Pattern… A nominalization refers to most of the words that end in ‘ion’ such as communication, transition, medication etc. and are considered process words
(verbs) that have been stuck in time, converting them into a nouns. This has no
real change in of itself, however when we convert processes into things, we alter the forever changing nature of a process. When we decide to take process words
such as transition and convert them into static things, we are very likely to
perceive these ‘things’ as unchangeable. Instead of understanding that wherever
there is process, there is room for change to occur.
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Response… Responses to nominalizations occur by converting the noun back to a verb, providing the listener with the opportunity to dig deeper into the process
behind the problem. If someone say’s something like, “There’s no room for
transition.” A response could be, “what is not transitioning?” or “who isn’t
transitioning?” This strategy of questioning will provide further awareness around what it is about the process of transitioning that seems to be the problem, instead of looking at the static ‘thing’ as something that can’t be changed.
Outcome… The process of asking a question to resolve a problem is deeply rooted in the way the Meta Model works, and in this case the process of changing the
noun back to a verb brings a new awareness to the listener that they don’t have a problem with the nominalization, but with the verb. Without the ever-changing
flow of a process, the client will be stuck up against a brick wall with no escape, so upon changing the frame in which he views the problem through (changing the
noun back to a free-flowing changeable verb), they can begin to assess and find
solutions to the problem.