VIPP_Unicef
VIPP_Unicef
VIPP_Unicef
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The<br />
Philosophy<br />
of <strong>VIPP</strong><br />
10<br />
Communicating<br />
personal perceptions<br />
Reality is the product of the subjective perception of human beings.<br />
Each human being, depending on age, education and cultural heritage,<br />
has an individual form of perception of reality. Perception involves a<br />
way of selecting details out of the surrounding social and physical<br />
reality, interpreting those details in accordance with one's own<br />
experience and values. Personal perception is formed through<br />
socialization and education when values, preferences and norms have<br />
been internalized. People form their needs, hopes and aspirations<br />
according to those perceptions. This subjective reality will always orient<br />
personal action and the interaction with other human beings and with<br />
nature.<br />
However, perception is never static. During any group process, if dialogue<br />
and mutual understanding take place, perception of reality will change.<br />
During a creative group process the perception of every participant may<br />
be exchanged and communicated. New insights will be acquired.<br />
<strong>VIPP</strong> uses this dynamic of group interaction, based on individual<br />
perceptions, to create a synergetic process in the generation of ideas<br />
and knowledge. As these subjective perceptions are communicated to<br />
other people, they are modified, accepted and become part of the<br />
collective knowledge and perception of the group. Development usually<br />
results from the collective decisions of people, when they take<br />
ownership of ideas and are motivated to both individual and collective<br />
action. <strong>VIPP</strong> facilitates this process.<br />
THE ROOTS AND PHILOSOPHY OF <strong>VIPP</strong>