It permits aware observation of automatic processing through scanning, even in high stress conditions, and subsequent correction of false responses. Self determined and empowering This material is available at no charge on the internet. They needed more effective ways to deal with the emotional and interpersonal problems that the alcoholic patients had. Tom used his experience with A.A. and Al-Anon because that would be familiar to both the volunteers and to their clients. Two points seemed critical.
Emotions distort the thinking of alcoholics.
There are two ways humans behave. And Tom had a new conceptual system with which to modify his psychological training and through which to develop new techniques to give to his clients for them to use on themselves. Professionals do not like this. Then the staff of the Designed Change Institute began to apply the material to business and industry and finally to complex technology. This led to a request in 1981 from the government to have the Designed Change Process and the Bimodal Theory documented by research.