Response Building

Gibb Categories: Defensive vs Supportive Climates

🟣 Defensive vs Supportive Climates — Jack Gibb

Evaluation ⟷ Description

Control ⟷ Problem Orientation

Strategy ⟷ Spontaneity

Certainty ⟷ Provisionalism

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🟣 Defensive ↔ Supportive Climates — Jack Gibb

Evaluation (Judging the other)

⟷ Description (Focus on observations)

Control (Imposing a will)

⟷ Problem Orientation (Focus on solutions)

Strategy (Manipulation / Hidden agendas)

⟷ Spontaneity (Honesty and openness)

Certainty (Refusal to hear others)

⟷ Provisionalism (Willingness to explore)

🟣 Defensive ↔ Supportive Climates — Jack Gibb

Evaluation (Judging the other)

⟷

Description (Focus on observations)

Control (Imposing a will)

⟷

Problem Orientation (Focus on solutions)

Strategy (Manipulation / Hidden agendas)

⟷

Spontaneity (Honesty and openness)

Certainty (Refusal to hear others)

⟷

Provisionalism (Willingness to explore)