Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray

Author:Dave Gray [Gray, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781933820460
Publisher: Rosenfeld Media
Published: 2016-09-14T00:00:00+00:00

But needs are not only invisible, they are often intentionally hidden, because exposing them makes people feel vulnerable. It can take a bit of digging and detective work to even figure out what they are.

David Rock of the NeuroLeadership Institute has developed a brain-science-based model for thinking about emotional needs, which he calls the SCARF model.1 SCARF is an acronym that stands for Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness.

If your emotional needs are not being met, the brain reacts in the same way as it would if you were starving. It activates the primary fight-or-flight reactions in the brain. To the brain, at least, emotional needs are as real as physical ones.

The SCARF model is definitely a simplified model, and it’s not without limitations. Some would say it’s an oversimplification. Nevertheless, I find it helpful because it provides a quick checklist of needs that are easy to remember, and it provides a good set of things to think about when you are trying to understand where other people are coming from. Here’s a set of questions, based on the SCARF model, which I have found useful.

Status: Does this person feel important, recognized, or needed by others?

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