How IDL Works

A practical guide to interviewing and operationalizing perspectives

The Core Process

1. Tune into the experience (dream, nightmare, waking issue)
2. Interview emerging perspectives
3. Attend to what each perspective says about itself
4. Distinguish actionable recommendations from interpretation
5. Test and operationalize recommendations in waking life

Interviewing Guidelines

• Use open-ended prompts
• Maintain ethical containment and consent
• Track multiple perspectives separately
• Record observations for reflective triangulation

Practice Tips

• Start with low-stakes material
• Encourage full description without imposing meaning
• Observe the interaction between perspectives
• Reflect on operationalizable insights after the session

Next Steps

After learning the core protocols, explore:

• Phenomenology & Multiple Perspectives
• What IDL Is / Is Not
• Ethics & Scope