Jamie moves teams, sending his genuine blessing.
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6. Motivated Change Agents.
We started with two: Ted and Beard.
In short order we have at least 6: Ted, Beard, Nate, Sam, Bartender. Keely is now fully on board. Higgins is secretly on board by this point; too anxious to join Ted's public team.
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We started with two: Ted and Beard.
In short order we have at least 6: Ted, Beard, Nate, Sam, Bartender. Keely is now fully on board. Higgins is secretly on board by this point; too anxious to join Ted's public team.
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7. Power of Differentiation in the Dart Game Scene.
Ted knows himself. He doesn't let others define him, even when it is a mob and a powerful man of privilege. Because Ted is a calm presence, he is able to see what no one else can see - they are all infected by themselves.
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Ted knows himself. He doesn't let others define him, even when it is a mob and a powerful man of privilege. Because Ted is a calm presence, he is able to see what no one else can see - they are all infected by themselves.
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7b. Darts cont.
So becomes one of the most satisfying moments in the show. David beats Goliath with a slingshot instead of a spear.
I'm telling you. Differentiation is no joke - it helps you see REALITY instead of ASSUMPTIONS.
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So becomes one of the most satisfying moments in the show. David beats Goliath with a slingshot instead of a spear.
I'm telling you. Differentiation is no joke - it helps you see REALITY instead of ASSUMPTIONS.
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8. The Story We Tell Ourselves
Most of S1 is people acting out of the story they tell themselves and it keeps them stuck and in a rut. Rebecca needing revenge, Roy being detached, Jamie acting out of the Dad wound.
Most human drama and damage happens because of this.
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Most of S1 is people acting out of the story they tell themselves and it keeps them stuck and in a rut. Rebecca needing revenge, Roy being detached, Jamie acting out of the Dad wound.
Most human drama and damage happens because of this.
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8b. TSWTO
Could it be that working on TSWTO is the deepest spiritual work? The best chance for us to ACTUALLY encounter the Truth That Sets Us Free?
Much of the later S1 and S2 episodes are people changing their inner narrative.
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Could it be that working on TSWTO is the deepest spiritual work? The best chance for us to ACTUALLY encounter the Truth That Sets Us Free?
Much of the later S1 and S2 episodes are people changing their inner narrative.
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9. Keely as a model.
Model of differentiation, that is. She is one of the first to really see Ted. She manages Jamie's anxiety coming at her, and later on Roy's, and then Roy's niece. She moves toward Rebecca as a true friend.
Delightful.
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Model of differentiation, that is. She is one of the first to really see Ted. She manages Jamie's anxiety coming at her, and later on Roy's, and then Roy's niece. She moves toward Rebecca as a true friend.
Delightful.
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10. Homeostasis is disrupted
S2 shakes some of this up. Ted is no longer the calmest in the room. Higgins can confront Beard about Jane without anger or 'neediness.' Just calm care. Rebecca becomes a care agent for Ted, now fully moving toward him.
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S2 shakes some of this up. Ted is no longer the calmest in the room. Higgins can confront Beard about Jane without anger or 'neediness.' Just calm care. Rebecca becomes a care agent for Ted, now fully moving toward him.
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10b. Homeostasis cont.
The ones infected by Ted's calm are now carrying it when he cannot. There are enough calm agents to infect the group and relieve Ted of carrying the calm.
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The ones infected by Ted's calm are now carrying it when he cannot. There are enough calm agents to infect the group and relieve Ted of carrying the calm.
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10c. Homeostasis cont.
How many times has my team helped me when I'm the most anxious?
Too many times to count. I would estimate that they have done it 70 times 7 or so.
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How many times has my team helped me when I'm the most anxious?
Too many times to count. I would estimate that they have done it 70 times 7 or so.
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11/ Triangulation.
Ted refuses to triangle between Jamie and Roy in S2. He also refuses Sam's anxious assumptions and need for guarantee. He is able to do what he believes is right.
Keely is also remarkable at staying out of anxiety.
Speaking of Keely....
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Ted refuses to triangle between Jamie and Roy in S2. He also refuses Sam's anxious assumptions and need for guarantee. He is able to do what he believes is right.
Keely is also remarkable at staying out of anxiety.
Speaking of Keely....
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12. Put the anxiety where it belongs: on the one generating it.
Keely is able to receive others' anxiety and walk away with that person carrying their own, but she does it with tremendous empathy.
I wish I had learned this skill earlier in leadership.
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Keely is able to receive others' anxiety and walk away with that person carrying their own, but she does it with tremendous empathy.
I wish I had learned this skill earlier in leadership.
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12b. PTAWIB:OTOGI.
You said each word in your mind, didn't you? Some even went back to the previous tweet to check that each letter above represented a correct word....you thought I should have put an extra B in there, but NOPE.
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You said each word in your mind, didn't you? Some even went back to the previous tweet to check that each letter above represented a correct word....you thought I should have put an extra B in there, but NOPE.
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12c. PTAWIB:OTOGI.
My early attempts at this involved too much revenge, payback and self righteousness. The true skill/goal of this is for the sake of the other as well as for your sake, so it is a move of care, not revenge.
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My early attempts at this involved too much revenge, payback and self righteousness. The true skill/goal of this is for the sake of the other as well as for your sake, so it is a move of care, not revenge.
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12d PTAWIB:OTOGI.
Jamie comes at Keely anxious and aggressive. Roy comes at her often out of sorts, over reacting.
She is able to engage, carry what is hers to carry, hand back to them what is theirs and genuinely hope for their best. Remarkable.
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Jamie comes at Keely anxious and aggressive. Roy comes at her often out of sorts, over reacting.
She is able to engage, carry what is hers to carry, hand back to them what is theirs and genuinely hope for their best. Remarkable.
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12d PTAWIB:OTOGI.
I wonder if modeling taught her that? I wonder if it is too late for me to go into modeling.
DM me for glamour pics.
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I wonder if modeling taught her that? I wonder if it is too late for me to go into modeling.
DM me for glamour pics.
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There is so much more.
SO. MUCH. MORE.
Sharon telling Ted he hurt her, the stunning forgiveness scene., Nate acting out his family of origin script in S2, Beard wondering how to connect to Jane. On and on.
Where do you see Systems Theory in Ted Lasso?
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SO. MUCH. MORE.
Sharon telling Ted he hurt her, the stunning forgiveness scene., Nate acting out his family of origin script in S2, Beard wondering how to connect to Jane. On and on.
Where do you see Systems Theory in Ted Lasso?
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We're in OVERTIME.
13. Dart Scene. Rupert has an imbalance of power and responsibility, but his is reversed from normal. Because he has tremendous power but no responsibility, he is irresponsible and does damage to good people. He sabotages Rebecca's auction etc.
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13. Dart Scene. Rupert has an imbalance of power and responsibility, but his is reversed from normal. Because he has tremendous power but no responsibility, he is irresponsible and does damage to good people. He sabotages Rebecca's auction etc.
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13b. Darts Cont. Ted rebalances the power dymamic. He removes power from irresponsible Rupert publicly. Rupert must redefine the win as being the desperate old guy who trades his wife for a younger model. His patheticness is now on display to the public.
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14. Higgins' Thanksgiving.
Last year - maybe 2 players.
This year: player after player after player pour in and make it a wonderful feast. Mrs H is all proud.
Higgins has gone from anxious to calm and everyone sees the true Higgins now and want to be around him.
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Last year - maybe 2 players.
This year: player after player after player pour in and make it a wonderful feast. Mrs H is all proud.
Higgins has gone from anxious to calm and everyone sees the true Higgins now and want to be around him.
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14b: Hs'T.
When we manage anxiety and move to calm, we're more human to people and they like being around our true selves.
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PS: the number system (27 of 23 tweets) is a shout out to soccer/football adding extra minutes.
That'll do.
When we manage anxiety and move to calm, we're more human to people and they like being around our true selves.
27/23
PS: the number system (27 of 23 tweets) is a shout out to soccer/football adding extra minutes.
That'll do.
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