Improved Thinking = Improved Action
Thinking is the ultimate human resource but how much effort do we put into developing it, nurturing it and using it to its fullest potential to drive our organisation forward?
People, communities and organisations are seeking improvement and quality in most areas except in the most important of areas – the quality of our thinking. If we can improve the quality of our thinking, the actions that follow that thinking will also improve.
It is often assumed that intelligence goes hand in hand with thinking. Often however, intelligent people are in danger of becoming poor thinkers. This is what is known as the intelligence trap. That is, they use their intelligence to entrench themselves in support of one point of view. This is a trap that is essential to avoid!
The Six Thinking Hats are a variety of thinking techniques used to look at things from many different perspectives. The methods assist us to move outside our habitual thinking styles and develop a more rounded view of a given situation. The Hats promote fuller input from more people and significantly reduce argument from those with divergent points of view. With this adversarial approach removed the amount of time taken to conduct a meeting can be significantly reduced.
The methods can be effectively applied individually to improve one’s own thinking and in any community or organisational setting in which getting the most out of the collective intelligence of your people is paramount.
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“Think Quick” can train your people in these thinking methods to significantly enhance your capacity to:
Training in the Six Thinking Hats can be done in-house or can be conducted online. All training sessions are interactive and incorporate work related issues, meaning that participants return with not only the skills to apply, but also ready made answers to current issues and opportunities.
For more information contact Frank on 0400 109727 or at [email protected]