Circling Science

Radical Honesty

Began
1994
Who
Brad Blanton
Connection to Circling
Named as a later influence, as Circling grew (Coutts)

Radical Honesty, 1994

Named as a later influence · Reveal, Sensation and Impact.

Brad Blanton’s practice of telling people, out loud and directly, what you notice and feel; one history names it as a later influence on Circling.

A full comparison with Circling isn’t written yet.

Moves it shares with Circling

Reveal · Saying out loud what you notice, as it happens. (Blanton, 1996)

Sensation · Noticing what happens in your body. (Blanton, 1996)

Impact · Telling people your resentments and appreciations. (Blanton, 1996)

Grew out of

Blanton trained in Gestalt therapy with Fritz Perls.

Its institute dropped coercive practices in 2021.