ABSTRACT
At some stage in a journey of exploration like this, it becomes possible to step back and "punctuate" one's experience, to move, in our case, from the level of philosophical quest to that of methodology—the practical applications of the principles and ideas that underpin the systemic and constructionist perspective. Because of the differences between the originating context and the context of application, this could never be a straightforward translation of principles and methods. We need to identify the new principles and position (what Bernstein, 1983 , calls the "beyond" position) that would support creative conversations between the two contexts. In Chapter 2 we identified ten of these principles, and in this chapter we review some of the consequences for consulting practice. We also look at a number of practical approaches that appear to address these in ways that we believe are "systemic enough" to qualify as methodology in this developing field.
