Differences
Difference lies at the heart of the Solution Focused approach and yet we think about the differences in how we use the word less perhaps than we might. Evan George shares some thoughts.
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- Learning the tuba!
- From ‘art’ to ‘craft’ or ‘art and craft’.
- A detailed deconstruction of the ‘Best Hopes’ question.
- Route or destination: a small and very important distinction.
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