Design For Hope But Which Flavor?
Artifacts that work by creating and sustaining hope in people represent some of the most powerful cognitive designs on the planet. Consider for example the holy cross and the lottery ticket. Examples of hope-generating designs span a tremendous range precisely because there are many flavors of hope. To see this check out the post on PsyCentral on The 7 Kinds of Hope. The kinds include inborn, chosen, borrowed, bargainer’s, unrealistic, false and mature.
First step in the cognitive design of a hope-generating artifact? Pick your flavor.
