Effective thinking..

introduction

Effective thinking is a mode of thinking about any subject, content or problem in which thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully analyzing, reconstructing or assessing it.

Effective thinking is self-directed, self disciplined, self monitored and self corrective thinking.

Features of effective thinking

A part of planning process.

It make accurate sense out of current inner events

It clarifies and gives priority to current primary needs

It evolves safe and healthy ways to fill current and long terms needs

Stimulating effective thinking

i. Twelve questions and six statements for stimulating effective thinking

ii. Combining new ideas to form new ones

iii. Practice writing more

Four steps for effective thinking- Gerneld Kushel

1) Take notice: Take stock of where you are or what you are doing .

Is it moving you towards your goal?

2) Pause: Take a break when you get of track.

3) Identify effective thoughts: When a thought enters your mind, identify it ea

effective or defective, positive or negative.

4) Choose: We can choose our thoughts. Choose those thoughts

which brings you closer to your goals.

barriers to effective thinking

Conformation bias Attribution bias Trusting testimonial evidence Memory lapses Accepting authority without

questions Generalizing from too few

observations Ignorance and failure to accept it Coincidence

RED Emotions

Feelings

Hunches

Intuition

BLACK Serious

Cautious

Careful

Lays Out Risks

GREEN Creative

New Ideas and Concepts

Search for Alternatives

BLUE Control Organization Responsible for Conclusions Sets the Focus Use of All the Hats

YELLOW

Optimistic

Hopeful

Positive Thinking

Constructive

Effective

white

Neutral and

objectives.

Deals with-

Believed facts

Checked facts.

Hats Ranking

Control

Creative

PositiveThinking

Facts

NegativeLogic

EmotionSelf Development

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Use of this technique by organisations

British airways

IBM

PepsiCo

Motorola

In India K.R.Ravi, a

management graduate is Asia's 1st DR. Edward de Bono certified public trainer in lateral thinking.

Dr. Edward de bono

Ref: Dr. John Kapeleris

Six thinking hats technique for global problem of declining supply of petroleum fossil fuels.

http://johnkapeleris.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SIx-Thinking-Hats-Example.png

references

Internet: Wikipedia images

Group members

Ankita Paradkar -7210

Manasi Potphode -7218

Nidhi More -7270

Yogesh Prajapati -7221

Anuj Soni

Jai

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