Strategies of Genius

Robert Dilts has had a global reputation as a leading behavioral skills trainer and business consultant since the late 1970s. A major developer and expert in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Robert has provided coaching, consulting and training throughout the world to a wide variety of individuals and organizations.
Robert has pioneered the principles and techniques of Success Factor ModelingTM, and has authored numerous books and articles about how they may be applied to enhance leadership, creativity, communication and team development.
Past corporate clients and sponsors have included Apple Inc., Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, The Old Mutual, Socit Gnrale, Bank of America, The World Bank, Alitalia, Telecom Italia, RAI Italia, Lucasfilms Ltd., Ernst & Young, AT Kearney, Salomon, The American Society for Training and Development, EDHEC Business School and the State Railway of Italy. He has lectured extensively on coaching, leadership, organizational learning and change management, making presentations and keynote addresses for The International Coaching Federation (ICF), HEC Paris, The United Nations, The European Forum for Quality Management, The World Health Organization, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Harvard University and the International University of Monaco. In 1997 and 1998, Robert supervised the design of Tools for Living, the behavior management portion of the program currently used by Weight Watcher's International.
Robert was an associate professor at the ISVOR Fiat School of Management for more than fifteen years, helping to develop programs on leadership, innovation, values and systemic thinking. From 2001-2004 he served as chief scientist and Chairman of the Board for ISVOR DILTS Leadership Systems, a joint venture with ISVOR Fiat (the corporate university of the Fiat Group) that delivered a wide range of innovative leadership development programs to large corporations on a global scale.
A co-founder of Dilts Strategy Group, Robert was also founder and CEO of Behavioral Engineering, a company that developed computer software and hardware applications emphasizing learning strategies and behavioral change. He is also co-founder, with Dr. Stephen Gilligan, of the IAGC (International Association for Generative Change). Robert has a degree in Behavioral Technology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Chapter 1 Sigmund Freud: The Search for Deep Structure

freud's epistemology of mind

freud's analysis of leonardo da vinci

freud's analysis of michelangelo's moses

applications of freud’s strategies - exploring deeper structures

the meta model

changing personal history

reframing

reimprinting

integration of conflicting beliefs

freud and self-organization theory

self organization, sublimation and the 'swish' pattern

the belief change cycle

strategies of change management

Chapter 2 Leonardo da Vinci: Mapping the Microcosm

knowing how to see

leonardo's ‘cosmography’ of the body

‘seeing’ systemically

imagination: the rudder and bridle of the senses

making machines

making masterpieces

implementing leonardo’s strategies

developing perceptual filters

leonardo's strategy for systemic thinking and invention

Chapter 3 Nikola Tesla: Mastering the Mind's Eye

envisioning the future

developing the capability to visualize

applying tesla’s strategy - creating the future

Chapter 4 Conclusion: More Patterns of Genius