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Strategies of GeniusVolume 4

Join Robert Dilts for the Book Launch of 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 through the eyes of genius.”Robert Dilts
A personal invitation from Robert

Hello, Robert Dilts here!

I want to invite you to a very special event coming up on December 4th, 2026. We are hosting the official book launch for my newest release, Strategies of Genius, Volume 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, who pioneered incredible work in human and personal development:

  • Milton Erickson – The legendary hypnotherapist.
  • Gregory Bateson – An anthropologist who brought systemic thinking into psychiatry, considered a founder of modern systemic theories.
  • Moshe Feldenkrais – A fascinating body healer and bodyworker.
  • Gabrielle Roth – Creator of the transformational movement practice, the 5Rhythms.

We won’t just look at the strategies they used to create these practices; we will explore how we can bring these strategies into our own lives to create an 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 Dilts is a trainer, consultant, and prolific author. His books and articles have been translated into many languages.

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About Robert and His Work

One of the earliest and most productive developers of NLP, Robert was one of the first students of John Grinder and Richard Bandler and participated in the creation of NLP. In addition, Robert studied with Milton Erickson and Gregory Bateson.

In 1980, Robert came up with Sleight of Mouth, and in 1999 he published a book on Sleight of Mouth that became an international bestseller. And last year, Robert published Sleight of Mouth 2, taking the patterns to a new level.

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

  • The Hero's Journey
  • Strategies of Genius: 3 volumes
  • Success Factor Modeling: 3 volumes
  • Generative Coaching: 2 volumes
  • Generative Consulting
  • Changing Belief Systems With NLP

Robert Dilts has also consulted Apple Computer, Alitalia airline, Lucasfilm Ltd., Fiat, Xerox, the Italian State Railway and many other major companies. He also developed a project for IBM Europe, built on the basis of systems theory and systems thinking.

Robert Dilts also teaches in more than 25 countries around the world.

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 in more than 25 countries.

“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
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The new book by Robert Dilts

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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An association of people studying with Robert Dilts, the Dilts Coaching Community comprises those of us who study with Robert, drawn not only to the elegance of his models but to his kindness, integrity, and decency as well.

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

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 workshops, another trilogy beginning in June of 2027.

And, with each of Robert’s innovative and wide-ranging workshops and books over the years illuminating various aspects, we see more and more of Robert’s worldview coming to light.

Though NLP is fundamental to his holistic model of coaching and personal growth, the model encompasses a lot more than NLP, as Robert’s moral compass is always present.

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Genius Can Be Explored

Explore the deeper patterns of thinking, perceiving, and creating — and their application to your own life.

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Modelling Genius: Exploring the Foundations of Generative Intelligence (GQ)

From understanding the processes behind extraordinary work to cultivating your own capacity to create.

The deeper structure of excellenceEncounters with genius in the area of human developmentThe common ground of geniusModelling generativityGenerative intelligence: the capacity to createThe role of the modeller

The core of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) since its foundation has been the modelling of human excellence. At the heart of modelling lies a deceptively simple yet profoundly generative question originally articulated by Gregory Bateson: What is the difference that makes the 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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