Wednesday, February 15, 2012

5D MODELING PROCESS TO MANIFEST YOUR VISION


Scott Perlman – 
5D MODELING PROCESS to MANIFEST YOUR VISION

Scott Perlman has been in the creativity business for a long time and he has a unique method of helping individuals and corporations tap into their ability to manifest their dreams.  He calls it 5D Modeling, a process developed with Todd Siler, Ph.D. (M.I.T.), author of “Think Like A Genius” (Bantam Books), and his brother Eric Siler, that results in a physical 5-dimensional model/sculpture of your vision. 

What is Visualization?  If you’ve ever watched Olympic skiing then you’ve most likely seen athletes standing at the gate waiting to take their turn down the slope.  You’ll see them go thru the course in their mind.  They literally visualize each gate, turn & bump of the course – they see themselves successfully navigating the course with perfection and of course, a winning time. 

5D Modeling dimensionalizes visualization, making it tangible, and giving form to one’s thoughts.

The 5 dimensions are as follows:

1D – The vision is born, you have an idea or dream you want to make reality and you use words to describe your vision.  This is akin to a white paper document.  It captures the ideas but doesn’t necessarily inspire you or others.
2D – You use 2D images to illustrate the dream/goal much like a “vision board” with photos & other imagery illustrating/representing the vision.
3D – You get invested in the process and you start to see it.  You run scenarios in your mind (like Olympic skiers), you take steps in the 3D world.  This is much like an architect’s scale model of what a building will look like.

Most of us in one way or another have done these first 3 steps and intuitively understand how the more dimensions you add to your visualization and communication, the more effective you are.  The final 2 steps are where things get more powerful as a manifestation tool.

4D – Involves leveraging Symbolism & Metaphor.  For instance the sentence; “The band’s song rose to the top of the charts.”  The mind responds to this statement differently than, “The band’s song had a meteoric rise to the top of the charts.”  The mind draws on the metaphor “meteoric” bringing an emotional sense of power & speed.  Scott makes the point that “the use of symbolism and metaphor is a natural process for the human brain and when we apply that ability to our ideas with intention it brings more dimension & meaning.  That added power taps the emotions and enrolls others in the process of making our dreams reality. This is not just conjecture, but is backed up by current brain science. Specifically Elaborative Encoding, which shows that adding dimensionality, such as a tactile element (3D) and an emotional hook (4D), is how are brains integrate information.” 

Making dreams reality requires more than just the individual dreamer.  This has certainly been true for my vision of Thriving Artist Alliance as a company dedicated to helping artists build wealth with real estate & benefit from the economic wealth that they create.  Dozens of people from strategic partners who provide complementary components of expertise for clients, to people who love the idea invite me to speak to their members, to clients & friends who refer me to new artist interested in buying, selling or investing in real estate, to people who host TAP (Thriving Artists Potluck) Evenings – all have helped build & improve TAA.

Which brings us to the 5th Dimension of Scott’s technique:

5D – Sharing your vision with others.  Putting your idea out into the world.  Inviting others to participate.  Thru vividly sharing your vision with others you’ll learn more about your dream, and how others react to it.  You’ll get new ideas that feed the vision, participation from others, a deeper understanding of how to bring your dream into reality.

The process looks like this:



The 5D Modeling process always begins with a “Focal Question”.  To develop your focal question ask yourself: “Ideally, what is my vision for my ... art, company, project, life…  (fill in the descriptor that best fits you) over the next three to five years?”

As you work through the process consider:
-       What does “success” look & feel like to you?
-       What hurdles must you/your team overcome”
-       What resources do you need?
-       What is you unique contribution to the world and how does your project reflect your core values”
-       Who will benefit from you product/service?
-       How will you inspire, enroll & empower others to help fulfill your vision?

Scott, along with his partner, Sheri Burnham, and their company Rayo Strategic Partners, are passionately dedicated to the empowerment of his clients.  He works primarily with socially responsible companies, both for-profit and non-profits, to help them define their vision, get buy-in from the essential people and raise the capital necessary to bring their vision into reality.  If you’d like to know more, you can reach Scott directly at:

Rayo Strategic Partners
Scott@RayoPartners.com
720-988-8855

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