  richard wayne bandler (born february 24, 1950) is an american author and trainer in the field of self-help. he is best known as the co-creator (with john grinder) of neuro-linguistic programming (nlp), a methodology to understand and change human behavior-patterns. he also developed other systems named design human engineering (dhe) and neuro hypnotic repatterning (nhr). ==education and background== bandler obtained a ba degree in philosophy and psychology from the university of california, santa cruz in 1973, and an ma degree in psychology from lone mountain college in san francisco in 1975. ==co-founding of neuro-linguistic programming (nlp)==   bandler helped robert spitzer edit the gestalt approach (1973) based on a manuscript by gestalt therapist fritz perls (who had died in 1970). he also assisted with checking transcripts for eye witness to therapy (1973).the gestalt approach and eye witness to therapy (1973) isbn 0-8314-0034-x according to spitzer, "[bandler] came out of it talking and acting like fritz perls."spitzer, r. (1992) virginia satir and the origins of nlp, anchor point, 6(7) while a student at university of california, santa cruz (ucsc) bandler also led a gestalt therapy group. john grinder, a professor at the university, said to bandler that he could explain almost all of the questions and comments bandler made using transformational grammar, grinder's specialty in linguistics. they developed a model for therapy and called it the meta-model. this was the basis for their first book, the structure of magic (1975). bandler rented accommodation to gregory bateson. bateson taught at ucsc, kresge college as did grinder, and had moved to a community on alba road near the santa cruz mountains community of ben lomond. bateson would have a profound influence on bandler's future, introducing him and grinder to milton erickson; together, the three of them formed some of the foundational models for neuro-linguistic programming.john grinder & carmen bostic st. clair, (2001) whi
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