Welcome to Zoom-Out

Zoom-Out (hyphenated) is all about perspectives.
How we view the world, others, and ourselves.
Zoom-Out is also concerned with meta-perspectives; our perspectives on our perspectives.

We can hold a narrow or close-up perspective, or we can hold a broader or stepped-back perspective.

And in each case, this can be helpful or unhelpful to ourselves and others:

zoomed-in
helpfully

zoomed-in
unhelpfully

zoomed-out
helpfully

zoomed-out
unhelpfully

The aim of Zoom-Out is to spend as much time as possible in the helpful states.

An observation is that due to our negativity bias and other mental wiring, we have a tendency at times to get zoomed in unhelpfully. Thus by cultivating our zoom-out skills we are better placed to find the optimal zoomed state. We do this by seeing the bigger picture, broader context, and alternative perspectives.

At times we can hold a narrow or limited perspective that is unhelpful to ourselves and others

– The Zoom-Out premise

To Zoom-Out is to step back from a current or default perspective and find the most helpful perspective. Which may be a helpful zoomed-in perspective.

Zoom-Out to find the most helpful perspective

– The Zoom-Out motto

Zoom-Out is relevant to all aspects of personal life and work.

Explore the topics below or from the menu for specific applications.

Zoom-Outs
A collection of helpful Zoom-Outs

MINDSET
Cultivating a helpful Zoom-Out mindset

DIMENSIONS
Zooming-Out in multiple dimensions

SIGNPOSTS
Pointers to helpful perspective taking

See also: The Zoom-Out Compass
A personal reality navigation device

What are people saying about Zoom-Out?

“As fun and engaging as a workshop gets!”

“A very engaging workshop that makes you think about different perspectives.”

“Should be mandatory to attend.”

“Really mindful. This can help me day-to-day.”

“Excellent workshop that gets to the heart of any conflict and strategies for dealing with them.”

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