• WHERE DOES IT HURT?

  • Poor communication affects everyone. Some feel it more in their personal lives, others in groups or organisations (most typically at work) and others in its broader effect on society. 

    They all matter.

    This anonymous 5-minute survey will help identify where you feel the effects of poor communication most strongly, and hopefully provide some useful insights. If you then choose to do something about it our free resources are ready to go. 

    If you want to keep a copy feel free to download a pdf at the end.

    Thanks.

  • Personal pain

  • Do you ever feel hurt or emotionally impacted by how someone close to you communicates with you?
  • Have you ever experienced a serious problem through misunderstanding what someone close to you was trying to say?
  • Do you often find yourself analysing conversations to decipher hidden meanings or intentions?
  • Have you ever experienced a sense of disconnection or distance in your personal relationships, even when physically present with those people?
  • Have you ever avoided expressing your true thoughts or feelings in a conversation with someone close to you – or avoided topics completely – because you feared it would lead to conflict or misunderstanding?
  • Do you often feel misunderstood or not fully heard when communicating with people you care about?
  • Have you ever found it challenging to connect with anyone at all, leading to feelings of loneliness or isolation?

  • Your personal pain score is {allocatingA}%. That's fairly low. Sounds like your personal conversational environment is fairly benign. 

  • Your personal pain score is {allocatingA}%. Not bad but not great. Developing the 7 Habits could be very helpful in lowering that score.

  • Your personal pain score is {allocatingA}%. That's on the high side – but support is at hand. Developing the 7 Habits will really help you lower that score.

  • In groups and organisations

  • Do you often find it challenging to reach a consensus, collaborate or make decisions collectively within a group or organisation?
  • Have you observed a decline in productivity or morale within your current group or organisation as a result of conflict and poor communication?
  • Have you ever felt like you had to walk on eggshells in your group/organisation because you were afraid of saying the wrong thing?
  • Do you find it hard to generate honest, open and constructive discussion in your group/organisation?
  • Do you ever feel marginalised or isolated within your group/organisation by poor communication?
  • Have you ever felt like you were not being heard or understood by your group/organisation?
  • Have you ever considered leaving your current group/organisation because of communication issues?

  • Your Group Pain Score is {usingA24}%. That's low. Sounds like you're enjoying a happy and productive conversational environment with the people around you.

  • Your Group Pain Score is {usingA24}%.  That's not unusual. All groups and organisations bring their relationship challenges and it looks as if the 7 Habits of Creative Conversation will certainly help you to address yours.

  • Your Group Pain Score is {usingA24}%.  That's fairly high. It's tough doing a busy job under these conditions. Developing the 7 Habits of Creative Conversation will definitely help you improve some key relationships.

  • In society

  • Do you think that there is an increasing divide between different cultural and/or political groups within society?
  • Do you find it challenging to have constructive conversations with people who have different opinions from you on social or political issues?
  • Do you agree that the internet has contributed to an increasing polarisation of society?
  • Have you seen hostility directed at people online because of their opinions or beliefs?
  • Do you agree that societal divisions are hindering progress and cooperation on important issues?
  • Have you personally experienced conflicts escalating due to the inability of different groups to understand and communicate with each other?
  • Do you ever feel like you are being silenced, censored or marginalised because of your opinions or beliefs?

  • Your Societal Pain score is {usingA33}%. That's low. It looks as if these major societal issues aren't troubling you too much. 

  • Your Societal Pain score is {usingA33}%. That's a middling score – typical of a growing number of people who are concerned at how society is developing but uncertain how it can be changed.

  • Your Societal Pain score is {usingA33}%. That's high. Many feel the same way. The skillset offered by creative conversation can help you begin to change things – one conversation at a time.

  • Here are your totals

  • Personal Pain {allocatingA}
    Group / Organisational Pain {usingA24}
    Societal Pain  {usingA33}

  • How do they compare?

    Most importantly, do they tell you anything about what your focus could be as you make progress through this course? 

  • Should be Empty: