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Revision as of 06:06, 3 August 2002 by Enchanter (talk | contribs) (Adding paragraph on criticisms of NLP)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Neurolinguistic programming, or NLP is the empirical study of, and modelling of, human excellence. It was begun by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970s. It looks at precisely how we do what we do, and how highly successful individuals do what they do. The purpose is to enable portability and replication of those skills.
Critics of NLP assert that the majority of methods taught as part of NLP have not been scientifically verified. The manner in which NLP has been promoted has also frequently come in for criticism. Practitioners of NLP are sometimes accused of being secretive about techniques and only making them available through expensive courses, making it hard to assess the validity of the techniques.