Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes death is critical to human progress. Death is “important,” he said this week, because people rarely change their minds — “they just die. If you live forever, we might become a very ossified society where new ideas cannot succeed,” he said.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-believes-it-is-important-for-us-to-die-2021-12

 

1-1: Q&A IN

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View | The ART & SCIENCE of Sustainable Leadership

View | Teachable Points of View and a paradigmatic shift?

View | INTRODUCTION

Speaking of TPOVs… 
[Please see the last section of the page: resources and references]

You can’t learn DISS (Dynamic Inquiry System Skills) Levels without TPOVs…

However, we will seed those into the work.in and over time!




1 – 2:

This platform of Dynamic Inquiry can be learned in levels:  

• Level 1: Basic Knowledge that 7 skills of inquiry exist
• Level 2: 25%
• Level 3: 33%
• Level 4: 50%
• Level 5: 67%
• Level 6: L5+Basic TPOVs (12)
• Level 7: L6+Basic + L1 TPOVS
• Level 8: L7 + L2 TPOVS
• Level 9: L8 + L3 TPOVS
• Level 10: L9 + L4 TPOVs
• Level 11: L10 + L5 TPOVs
• Level 12: Master Leader (serves others)

View | Dynamic Inquiry in 90 seconds

View | Dynamic Inquiry System ABCs

The DISS The Dynamic Inquiry System Skills

You will see these focus sessions organized through an interrogatory approach using who, what, when, where, why and how to help unpack the meanings implied.  
WHO:    a helping element occurs in all professions not just in customer service. Before using helping functions: cues, scaffolding, support and lift, the helper must meet the person being helped where they are.   The DISS is a delicate… yet generative balance of masculine and feminine, direct and indirect, passive and active balancing elements.  
WHAT:    the DISS is 7 discreet skills used in the Dynamic Inquiry System Skills (DISS) LISTEN! Framework.   However, an inquiry system worth its salt is light on you and more about them. In other words, what you say or do—who you are—is much less important than how much you listen and hear regarding the meaning being made or its construction indicating where people are… in and across context.  
WHEN:     in any conversation or interaction there is an OPPOR+UNITY where a transformation can be seeded, explored or practiced. Openings, Possibilities, Plans, Outcomes, and RightACTION are in unity = OPPOR+UNITY.  
WHERE:    simply in any helping effort, option or moment with anyone anywhere. Identify the context window the CCR: Culture, Conditions and Requirements.  
WHY:    Transformation vs, Transaction… to offer the option of preventing problems vs just solving them. It’s far less costly to eliminate a problem transformationally before it becomes one vs using resources to solve it transactionally.  
HOW:    Using 7 integrated—combinatorial—skills to create the opportunity to listen to how meaning is being made by the person being helped… and meet them where they are.  

Those 7 skills used in The DISS are remembered and practiced as:  
7 Ps and their Objects

• Ping Insight
• Probe Assumptions
• Prompt RightACTION
• Permit Story
• Perturb Assumptions
• Pause & Breathe
• Pace Change

While I’ve put them into a list, there is no order as they are a network of skills which emerge as interactions with people happen—dynamic you might say—hence our reference to Dynamic INQUIRY or DI.

Networked Skills Perspective:
They are network of FREQUENCY & DENSITY of each other as they contribute to the IINQUIRY quality & quantity.

Watch the 5 min+ video https://ai.invideo.io/watch/Z5HUbNeRG_P




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The Dynamic Inquiry System (DISS)  
A Generative Approach   Presenter:
“Hey everyone, today I’m diving into something truly generative. 

Imagine if, in just four minutes, we could introduce you to a powerful metasystem that fosters  awareness, purpose, competence, well-being, and results. 

Would you keep watching?”

This is DISS, or Dynamic Inquiry System Skills—a transformative approach that supports energy and information flow using the VOLTAGE framework. 

This framework [VOLTAGE] helps individuals and organizations develop Vertically, Obliquely, Laterally, and Time as Humans grow and mature.

The Science Behind DISS
DISS is an emergent system rooted in LISTEN!, which stands for  Learning Innovations for Sustainable Transformation in Emergent Networks. 

It recognizes that conversations and interactions function as dynamic networks—just like our thoughts and emotions.

But here’s the challenge:
We live in a VUCA world—Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. 

The good news? 

DISS simplifies this complexity, step by step.

Who Uses DISS?
Helping others isn’t just for customer service teams. 

DISS is already everywhere. 

However, out of the seven key skills, only one—interrogatory—is commonly used. 

To truly be effective,  we must meet people where they are.

[What]

DISS is a process of noticing unique needs and perspectives. 

Before offering help, we need to understand the cues, scaffolding, support, and lift required for real progress.

Understanding DISS in Action

DISS is structured around seven distinct skills, forming what we call a LISTEN!opportunity. 

These skills enhance our ability to:
✅ Connect
✅ Clarify
✅ Observe commitment to RightACTION

[RightACTION]

And here’s the key: 
It’s not about you. It’s about them.

How DISS Creates Meaningful Interactions
At its core, DISS focuses on identifying what’s important, motivating, urgent, leveraging, and actionable in every helping moment.

The goal is to listen beyond words, noticing how meaning is constructed and how people make sense of their experiences—especially in a VUCA environment.

When Can We Use DISS?
The answer is simple: Anytime, anywhere. 
Every conversation holds an opportunity for growth.

[Visual: The acronym “OPPOR+UNITY” appears on screen]

DISS follows the OPPOR+UNITY model, which stands for:

• Openings
• Possibilities
• Plans
• Outcomes
• Right Action
• Unity with Everything Else

[Where]
This [DISS] framework helps us recognize key moments for impact.
IMULL: Your Guide to Effective Helping
To navigate these moments effectively, we use IMULL, which represents:

• Importance
• Motivation
• Urgency
• Leverage
• Low-Hanging Fruit

These elements guide our decisions and actions, ensuring that we offer help in a way that truly meets people’s needs.

Why This Matters
Every helping moment is shaped by culture, conditions, and requirements (CCR). 

By observing these factors, we can tailor our approach to each unique individual and situation.

This is the power of DISS.

Transformational vs. Transactional Thinking
Many people focus on solving problems, but real change happens through transformation, not just transactions.

Think about it — instead of constantly fixing the same issues, why not eliminate them at the source?

[It uses more resources (MITEAM: Money, Information, Time, Energy, Attention, Motivation) to solve problems at the same level they are created than to transform them at a different level.

EXAMPLE:
I have trouble reconciling my checkbook…

What if I don’t reconcile? = Redesign?]

 
 
Using IMULL and DISS, we can:
✅ Save time
✅ Reduce stress
✅ Deal with VUCA
✅ Improve outcomes—now, near, and far; and
✅ [much more (view the table in the first part of INTRODUCTION in the DISS Manual? https://leadu.com/INTRODUCTION.pdf]

How to Master the DISS Framework
Learning DISS means practicing seven key generative skills, which we remember as the Seven Ps of DISS:  

1. Ping Insight – Ask the right questions to unlock deeper thinking.
2. Probe Beliefs – Explore assumptions and perspectives.
3. Prompt Right Action – Guide people toward meaningful steps.
4. Permit Story – Encourage open dialogue and personal narratives.
5. Perturb Assumptions – Challenge old ways of thinking.
6. Pause and Breathe – Allow time for reflection.
7. Pace Change – Support sustainable growth and transformation.

Each skill is designed to help navigate complex interactions with ease and confidence.

Ready to Dive Deeper?

Are you ready to unlock the full potential of DISS and make a lasting impact?

Visit www.leadu.com/news and sign up to access exclusive resources on the Dynamic Inquiry System Skills.

Thanks for watching! 

Here’s to mastering generative helping interactions. 

Remember — the key to transformation is to live, love, and ask… on purpose!”

Leadership University exists…
to help people lead generative lives.

See you next time!

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1 – 4: Q&A OUT

Konstantin Kisin’s MANIFESTO for the Future of our Civilisation! (ARC 2025) 
https://youtu.be/30fD5NDnaSk?si=QcVUFC-u7tSsA9PX

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1 – Laniappe

Animate? IN-SHADOW

Embark on a visionary journey through the fragmented unconscious of our modern times, and with courage face the Shadow. Through Shadow into Light. 

“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” – C.G. Jung

7 years ago!

https://youtu.be/j800SVeiS5I

2024: KINGDOM

redeem a culture left in ruins?

KINGDOM is an audio-visual experience that serves as a template for empowerment. It models the path of awakening in the face of adversity, becoming whole, and confronting inner and outer darkness in order to transform it. The film’s visual and musical arrangement imprints a more courageous way of being. With repeated viewings, this imprint strengthens and becomes available to the viewer as an inner knowing.

It’s against immense odds, that the brilliance of one’s soul spark ignites – and it’s through the unison of our sparks that the purifying inferno of Truth blazes. One flame to ignite an inferno. Et Lux in Tenebris.
https://youtu.be/MA3iscoypcY



1: Resources & References

TPOV: Teachable Points of View

7 Ps and their Objects

• Ping Insight
• Probe Assumptions
• Prompt Action
• Permit Story
• Perturb Certainty
• Pause & Breathe
• Pace Change

DYNAMIC INQUIRY MESSWORKS

Human Dignity

• Honor
• Empathy
• Attention
• Respect

BREATHE:

• Breathe
• Relax
• Equilibriate
• Adjust
• Think
• Home
• Evaluate

This acronym is critical because in the breath lies the answer to all emergent issues. It’s usually unnecessary to dive right or wrong, into the problem, issue or transaction. Just create time to breathe; to come to home base  — “find your bearings” and equilibrium with the situation; to center and evaluate is key in messworking.



BRAIN

• Breathe
• Relax
• Aim
• Inquire
• Network

Do No Harm

• Don’t lead important decisions
• Don’t Criticize, Condemn, or Complain (3Cs from Carnegie)
• Model discretion, simple, no simpler

Less is More

• Balance less for more
• fewer inquiries and 
• more client story, or reveal
• Mostly people just need cues to story or for permission.

Effective Outcomes
(WRAPc)

• Wellth
• Results
• Awareness
• Purpose
• Competence-Capability

IMULL

• IMPORTANCE
• Motivation 
• Urgency
• Leverage
• Low-Hanging Fruit

MITEAM

• Measurement
• INFORMATION
• Time
• Energy
• Attention
• Motivation

OPTIMULL

• OPPOR+unity
• pCc
• Tension
• Importance
• Motivation
• Urgency
• Leverage
• Low-hanging Fruit

Not Blank Slate

• People have “governing dynamics”
• People are different
• People are hardwired with motives, preferences, talents, styles, patterns, traits, conflict modes, potential, complexity, etc. but not destined; yet “free will” is a superficial notion which lacks self-knowledge.
• Self and Other Discovery is an important process leading to Self-Other Acceptance—the keys to happy lives = ACCEPTANCE!

*Beyond the expectations of L1 training, but nonetheless “present.”



OKness (see graphic)

• Discovery
• Disclosure 
• Acceptance

Hearing Shifts Inquiry

• What we hear from them
• What we hear from ourselves
• Contrasted for Content, Context, Conditions, Code, Culture, Core* (e5)
• CCR: Culture, Conditions, Requirements 
• pCc 

Inquiry: Open vs Closed

• Open “opens”
• Closed guides (constrains/bounds)
• Most do not answer “yes” or “no” and stop, If they do, its a signal
• Most answers to “closed-end” questions always continue to guide and answer
• Open-ended can get “very” noisy…we may not have to time or be able to control the ask. People tend not to reveal developmental information or private concerns
• Most don’t really know what they want so people use scripts…usually from others which confuse knowing — doing

RightACTION℠

• People
• Things
• Skills
• Ways
• SpaceTime
• Pace
• Reasons
• Results
• Wellth
• To help people have lives.

OPPOR+unity (Coaching Interaction Model or CIM)

• Openings
• Possibilities
• Plans
• Outcomes
• RightACTION
• + unity (everything is connected)

Helping Functions

• Cuing
• Scaffolding
• Supporting
• Lifting
• Protecting
• Guiding
• Reaching Outv
• Generati: Betterment: Helping People Generate better Lives

COACH2 Core Competencies (3Cs)

• Connection
• Clarification
• Commitment

4 Dimensional Development

• Vertical
• Oblique
• Lateral (KSE)
• Time

VOLTAGE
V = Vertical (hierarchical complexity or fluid intelligence)
O = Oblique (transition or adaptive or crystallized intelligence)
L = Lateral (like KSEs)
T = Time
AGE = maturation/wisdom processes or crystallized intelligence)



Directional Development

• Towards
• Away From
• With
• Against

Clean Language

• Take care of subconscious cues and Non-Verbals
• Don’t Acknowledge as a rule (nodding); affirming using ok
• Say enough, less is more
• Discipline your own needs, get them met outside of inquiry?

Let THEM Choose & Lead

• Don’t lead at first
• Don’t decide quickly
• Self-Control
• Get your needs met
• Listen to them, not your busy mind 
• Offer options

Take the Lead: Transact

• Only when it’s time
• Only if problem clear
• “Where’s the milk” requests
• Transaction ready, but resist it?

Openings

• Cause & Effect
• Causal Chains
• Problem Solving Power
• Deep-Seated Issues
• Assumptions & Beliefs
• Potential Development
• Capacity
• Capability
• VOL/Tagev
• ITEAM
• IMULL
• All of the above;)

pCc Listening

• potential
• CAPACITY
• capability

Oneders (Wonders)

• Hmmm…
• If…
• Then…
• And…
• So…
• But…
• Because…
• Until…
• Really…
• Almost…
• Remember…
• Single Word Interrogatory: Who, What, When, Where, Why, Which, How…
• Repeating a word or phrase the client has said…exactly as they said it (with a pause and a breath)

 

ParaDynamics*

• Capability
• Bias
• Style
• Level
• Role
• Valu
• System

CAPABILITY*

• Perspective
• Subjectivity
• Ego Position
• Task Performance
• Languaging
• Talent
• Affect
• Sensemaking

BIAS:

• Strengths
• Motives
• Values
• Preferences
• Traits
• Conflict mode
• Learning style
• Metaprograms
• Archetypes

 

Fluid vs Crystallized Development

• Raw problem solving power
• Superior Intelligence (Innovation)
• Experience 
• Diplomacy, Wisdom and Class (Strategy)

Indirect Leading as Prompting

• Leading is best for transaction
• Avoid leading to reveal
• Prompting assumes

Transaction vs Transformation

• Getting things done vs Figuring out what needs done
• Getting things done vs getting things right
• Problem solving vs problem identification
• Being “in the process” vs “of the process”
• Making problems disappear vs Using resources to solve problems

Humaning

• Being
• Doing
• Having
• Becoming
• Contributing
• Relating
• Guiding
• Resilience
• Living Well

Dissipative Structures
OCEOS
Organizationally Closed, Energetically Open System
-Illya Prigogine



Ready, Willing, Able, and Fit?
-Ready: are enough resources in place?
-Willing: is there motivation there to pull the trigger or take a baby step?
-Able: is enough pCc present?
-Fit: will the help, if it works, put them in a better place, ceteris paribus?

Primes @F-L-O-W

• Happiness Is Natural
• Know Thyself
• In, not up
• Stop Pretending
• Yes, and No
• Reaching Out
• Success by Design
• Get Feedback
• Values Matter
• Keep Score (Measure)
• Recalibrate Often
• Culture is Key
• Acceptance
• Recursion 
• Resilience

 

Slippery Slopes

What is the meaning of slippery slope?

In a slippery slope argument, a course of action is rejected because, with little or no evidence, one insists that it will lead to a chain reaction resulting in an undesirable end or ends. The slippery slope involves an acceptance of a succession of events without direct evidence that this course of events will happen.




5 Problem Solving Systems

• Literal 
• Figurative
• Professional
• Systematic
• Metasystematic

Humaning Language:

Auxiliary Verbs

Forms of “To Be”:
– Am
– Are
– Is
– Was
– Were
– Be
– Been
– Being

Forms of “To Have”:
– Have
– Has
– Had

Modals and Others:
– Do
– Does
– Did
– Shall
– Will
– Should
– Would
– Could
– Can
– May
– Might
– Must
– Need
– Dare
– Used to

This covers a wide range of auxiliary verbs used in English to form various tenses, moods, and voices.

 

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