Basic Practical Program Class 2
S:DISS-X Basic Practical Program
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Why This Basic Training Uses L9–L11
L9 — Concrete: See the Move
At this level, the learner sees one specific helper move in one specific exchange.
The focus is practical: “What did the helper say?” and “What happened next?”
L10 — Abstract: Recognize the Pattern
At this level, the learner begins to see a pattern across examples.
For example, several different helper moves may all be examples of PING because
they lightly touch a signal without forcing the person to explain too soon.
L11 — Formal: Choose the Form Under Simple Conditions
At this level, the learner begins to use simple if–then judgment.
For example: if the context is not clear, use PING before PROBE.
If readiness is not clear, do not PROMPT too soon.
This framing comes from the Model of Hierarchical Complexity, which focuses on the
complexity of tasks and performances rather than simply labeling people.
In this program, we are not ranking learners. We are matching the training task
to the learner’s current practice demand. The MHC sequence includes
L9 Concrete, L10 Abstract, and L11 Formal as distinct task-complexity levels.
Why This Matters
S:DISS-X can become complex very quickly.
In the advanced practical sessions, we worked with live inquiry, IMULL, pCc,
RWAF, MITEAM, RightACTION, and many deeper TPOVs at once.
That is not where basic training should begin.
Basic training begins with three simple capacities:
- See the move.
- Recognize the pattern.
- Choose the form under simple conditions.
That is why these first examples are short, premeditated, and simple.
They are not designed to show everything S:DISS-X can do.
They are designed to help the learner begin.
The Basic Practice Rule
In this basic series, each example should teach only one to three basics at a time.
The learner should be able to answer:
- What form of inquiry was used?
- Why did that form fit?
- What basic tool or TPOV was being practiced?
If the example requires too much interpretation, it probably belongs in the
advanced series, not here.
The Basic System Frame
This training uses a small part of the larger LeadU / APC framework.
The basic stack is:
HUMANING → S:DISS-X → IMULL → pCc/RWAF → MITEAM →
RightACTION → SPARC inside CCR@VUCA
For basic practice, this means:
- HUMANING reminds us that we are helping a person,
not applying a technique to an object. - S:DISS-X gives us seven forms of inquiry:
PING, PROBE, PROMPT, PERMIT, PERTURB, PAUSE, and PACE. - IMULL helps us notice Importance, Motivation,
Urgency, Leverage, and Low-hanging Fruit. - pCc helps us ask whether the person or system
has the potential, CAPACITY, and capability to carry the next move. - RWAF helps us ask whether the person is
Ready, Willing, Able, and Fit. - MITEAM reminds us that action uses
Money, Information, Time, Energy, Attention, and Motivation. - RightACTION is the fitting next move
under real conditions. - SPARC points toward better Satisfaction,
Purpose, Awareness, Results, and Competent Confidence. - CCR@VUCA reminds us that helping always happens
inside Culture, Conditions, Requirements, and volatile,
uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments.
The goal is not to memorize all of this at once.
The goal is to practice small exchanges until the basic pattern becomes visible.
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