Learn the problem solving techniques the greatest minds in science and technology have used for generations to spur innovation, creativity and solutions. That’s what Austin Vickers, creator of the new docudrama, “People v. The State of Illusion”, talks about in this video clip.
AUSTIN VICKERS: We really have to use imagination to solve our problems, and like every great scientist in history, we have to learn how to challenge the assumptions that help to create those problems in the first place.
If a couple is fighting over finances or a person is fighting with their boss at work, our natural tendencies to always focus on the contribution to the problem by our partners or by the people we work for, but to really escape those problems we have to look at our own contribution to the problem. In other words, we have to challenge the very notion of how it is that we are actually creating that problem, and this requires the challenging of assumptions or our belief system.
But once we start to do that, once we really look at it and say, “Okay, what is it that I am doing to contribute to this problem and how might I imagine the outcome of this result or an attitude or perception I can bring to this event that would actually create harmony between me and my boss or me and my partner,” then we can begin to find our way out of it. So all problems are solved by imagination and by looking at that problem as an opportunity instead of a limitation in our life.
ABOUT AUSTIN VICKERS:
After graduating from law school with honors, Austin went to work as a trial lawyer for one of the largest law firms in the world. After several years of trial practice, Austin left to work for a prominent American Fortune 100 company, where he ultimately served as General Counsel of one of their European divisions and as a senior business executive. In September 2000, Austin resigned his position at the top of his legal/business career to pursue full-time his passion for changing people’s lives. Since then, he founded the Human Process Mastery Institute, a Fortune 500 leadership training institute. Austin is the writer and producer of “People v. The State of Illusion”, a docudrama based on his work and the science and power of perception and imagination that will be released in the fall of 2011. He is also the founder of The Stepping Up Foundation, a non-profit organization helping people and organizations in need. He is the author of the personal leadership book and program “Stepping Up: to a Life of Vision, Passion and Authentic Power” and is a professional speaker who has educated and entertained audiences from some of America’s leading corporations, including Intel, Wells Fargo, Colgate Palmolive, Merial, Veolia Transport, and 3M.
Austin is a public speaker who provides individual and corporate leadership training, personal development, executive leadership sessions plus leadership and management workshops.
On a personal note, he’s an avid reader, an aspiring musician, is passionate about physical health and the practice of yoga, and as a certified yoga instructor and spin instructor teaches weekly classes in both.
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY:
Exalt Films, and Movies From The Heart, are proud to present “People v. The State of Illusion,” a film by Austin Vickers. This feature length documentary/drama, directed by award winning Director Scott Cervine, is set in the notorious “Old Main Prison” of the New Mexico State Penitentiary, and tells the story of Aaron Roberts, a single father who loses his daughter to a state facility after he is arrested and tried on charges following an incident. While in the state home, an attorney learns of her plight and the story of her father, and decides to represent her in an innovative and surprising case against the State. “People v. The State of Illusion”, features, Dr. Robert G. Jahn, Joe Dispenza, D.C., Brenda J. Dunne, Debbie Ford, Thomas Moore, Dr. Candace Pert, Dr. Peter Senge & Dr. Michael Vandermark.
If you enjoy good documentaries like, “What The Bleep Do We Know”, “The Secret” and other psychological movies, make sure to see, “People v. The State of Illusion“.