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DEDICATION PAGE > Greetings, my name is Brad Lehman and I am the editor of this website. The work being done here is in dedication to my late son Jack Lehman. More information about Jack and this dedication can be found on the next page.

7STARTERS PAGE > 7 Areas of main focus we have at ApproachAvoid.com. They form the building blocks of our Mapping Services and how we analyze approach/avoid to help you achieve results for the two following main themes of this site:

> Improve moments and experiences

> Explore, understand, adapt, and thrive through constant change.

TOPICS PAGE > All day - Every day, we are Approaching and Avoiding. This page shares important topics that we will be focusing on here at this site. The topics that are picked are what we feel you may find useful for mapping. We divide this page into the following sections:

Main Topics: Exploring main areas that impact of approach-avoid for our site

Technical Topics: Listing human brain sections and how they impact approach-avoid

Additional Topics: Providing additional areas for your review

Research: Research on approach-avoid that is impactful for mapping

Links: Provides links to researchers, websites, and content for those who want more

References: Listing sources

BIG PICTURE DROPDOWN MENU: Constant change will be on the menu every day going forward. Adapting to change will be an important skill and imperative for organizations to thrive. We can assist you with change by helping you explore and understand the driving forces behind this change. We can then map change to help you be proactive instead of reactive. Understanding the big picture is important as global events shape approach-avoid all the way down to the individual.

List of Big Picture Pages:

MAPPING PAGE > We share the advantages of mapping human perception and approach-avoid actions. We also provide a lot of mapping ideas for you to explore and use. Plenty of examples you can download for Free!

SERVICES PAGE > Includes the following services offered:

- Mapping/Consulting Services

- Link to Feedback Services from SmileyAnswers

This page also includes our pricing for Mapping/Consulting Services

> Learn about our Value-Based Pricing

BLOG > Here are the areas we will focus on within our blog:

Approach-Avoid and the Human Brain

7 Starters

Mapping

Adapting to Change

Teaching Detached Observational (Perspective Taking) Thinking

Touchpoints and Experiences

Big Picture Topics and Updates

CONTACT PAGE > Reach out to us for questions and to get started.

Phone or Text >

Email > Brad@ApproachAvoid.com

Important:

We focus on using and teaching Detached Observation Skills:

This will help in terms of understanding change in our society, and it will also help in providing better experiences for others. We take a Detached Observation view of all subjects covered on this site. As you go through the pages, you will see DO (Which means Detached Observation). Perspective-taking is a key to learning more about the world by expanding outside our perception. More about this line of thinking is discussed at the bottom of this page:

Click Detached Observation for further information

We currently use Miro.com mapping. Watch the short video below for a quick introduction.

Thank you for your time visiting/reviewing this site and for your consideration in having us on your team!

Mapping Options

Start for Free

Approach/Avoid Touchpoint and Experience Mapping Services:

1. Do the mapping yourself - In this option, you can view our content for ideas and we will send you a Free link to a whiteboard (we are currently using Miro) that has multiple templates you can use. If you like it and want to have your own whiteboard on Miro, we will give you the templates you desire by sending the board to your Miro account (there is a Free option on Miro). You can also view our MAPS/IDEAS page to download a PDF of various maps and just copy the ideas you like.

The whiteboard link we send you will have beginning content on how to navigate through Miro to make it easy to get started on your mapping project.

This option is FREE

2. Do the mapping with you - We will send you a link on Miro that has the templates you want. At this point, we will set times to work with you on building a map to improve moments, experiences, and results.

3. Do the mapping for you - We will set up a time to go through what your needs are and we will build a map (or multiple maps) to your liking.

For options 2 and 3, we have Simple Pricing to get us started quickly.

Click Mapping Services to learn more about how we can assist you.

Approach/Avoid "Change Map" Services for Adapting to Constant Change

FREE Option

Review our content and develop your own "Change Map". We can send you links for templates. At the bottom of each of the categories of the Big Picture section, there is an ongoing Example Map for both the World and the US Perspective. You can take these and use the ideas to build a 'Change Map' for your organization or for your self.

Hire us to be on your Team

We can build a 'Change Map' based on your needs and update this throughout the year.

Based on the amount of change we all will be a part of in the years ahead, we highly recommend having change maps to be on top of these changes.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH APPROACHAVOID.COM

Improving the Human Experience involves constant communication. If you do not have customer/employee feedback services, want to consider new feedback services, or would consider adding to your current feedback system, reach out to us to see how we can help you in this area.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Feedback services are offered through a different site. If you combine ApproachAvoid Mapping Services with the Feedback Services, you will receive a discount on the Mapping Services.

Feedback Services

The world is moving forward at a fast pace. This constant change is why we offer Mapping Services for this change. To improve Moments and Experiences, we recommend having a Customer/Employee Feedback System in place to learn more about individual Approach/Avoid in your organization.

Having real-time feedback is vital in a world of change and tough competition. A service we recommend is the HappyOrNot System offered through SmileyAnswers.com.

Disclosure: We work with SmileyAnswers to help people understand their customers/employees better

Below you can click on a link to learn more about the system. As you will see when viewing our site, capturing feedback is a way to learn more about individual Approach/Avoid decisions.

Click the link below:

Visit SmileyAnswers.com

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Detached Observation

Detached Observation is an Important Concept here at ApproachAvoid.com

Imagine a satellite hovering over your organization collecting data. Skip the predictions, emotions, and biases within the human element. Now take this satellite and focus on the human experience to better learn why we Approach or Avoid the inputs of life. We look to take this far view of human life to better understand it and to make positive improvements.

We want to understand human behavior with this detached view. As we collect data, we are not afraid to change conclusions of previous thoughts and decisions. It is all about the data and making improvements by Mapping the Moments and Experiences.

Throughout this site you will see the following:

DO:

When you see this, it is a Detached Observation of what is currently being presented.

The challenge with human perception is that it is limited. We can only understand the world through our senses and from our past experiences. What further complicates human understanding of the world is our biases, our need for safety (world views), and energy constraints. It takes energy to go outside our perception to better understand others and the world around us. With constant practice, we can build better pathways in our brains to improve this understanding. We then can take this knowledge to improve human experiences.

Mapping & Consulting Services