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Course Title:   De Bono Six Thinking Hats & Lateral Thinking

Fundamentals of Thinking and Decision Making

His workshop includes the original imported De Bono course material.

During the workshop, participants will learn about different thinking styles and be introduced to parallel thinking.  By utilising a mix of theoretical presentations and practical workshops, participants are lead through each of the Six Thinking Hats and will learn how to effectively realise the value of applying this world renowned technique.

Six Thinking Hats is a simple and effective technique and is so easy that it can be implemented the very next day.

Cut Meeting Time in half...

And Double Productivity in the Workplace

Six Thinking Hats® is a proven method to effectively change the way your team thinks and communicates.  By applying this simple yet powerful technique, you can:

-    Generate faster, better and more effective decisions
-    Reduce time spent in meetings by focusing thinking and improving the quality of output
-    Improve teamwork by fostering the involvement of everyone in the decision
-    Overcome diversity in meetings where there are strongly held opposing points of view
-    Speed up problem solving by structuring thinking to reach clear, logical and rational conclusions

Fundamentals of Thinking and decision making

-    Lead shorter, more productive meetings
-    Solve problems and make better decisions
-    Generate more and better ideas
-    Improve team results
-    Reduce or even eliminate conflict within the team
-    Leverage off team diversity and improve participationThe Six Thinking Hats
-    The nature and history of thinking
-    Typical problems in meetings and group discussions
-    Learn an alternative and more productive way of thinking
-    Individual use
-    Use in groups and strategic sessions
-    Practical application
-    Business relevance and integration

Lateral Thinking

-    The logical need for creative thinking in the workplace
-    Creative thinking is not a peripheral skill
-    How to focus creative thinking
-    Generate alternatives
-    Challenge the status quo

Thinking Tools:

Six Thinking Hats - Main outcomes:

-    Learn how to think systematically
-    Focus thinking
-    Think in parallel
-    Productive meetings
-    Disciplined thinking

Lateral Thinking - Main outcomes:

-    Learn how to focus creative thinking
-    How to generate ideas
-    How to challenge the status quo

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW - SIX THINKING HATS

The White Hat - Objective thinking
The white hat is about information available, information needed and how to obtain missing information.  Ask questions, clarify situations, explore, describe and rationalize.
The Red Hat - Subjective thinking
This hat has to do with feelings, emotions, gut feelings, intuition and hunches.  We are allowed to express our personal feelings.
The Black Hat - Cautious thinking
The black hat is the "caution" hat and prevents us from making mistakes.  The black hat identifies problems, potential problems, weaknesses, difficulties, risks, dangers and obstacles - all constructively.
The Yellow Hat - Optimistic thinking
This hat is for optimism and logical positives.  It looks for feasibility, values, benefits and strong points which must all be logical and substantiated.
The Green Hat - Creative thinking
The green hat directs our thinking into creativity, solving (black hat) problems, searching for alternatives, overcoming obstacles, improving things, and generating new ideas.
The Blue Hat - Process-control
This is for overview and conclusion.  The blue hat is about managing and/or planning the process of thought.  Thinking about thinking

BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING THE HATS

Implementation of the Six Thinking Hats will benefit the group in the following way:

The hats:

-    fosters collaborative thinking and interaction
-    reduces the adversarial approach in meetings
-    makes deliberate time and space for creativity
-    modifies behaviour without attacking the individual
-    saves time
-    makes meetings more effective through structure and proper planning
-    improves the quality of decisions
-    encourages participative exploration of a subject
-    empowers people
-    improves cross-cultural communication
-    enhances teamwork
-    separates ego from performance
-    keeps focus and direction
-    captures thought and does not allow random repetition of issues
-    helps to "action" ideas
-    allows thinking in all directions

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

The Six Thinking Hats

-    The nature and history of thinking
-    Typical problems in meetings and group discussions
-    Learn an alternative and more productive way of thinking
-    Individual use
-    Use in groups and strategic sessions
-    Practical application
-    Business relevance and integration

Lateral Thinking

-    The logical need for creative thinking in the workplace
-    Creative thinking is not a peripheral skill
-    How to focus creative thinking
-    Generate alternatives
-    Challenge the status quo

Thinking Tools:

Six Thinking Hats - Main outcomes:

-    Learn how to think systematically
-    Focus thinking
-    Think in parallel
-    Productive meetings
-    Disciplined thinking

Lateral Thinking - Main outcomes:

-    Learn how to focus creative thinking
-    How to generate ideas
-    How to challenge the status quo

WHAT IS LATERAL THINKING?

Lateral Thinking ... a way of thinking that seeks a solution to an intractable problem through unorthodox methods or elements that would normally be ignored by logical thinking."  Dr. E de Bono

Lateral Thinking is often ill defined and often misused. It is in fact a creative process that empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities, a process that improves creativity, innovation and one which leads to increased productivity and profits. Today, better service and quality alone are not enough.  Creativity and innovation are the only engines that will drive lasting, global success.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

Attendees would be introduced to a way of thinking that will:

-    Make deliberate time and space for creativity
-    Improve the quality of decisions
-    Approach creativity as a skill that can be developed and practiced
-    Learn to think "out of the box"

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Executives, Managers, Supervisors, Human Resource Specialists and Anyone who has to THINK!

Course Title 2 De Bono Six Thinking Hats & Lateral Thinking Classification Business -> Decision Management Course Requirements Price Fee: R5,300.00 incl. VAT. Notes

Course Information Location Gauteng - Alberton Course Type Workshop Start Dates TBA Length of Course Final Registration Date

Contact Details Name Ronell Phone 073 291 0450 Email eventszacron.co.za