![]() ![]() And that’s the point, you didn’t plan, you flowed. You couldn’t in those circumstances have planned it better, even if you tried. Flow can happen in your daily life, when people and situations just naturally come together. It just… flows.Įver been stuck and looking for inspiration? That usually implies you’re not in the flow. They know, as with dancers, what the next step is, without having previously rehearsed. It is as if as a whole, each person knows exactly what and when to contribute their part instinctively, they’re tuned into each other. In Tuckman’s stages of group development the ultimate state is performing. In the state of flow in a team, there is nothing needed to be discussed in these respects as each individual instinctively and intrinsically hold it as given (purpose and values). ![]() Their values are the guiding force that deems what is OK and not OK, in the circle of co-creation. Awareness of purpose of all members is the uniting force, for all passionately pursue it in their own respects and as a whole unit. In those moments all are equal, and all are completely respected for what they have to offer the whole. It is a masterful art to create a team that can not only jam together, but can create a state of flow together harmony. You often walk away from these experiences feeling uplifted you have gained something from the experience. It’s when you’re so fully engaged with the process and focused on the task at hand, yet completely relaxed and positively enjoying what you’re doing. I am sure there is something we have all participated in where we may have touched upon this sense of flow: it could be writing, cooking, gardening, painting or drawing, dancing or coding (if you’re a programmer), or as a social entrepreneur contributing to your project and its success. Intrinsic motivation – whatever produces flow between its own reward.Timelessness – thoroughly focused on the present, hours seem to pass by in minutes.A sense of serenity – no worries about oneself, and a feeling of growing beyond the boundaries of the ego.Knowing that the activity is doable – that our skills are adequate to the task.Great inner clarity – knowing what needs to be done, and how well we are doing.A sense of ecstasy – of being outside everyday reality.Completely involved in what we are doing – focused, concentrated.Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a flow state researcher notes the following on characteristics of flow state: ![]() A degree of challenge (too little and you get bored and too much and you feel frustrated), complete focus on one’s attention, enjoyment (as it’s a game after all) and a relaxed state of mind. This is the goal for example in gaming that developers attempt to mimic or create for the gamer. To attain a flow state the activity would have some level of challenge, engagement and complete enjoyment or fulfilment. The flow state is something when we’re engaged with an activity we feel absolutely in harmony with the said activity. It’s when everything seems to perfectly come together when you, others and everything around you is in perfect harmony. ![]() Flow state is what I believe we’re all looking for when we’re fully engaged in something on our own or co-created with others. Being in a flow state is the epitome of being in a state of being in the moment. ![]()
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