liminality

Liminality, Transition, and Games

On today’s episode, we’ll discuss the concepts of Liminality, Transition, and Games. The term “liminal space” may not be familiar to you. But if you’ve ever made a transition from a physical place; a mental space; or experience anything that you would ever consider “life changing” or “transformative” then you may have already experienced “liminality.” But what exactly is liminality? Why is it important? How does it relate to games, learning, and games-based learning?

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Architectural Horror and Vaporwave

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In this episode, we delve into the topic of architectural horror and its connection to vaporwave and other genres of haunted music. We explore the shared themes of disorientation, nostalgia, and the uncanny in both genres, uncovering the ways in which they use visual language, liminal spaces, and atmosphere to evoke powerful emotions and discussions about consumer culture, capitalism, technology, urban decay, and the complex interplay between our environments, our memories, and our psychological states.

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Artwork by: Patsy McDowell
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Liminality comes from the Latin root limen, which points to a threshold, border or beginning. 

And while liminality does imply change, it’s more than that. Moving through a liminal space has the power to transform us, provided we recognize the opportunity.

So, what does it look like to lead through a liminal time? How can we bring out the best in ourselves and our teams while we find new ways to get work done?

Dr. Deb Loftus is the Founder and President at Liminal Solutions, a consulting firm that provides customized solutions for individual leadership development, team effectiveness and organizational improvement.

Dr. Loftus has a PhD in Clinical and Personality Psychology from Northwestern University and currently serves as adjunct faculty at her alma mater, teaching leadership courses at the graduate level.

On this episode of Workplace Forward, Dr. Loftus joins me to explain the idea of liminal space and explore how liminality is playing out for individuals, teams and organizations through the pandemic.

She describes how to turn liminality into opportunity, challenging leaders to bring a spirit of inquiry to the process and be attuned to the bright spots that emerge.

Listen in for insight around the hard conversations Dr. Loftus is having with leaders right now and learn how to guide yourself and others through this period of great liminality. 

Themes explored in this week’s episode:

• How Dr. Loftus defines liminal space and why it’s important
• The 3 stages of liminality an individual, team or organization moves through as their identity shifts
• How the concept of liminal space is playing out through the pandemic
• What leaders recognize about the importance of fostering meaningful connection at work 
• What questions to ask if you feel trapped in a repeat cycle of falling back into liminal space
• How to turn liminality into opportunity by identifying the bright spots
• What’s emerging from the hard conversations Dr. Loftus is having with leaders right now
• Dr. Loftus’ insight on the blurred boundaries between work and home life (and what to do about it)
• How leaders can guide themselves and others through this period of great liminality

Resources from this episode: 

• Learn more about Dr. Loftus’ work at liminalsolutions.com
• Follow Dr. Loftus on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/deb-loftus-ph-d-68aa62/ 
• Access Dr. Loftus’ LinkedIn article, ‘Leading Through Liminal Space’ 
• Look into ‘Leadership in Liminal Times’ in the Harvard Business Review
• Explore Meg Wheatley’s work at margaretwheatley.com  
• Read Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip & Dan Heath

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Episode Summary:

What if I told you that it's possible to find grace and flow in the middle of chaos? What if I said you could learn how to dance in liminal space and be a rock star, a liminal kind of rockstar. It's all about releasing expectation and connecting to the things that matter the most.

Episode Resources:

→ OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out: https://youtu.be/LWGJA9i18Co

→ OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out BTS - How We Did It: https://youtu.be/pnTqZ68fI7Q

Episode Transcript:

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In this episode, Christina and Lori have a conversation with film director Mathew Embry where they discuss his discipline and perseverance through his own liminal space.

Mathew Embry. https://www.mshope.com.

Living Proof film. https://www.seelivingproof.com.

In this minisode, Lori and Christina discuss the importance of creating disciplines during liminal times to position us to receive not achieve.

Discussed in the podcast. Discerning the Voice of God by Pricilla Shirer.  https://www.amazon.com/Discerning-Voice-God-Revised-Recognize/dp/1462774040

In their first minisode, Christina and Lori highlight some important truths about the posture of Revision.

In this episode, Christina and Lori host a conversation with PC Walker, author, speaker and Residence Life Director at William Jessup University. PC discusses replacing our broken images of God while waiting in the tension of being pulled back like an arrow in the Master Archer's bow.

PC Walker Website.

http://www.ragamuffinpc.com/. 

PC's latest book: Won't Stop Calling Your Name.

https://www.ragamuffinpc.com/signed-books/wscyn. 

Also mentioned in the podcast. 
Martin Luther King Jr.- Unfulfilled Dreams

In this episode, Christina and Lori discuss the posture of Mourning. What can we gain from it? How do we find clarity of the essential truths of who we are and who God is?

Resources:
A Grace Disguised by Jerry Sittser
Crushing by T.D. Jakes
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

In this episode, Christina and Lori enjoy their first guest interview with Pastor Matt Anderson, lead pastor at McDowell Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. Not only does he discuss his own liminal experience but he gives some valuable rhythms to practice during liminality.

If you want to find out more about Pastor Matt and McDowell Church, visit https://mcdowell.church/

Other resources mentioned:
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson (IV Press, 1980)
"Becoming Aware of Our Thirst," Chapter 6 in Inside Out by Larry Crabb (NavPress, 2013) 

What is liminality? What are liminal spaces? Why should you even care? In this first episode of 2020, I explain it all. Enjoy, and Happy New Year! 

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This is a dual release with Thaddeus Russell on the Unregistered Podcast. Thad has been on Mixed Mental Arts three times, and we can’t get enough of him. They talk about life, fathers, history, boxing, and what it means to be a man. Go to http://www.thaddeusrussell.com/ for more great podcasts, and give Renegade University a try. You won’t be disappointed (though you may be pissed off and confused.)