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Strategies of GeniusVolume 4

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Strategies of Genius, Volume 4

December 4th, from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm CET
Strategies of Genius Volume IV by Robert B. Dilts
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“See the World with Eyes of Genius.”Robert Dilts
A personal invitation from Robert

Hello, Robert Dilts here!

I want to invite you to join me December 4th to celebrate the publication of my new book: Strategies of Genius 4.

I’ll be sharing insights, reading passages from the book, and introducing some special guests.

This volume focuses on four geniuses I knew personally, ― all of them pioneers in human and personal development:

  • Milton Erickson – The legendary hypnotherapist.
  • Gregory Bateson – The anthropologist who brought systemic thinking into psychiatry, ― considered a founder of modern systemic models.
  • Moshe Feldenkrais – The revolutionary bodyworker and healer.
  • Gabrielle Roth – The creator of the transformational movement practice, ― the 5Rhythms.

We will not only look into the strategies they used to create these practices, we will explore how to use these strategies in our own lives to facilitate ecological and sustainable transformation.

Come and join us for what will be a fascinating evening. I look forward to sharing this latest book with you!

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Robert B. Dilts

Robert Dilts
Author and developer

Robert Dilts is a renowned developer, trainer, and consultant in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

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About Robert and His Work

A modeler extraordinaire, Robert was one of John Grinder and Richard Bandler’s first students and participated in the creation of NLP. In addition, Robert studied with Milton Erickson and Gregory Bateson.

Robert began to develop the Sleight of Mouth patterns in 1980 and in 1999 published “Sleight of Mouth,” which has been an international bestseller ever since. And last year, Robert published “Sleight of Mouth 2,” taking the patterns to a completely new level.

In addition to spearheading the applications of NLP to education, creativity, health, and leadership, his personal contributions to the field of NLP include much of the seminal work on the NLP techniques of Strategies and Belief Systems, and the development of what has become known as Systemic NLP.

Robert has written more than 35 books related to NLP, including the following:

  • The Hero's Journey
  • Strategies of Genius: 4 volumes
  • Success Factor Modeling: 3 volumes
  • Generative Coaching: 4 volumes
  • Generative Consulting
  • Changing Belief Systems With NLP
  • From Coach to Awakener
  • Applications of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • Roots of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • The Power of Mindset Change
  • Alpha Leadership
  • Tools of the Spirit
  • Modeling with NLP
  • NLP II: The Next Generation
  • Tools for Dreamers

Robert Dilts teaches in more than 25 countries and has also consulted Apple Computer, Alitalia airline, Lucasfilm Ltd., Fiat, Xerox, the Italian State Railway and many other major companies.

In addition, Robert Dilts founded NLP University in Santa Cruz, California and created Dilts Strategy Group, a consulting, coaching and training company with a global network of consultants.

“The point is not to blindly follow in the footsteps of geniuses. The point is to seek what they sought — that magic in the universe.”Robert Dilts
Strategies of Genius Volume IV by Robert B. Dilts, illustrated by Antonio Meza
Robert Dilts’ new book

Strategies of Genius
Volume IV

In Strategies of Genius Volume IV, Robert Dilts explores the architecture of human genius through the lives and work of four extraordinary innovators: Milton H. Erickson, Gregory Bateson, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Gabrielle Roth. Although each worked in a different field—psychotherapy, systems theory, movement education, and expressive dance—they shared a remarkable capacity to facilitate change that was natural, ecological, and deeply generative.

This book uncovers the fundamental patterns of perception, relationship, embodiment, and awareness that gave rise to their genius. Dilts reveals how each master invited transformation by working with the innate intelligence of living systems rather than attempting to control them.

Readers will discover

  • The common principles that unite four seemingly different approaches to change.
  • How unconscious, embodied, and systemic intelligence work together to generate lasting learning and transformation.
  • The role of awareness, movement, metaphor, relationship, and context in unlocking human potential.
  • Practical models and experiential exercises for developing greater flexibility, creativity, resilience, and presence.
  • How these timeless principles illuminate the emerging field of Generative Intelligence (GQ)—the capacity to create new patterns, new meanings, and new possibilities in ourselves, our organizations, and our world.

Richly illustrated with stories, practical applications, and integrative models drawn from more than four decades of research and real-world practice, Strategies of Genius Volume IV offers both an inspiring tribute to four remarkable pioneers and a practical guide for anyone committed to participating in the evolution of human learning, leadership, creativity, and consciousness.

The future belongs not to those who possess existing knowledge, but to those who can continually generate new possibilities. This book is an invitation to become one of them.

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Meet the producers

Robert Dilts with Richard and Oksana

A Message from Richard and Oksana Konner

For more than 10 years now, we have been honored to produce Robert's workshops and trainings, most recently the Sleight of Mouth trilogy and Pyramid of Logical Levels—and we’re looking forward to Robert’s Strategies of Genius trilogy coming in June of 2027.

With a gift for recognizing patterns, developing models, and explaining ideas clearly, Robert Dilts’ discoveries and contributions to the NLP field are legendary—from eye-accessing cues to ethical entrepreneurship; from health and healing to accelerated learning and NLP coaching.

As each of Robert’s innovative workshops and books over the years illuminated another facet of his systemic thinking, we began to see something like a holistic model of learning, communication, and transformation coming to light.

This holistic model, which we call Dilts Coaching™, both encompasses and transcends NLP, as Robert’s moral compass is the foundation.

The Dilts Coaching Community is an informal association of people studying with Robert, drawn not only to the elegance of his models but to his kindness and integrity as well.

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You exist. I see you. You are valuable.You are important, special, unique.You are welcome. You belong here.You have something to contribute.
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We are a grassroots community of friends and colleagues who share Robert’s desire to create a world that people want to belong to.

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Genius Can Be Modeled

Explore the Patterns of Genius — and their application to your own life.

Portraits of Milton Erickson, Moshe Feldenkrais, Gregory Bateson, and Gabrielle Roth by Robert Dilts
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Modeling Genius: Exploring the Foundations of Generative Intelligence (GQ)

Try on a worldview that facilitates seminal discoveries and extraordinary accomplishments. Take your creativity to a new level.

The deep structure of excellenceGenius in the realm of human developmentWhat Geniuses have in common.Modeling generativityGenerative intelligence and creativityThe role of the modeler

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is rooted in the modeling of human excellence. At the heart of modeling lies Gregory Bateson’s deceptively simple yet profoundly generative question: What is the difference that makes a difference?

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This question continues to guide me not only in my own application of NLP but also in a broader exploration into the nature of human genius, creativity and transformation.

From the beginning, NLP set out not merely to describe excellence, but to understand its underlying subjective structure – those deeper patterns of thinking, perceiving and inner representation that enable certain individuals to produce extraordinary results. The aim was never imitation for its own sake. Rather, it was to discover how excellence is produced, so that it might be cultivated, extended and, ultimately, re-created in new and evolving forms.

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December 4, 2026 · 8:00–10:00 pm CET

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