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Introducing:

The Power of TED*


(*The Empowerment Dynamic)
By David Emerald

Since time immemorial, the default orientation of humanity has been that of
Victim. Living in an often hostile and dangerous world, human beings honed the fight,
flight, or freeze reaction to life experience. In the late 1960s, Transactional Analysis
pioneer and psychiatrist Stephen Karpman, MD, identified the basic structure of human
dynamics in the Victim Orientation as involving three roles: Victim; Persecutor (or
Perpetrator); and Rescuer. Dr. Karpman has stated that, while there have been many
attempts to describe and forge a way to escape what he calls the Drama Triangle, all such
attempts have come up shortuntil now.
The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) is a teaching story that offers
a friendly introduction to a powerful new set of alternative roles that has broad
implications for meeting life experience more effectively and with much greater
fulfillment. The Empowerment Dynamic (TED) points the way for stepping into new
roles that offer a life of purpose, power, and compassion toward self and others. TED is
rooted in a Creator Orientation toward work and life. This new model describes the
following roles as antidotes to those of the Drama Triangle:
Victim

CREATOR: This is the central role in The Empowerment


Dynamic. A Creator claims and taps into his or her personal power
in order to choose his or her response to life circumstances. This
role is result- and goal-oriented, focused on desired outcomes.
Creators work consciously and deliberately to deal with their
current reality while moving toward the life they envision creating.

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Persecutor CHALLENGER: Creators are able to transform their perspective


toward difficulties with people, conditions and/or circumstances
into challenges to be met, understood, and (whenever possible)
overcome. Unlike the Victim, who sees every challenge as a
Persecutor, Creators welcome Challengers, for they encourage
actions that lead to meaningful growth. Challengers may provoke
Creators to show up as compassionate, as confrontational, or
both. The Challenger calls forth a Creators will to create, often
spurring him or her to learn new skills, make difficult decisions,
and do whatever is necessary to achieve a dream or desire.
Rescuer

COACH: A Coach supports, assists, and facilitates a Creator in


clarifying and manifesting the Creators desired outcome. Coaches
help others perceive new possibilities; coaches dare us to dream!
Thus, a Coach acknowledges and helps leverage the power and
capabilities of a Creator. In addition to helping clarify outcomes,
the Coach also can help a Creator dig deep within themselves to
accurately and honestly assess current reality, to identify resources
and create solutions. The Coach then holds the Creator accountable
for taking the steps necessary to move forward.

Stephen Karpman, MD has said of this new triangle of relationships, The


Empowerment Triangle is a highly original and effective escape from the Drama
Triangle, stating that it transcends all other previous attempts to articulate a
meaningful alternative to the victim-oriented Drama Triangle he originally described.
The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) is an illustrated teaching story of a
meeting between of three characters on a beach in what turns out to be a lifetransforming conversation: the central character, David, a fellow named Ted (the
embodiment of The Empowerment Dynamic who acts as Challenger to the Victim
Orientation) and Sophia, a mentee of Teds who shares with David her experience. The
book is illustrated to convey the story and to present essential models to the reader in a
simple and engaging way.

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The Power of TED* seminars are designed to teach the new frameworks described
in the book, providing tools and tips for making the shift from the Victim Orientation
and Drama Triangle to a Creator Orientation and The Empowerment Dynamic, and to
help readers apply these new methodologies to themselves, groups and organizations.
For more information, contact:

David Emerald
The Power of TED*
www.thepowerofTED.com
206-780-0994

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