Moods in Social Contexts...! (EN)

Moods are contagious. Communities determine the state of mind of the individuals who belong to them, but the set of individuals also determines the state of mind of their communities. The collective mood that prevails at a sporting event, for example, is different from that of a mountain club restaurant on a Sunday morning.

The leaders, directors, managers, supervisors are, among other things, the designers of the moods in their respective areas of business management. The heads of families do it in their respective homes. Teachers and teachers in their respective classrooms.

Each community of people has its particular moods. The state of mind of those who provide services in a company or public institution is central to the construction of its identity and image. The social moods in a city or country determine the horizon of possible actions of people and, therefore, constitute an important factor in predicting what they can or cannot achieve. Social moods can be mobilized and turned into important historical forces. Ghandi's India and Martin Luther King's United States are two examples that illustrate this statement.

What happens when we do not take responsibility for our moods and those of our immediate environment? and on the contrary, what happens when we do take responsibility for our moods and those of our immediate environment?

Moods as a Design Domain

When we talk about designing contexts, we recognize that our actions have the ability, among many other factors, to intervene and modify the current course of events. As individuals, we have the potential to be an active force that can make a difference. The interpretation of moods increases the power we have as individuals, since it opens up possibilities for action.

Moods and possibilities closely connected and influence each other. By modifying our horizon of possibilities we modify our moods, and vice versa. There is a circularity between moods and possibilities of action. That is, he acted according to my state of mind, in the same way that my state of mind is according to my actions. It's powerful, right?

The Coach stimulates changes in the mood of his client when she invites him to act (use his body) differently.

...SUCCESS is at the tip of the ARROW that goes directly to the target we have chosen. The BOW that drives us precisely to the desired goal is the emotion we feel when we intensely want to hit that target.