Helical Model of Communication

Dance's Helical Model
"At any and all times, the helix gives geometrical testimony to the concept that communication while moving forward is at the same time coming back upon itself and being affected by its past behavior, for the coming curve of the helix is fundamentally affected by the curve from which it emerges.
The helical communication model offers a flexible communication process. "
– Dance (1967)

Thank you for listening.

Prepared by: Feij Lucero
Dance's model emphasized the difficulties of communication.

He developed this theory based on a simple helix which gets bigger and bigger as it moves or grows.

The main characteristic of helical
model of communication is that
it is non-linear, it is evolutionary.

Dance'sTheory

A subject to a number to experimental researches.

Conclusion
Time
Over-simplification
Communication Process is the product of what we learn
When a child is born, the only means of communication is crying. He/she cries for everything like hunger, pain, cold, etc. As the child grows, the means of communication of the child becomes wider and broader. He learns to make noises then he learns language to obtain attention and to fulfill his needs.
Example:

It illustrates the development of an individual throughout life, as their knowledge base deepens and expands through communication; thus the helical model can be seen as dynamic.
So why choose Helical

So why choose Helical?
"an object having a three-dimensional shape like that of a wire wound uniformly around a cylinder or cone"
Helix
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Forever moving forward
Communication

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Frank E.X. Dance

or Frank Dance, born in November 9, 1929 in Brooklyn New York.
He went to parochial elementary schools, a Jesuit high school (Brooklyn Preparatory), a Jesuit undergraduate school, (Fordham University) and did his M.S. and Ph.D. at Northwestern University.
He spent 3 years in the US Army. His Military Occupational Specialty was as a translator (Viatnamese).

Who is the proponent?

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Strength
"As a heuristic device, the helix is interesting not so much for what it says as for what it permits to be said. Hence, it exemplifies a point made earlier: It is important to approach models in a spirit of speculation and intellectual play." – Mortensen

"Sophisticated Play: the helix implies that communication is continuous, unrepeatable, additive, and accumulative; that is, each phase of activity depends upon present forces at work as they are defined by all that has occurred before. All experience contributes to the shape of the unfolding moment; there is no break in the action, no fixed beginning, no pure redundancy, no closure." – Chapanis (1961)

Helical Model of Communication

Weakness
"It is not systematic or formalized mode of representation. Neither does it formalize relationships or isolate key variables. It describes in the abstract but does not explicitly explain or make particular hypotheses testable. May not be a model at all: too few variables." – Mortensen

"For example, along similar lines, how can the idea of continuous, unbroken growth include events we consider meaningless, artificial, or unproductive? Generates questions, but leaves much unanswered." – Mortensen

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"For this example, the helix represents the way communication evolves in an individual from his birth to the existing moment."
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-Time: (explanation) Frank Dance included the concept of time in his theory. That is why it is also considered evolutionary.
-A subject to a number to experimental researches: (explanation) (find some experiments criticizing the Helical Model)
-Over-simplification: (explanation) even though this model of communication clarifies everything there is a problem of over-simplification.
-(explanation for the last conclusion) Overall, this theory just shows that the communication process that we are applying to ourselves is the product of what we learn.

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"Helical model, as stated earlier, is "forever moving forward", but it doesn't mean that the past is not important. Of course, one event will always be a result from the previous event. And this kind of system makes it a flexible communication process because there is no distinct or specific situation that can happen to anybody. It is always free flowing."
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Girl in front of lester, the one with glasses.
-Difficulties of communication: (explanation) communication is irreversible. The best example is it is impossible to take back a cruel comment, that is why sometimes, partners are saying, "we can never go back to the way things were."
-Bigger as it moves or grows: (explanation) because a helix will always start as a small circle until it reaches big circles, and it will continue to grow.
-It is non-linear, it is evolutionary: (explanation) because for Dance, our experiences will always effect one event and the other which can help us develop ourselves, which makes it evolutionary.
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