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Thirdness
The analytical third is a term for the intersubjective space co-created from the interplay of the unique subjectivities when people can show up in process.
A new type of community
A place to belong, but not fit in
A place to discover your creative surplus
All communities are transactional; all ask you to fit in. They are anchored in a specific economic *sport* (say Design), and don’t allow for anything that wants to expand the definition of design. You can never show up with new thoughts, ideas, or aspirations that don’t fit in. That will necessarily make the space transcational, because without confusion (which is creativity) all we have are products. We end up exchanging goods (links, books, tickets to shows) in front of the house, but are never allowed to go to the back of the house, where our embodied creativity is seeking daylight.
By allowing for belonging without the prerequisite of fitting in, we can give ourselves space to explore our creative surplus while helping others do the same.
Meets Mondays at 1 EST on Zoom, and collectively on a WhatsApp group.
$100 a month
Read more of Nitzan’s principles of design.
Prompt Workshop
For example, what bores you?
Different people would have other answers. We can’t collaborate on what bores each person, only to ask why. When we do, we immediately shift to talk about meaning. We expand our communication container.
Briefs always lead to collaboration (with another person or knowledge). They are anchored in a situation and its physics. They must converge on a shared outcome.
For example, what is the secret of a work-life balance?
Experts will approach this from different angles, but the conversation must lead to a meeting where everyone shares their direct opinion.
Through Thirdness, Critical Business School, and Being in Space, I have developed prompts to bring people into meta-conversations and generative discourse spaces. I define generative value as one that persists after the conversation ends. Read more on the development of prompts.
The scale between prompts and briefs helps initiate and navigate leadership, creativity, and personal fulfillment, especially in light of the growing importance of AI and language models.
What are examples of prompts?
There are many examples of prompts on https://www.creative-surplus.com and on https://being-in.space
- Leaders
- Educators
- Artists
- HR operations
- Lifelong learners
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Critical Business School
Source
In the space between Aeon and Harvard Business Review. Weekly, since 2021.
Fridays at Noon ET, for 60 mins. $500
CBS is a creativity-serving circle with no introductions and open thinking.
One Year of Workshops
- Prompts
- Living ideas
- Containers
- Enrolling
Meets weekly
Monday, 1 EST
$500 a month
Prompt Workshop
A prompt is a question that is impossible to collaborate on. It points inward, asks for language, and leads to self-knowledge.
For example: what bores you?
Different people would have other answers, and we can’t collaborate on what bores each person, only to ask why (and engage through meaning).
Briefs always lead to collaboration (with another person or knowledge). They are anchored in gravity (the situation) and point to convergence.
For example, what is the secret of a work-life balance?
Experts will approach this from different angles, but the conversation must lead to a meeting on everyone’s direct opinion.
Through [Thirdness, Critical Business School, and Being in Space, I have been developing prompts to bring people into meta conversations and generative discourse spaces.
The scale between prompts and briefs helps start and navigate creative contexts, especially with the growing importance of AI and language models.
FAQ
What are some examples of prompts?
- What bores you?
- Do you see something no one else does?
- What do you wish you could measure?
- Education
- Developing spaces for new/unexpected conversations
- change management
- work culture
- on-boarding
- Facilitating communities
- Coaching
- Interview Questions
- Prepping for an interview
- Conducting one
- HR operations
- Personal growth
Living Ideas
How do you describe a frame without drawing a picture?
The prompt workshop left behind a realization: it is necessary to prompt oneself when asking for creativity from others. Prompting is a subset of questions that frame/reframe and act on the energy from pulling on interests. It is a unique form of communication that shares meaning before anchoring it in stories.
These creative ruminations are personally meaningful but still need to be clarified. They are malleable and open to interpretation. Carrying them along requires a particular container. The Living Ideas workshop is one such container. Participants will write practices to articulate and develop ideas that grow in meaning as they grow in scope.
Who could benefit from articulating living ideas?
- Coaches and facilitators who don’t prescribe their spaces
- Innovation writers looking for new tools to describe a non-existent future
- Change agents looking to inspire and individuate their ideas
- Writers looking to move away from productizing themselves
Containers
Most spaces (communities, collaboration rooms, Slacks) operate on an invisible contract of transactionality. A community, for example, has a goal (/culture fit). Its members introduce themselves and exchange respective utility until outcomes.
The opportunity that should be taken is to be creative together.
When we think of a new idea (/are creative), we cannot be clear. We don’t know what we want to say or where our thoughts would lead. These frequent moments ask for open-ended affordances. We need to be allowed to pause in a space without a ticking to-do list.
Interpersonally, we can’t be transactional while being creative. We need to hold space for creativity. And use the energy that ‘creative confusion’ allows.
I experimented with a few such containers. Thirdness was a paid members community where a weekly prompt allowed discourse in what I call band practice for solo artists. Critical Business School was a series of monthly workshops (between Aeon and Harvard Business School) where members meet for four 1-hour-long sessions, in prompts and discourse, but no introductions until the last 10 minutes of the final session. The most recent container is On creativity. A book that will never be published, which I am writing as a body of ideas the community can discuss and build on.
The goal of a container is to tend to the air (/energy) between the members, as opposed to program what is said or done, where we can decide if we want to ‘add another log to the fire’ or ’open a window.
I recommend this workshop for community builders, innovation consultants, managers, and coaches. It’s a valuable opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge in fostering creativity and collaboration in your professional sphere.