History of Meta-Programs (1)

Meta-Programs are part of our inner filters that we use. They determine how we see the world, specify how we distort, generalize, and delete incoming information, how we access archived memories, and which information we focus our attention on. With their help, we arrive at generalizations, maintain them, or refute them. Our meta-programs determine what interests us, where our attention goes, and how we are motivated and remain so.

When assembling effective teams, knowledge of the filters of individual team members is essential for successful collaboration: No meta-program exists without the other – they complement and enrich each other. Only in this way can one-sidedness in teams be avoided.

For personal development, it is important to know which filters one uses oneself. This quickly reveals why one constantly has stress with certain people and allows one to change their behavior accordingly in the future. If the goal is to utilize one's potentials as well as possible, one can train certain filters or change a one-sided use of filters.

Meta-Programs are not rigid filters; they often change over time and are always dependent on the respective context and emotional state. When we feel stress, we often use our meta-programs differently than in relaxed situations where we feel safe.

So it is not about putting people in boxes with the motto: "He has meta-program X, no wonder he is like that." Rather, it is about recognizing the opportunity, in the knowledge of these structures, to make the interaction with oneself and others more flexible, open, and free.