Spot on actually. I‘ve found that adversarial techniques are underrated in constructive relationships. The times where I was thrown a friendly challenge from peers were gold.

I once worked for a mentor of mine using elements of Provicative Therapy and thought zhat was weird… not doubting the effectivity anymore.

http://www.provocativetherapy.com/what-is-provocative-therap...

Isn't this basically Wells 1.0 from the Flash?