A frame is a “perspective from which an amorphous, ill-defined, problematic situation can be made sense of and acted upon.”
Framing, as Rein and Schön describe it, “is a way of selecting, organizing, interpreting, and making sense of a complex reality to provide guideposts for knowing, analyzing, persuading, and acting.”
The interplay of competing frames is a source of new knowledge rather than an impediment to it, for no single analytical approach will do for all purposes, for all problems, for all time.
What can possibly be the basis for resolving conflicts of frames when the frames themselves determine what counts as evidence and how evidence is interpreted?
Framing, as Rein and Schön describe it, “is a way of selecting, organizing, interpreting, and making sense of a complex reality to provide guideposts for knowing, analyzing, persuading, and acting.”
The interplay of competing frames is a source of new knowledge rather than an impediment to it, for no single analytical approach will do for all purposes, for all problems, for all time.
What can possibly be the basis for resolving conflicts of frames when the frames themselves determine what counts as evidence and how evidence is interpreted?
Next time you are in a social situation, ask yourself these three questions:
- What is my default frame for this interaction?
- What are my core beliefs around abundance and scarcity that inform my default frame? Are they correct? If not, how do I recalibrate?
- How can I control and hold my recalibrated frame so I can level the playing field.
You can also apply this to any internal struggles and stresses you might be going through. Everyday there are frame battles in our own minds. Often, the key to overcoming anxiety and depression is to reframe your situation.
- What is my default frame for this interaction?
- What are my core beliefs around abundance and scarcity that inform my default frame? Are they correct? If not, how do I recalibrate?
- How can I control and hold my recalibrated frame so I can level the playing field.
You can also apply this to any internal struggles and stresses you might be going through. Everyday there are frame battles in our own minds. Often, the key to overcoming anxiety and depression is to reframe your situation.
Remember: Unless there is an obvious reason to do otherwise most of us passively accept the frames that we are given.
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One of the best way to demonstrate interplay of Frames is: "respect one another's delusions" is such good advice because it recognizes that everyone has their own delusions.