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PERSONAL GROOMING &
THINKING OUT OF THE BOX
Al-Amin Nathani
April 22, 2012
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this presentation, the student will:
• Better understand what critical/creative thinking is
• Know why critical/creative thinking is important
• Have some knowledge 6 thinking hats
• Keen to think out of box
• Accept the challenge to think critically in life
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The Story…
• Vanilla Ice Cream that puzzled General Motors!!
• Never underestimate your Clients’ Complaint, nomatter how funny it might seem!
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The Classic Question
Why We need to be…
• Critical
• Creative
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What is their greatest need?
Movie Clip: Think before
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Characteristics of a Thinker Are you OPEN MINDED about other people‘s view?
Are you HONEST to yourself (or others) when you are wrong?
Do you have the COURAGE and PASSION to take initiative andconfront problems and meet challenges?
Are you AWARE of your own biases and preconceptions?
Do you WELCOME CRITICISM from other people?
Do you have INDEPENDENT opinions and are not afraid to disagree?
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Characteristics of Thinking process• Conceptualizing— developing a ―mind picture‖
• Applying—putting conceptual info to use
• Analyzing—closely examining, tearing apart or breaking down toreally look at
• Synthesizing—pulling things together in a well organized logical way
• Evaluating—making decisions about; reviewing; assessing; rtc.
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9 Dots Game: 4 Lines?
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9 Dots Game: 3 Lines?
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9 Dots Game: 1 Lines?
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Outside the BoxThinking outside the box requires different
attributes that include:
• Willingness to take new perspectives to day-to-
day work.
• Openness to do different things and to do
things differently.
• Focusing on the value of finding new ideas and
acting on them.
• Striving to create value in new ways.
• Listening to others.
• Supporting and respecting others when they
come up with new ideas.
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Inside The BoxThinking inside the box means accepting the
status quo.
• In-the-box thinkers find it difficult to recognize
the quality of an idea.
• An idea is an idea. A solution is a solution. In
fact, they can be quite pigheaded when it comes
to valuing an idea.
• They rarely invest time to turn a mediocre
solution into a great solution.
• More importantly, in-the-box thinkers are
skillful at killing ideas. They are masters of the
creativity killer attitude such as "that'll never
work" or "it's too risky." Movie Clip: An Idea
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Basic Solutions
1. Study another industry.
2. Learn about another religion.
3. Take a class.
4. Read a novel in an unfamiliar genre.5. Write a poem.
6. Draw a picture.
7. Turn it upside down.
8. Work backwards.
9. Ask a child for advice.
10. Invite randomness.
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Four steps to change how you work
Step One: Be Curious
'Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics
of a vigorous intellect.' Samuel Johnson
• Be Curious……play
• Be Curious……Suspend Judgment • Be Curious….Ask a lot of questions
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Cont…
Step Two: Make Connections
'Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly
unconnected.‗ William Plomer
• Make Connections……Talk to people in different fields
• Make Connections……Try Something New • Make Connections……See another angle
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Cont…
Step Three: Challenge Yourself
'A person who never made a mistake never tried anything
new.' Albert Einstein
• Challenge Yourself… Take Risks
• Challenge Yourself… Accept Failures
• Challenge Yourself… Question Assumptions
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Cont…
Step Four: Cultivate your Ideas
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet
voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again
tomorrow.' Unknown
• Cultivate… Daydream
• Cultivate… Give Ideas Time to Grow
• Cultivate… Consider All Possibilities
Movie Clip: 29 ways
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Problem Solving
3. Problem Solving Process
4. Problem Solving Tools
1. What is Problem Solving? 2. Barriers to Effective
Problem Solving
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6 Thinking Hats
Creative
Positive
Objective
Feelings
Negative
Process
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White Hat - Objective
Facts, Figures, Data and Information
Questions:
• What information do we have here?
• What information is missing?
• What information would we like to have?
• How are we going to get the information?
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Red Hat – Feelings
Feelings, Intuition, Emotions and Hunches
No need to justify the feelings. How do I feel about this rightnow?
Examples:
• My gut-feeling is that this will not work.
• I don't like the way this is being done.
• This proposal is terrible.• My intuition tells me that prices will fall soon.
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Yellow Hat - Positive
Benefits, Feasibility and Optimism
Questions:
• Why is this worth doing?
• What are the benefits?
• Why can it be done?
• Why will it work?
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Green Hat - Creative
Creative Ideas, Alternatives, Suggestions, and Proposals
Questions:
• Are there any additional alternatives?• Could we do this in a different way?
• Could there be another explanation?
• What are some possible solutions and courses of
action?
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Blue Hat - Process
Sums up what is learned. Organization of thinking.Thinking about the thinking process (Reflection).
Examples:• Set the agenda.
• Suggest the next steps.
• Ask for other hats.
• Ask for summaries, conclusions,and decisions.
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Activity – Six Thinking Hats
Brainstorm a Problem to discuss.
White Hat – Facts and information about the Problem?Red Hat – Feelings towards the Problem?
Black Hat – What are the negative aspects of the Problem?
Yellow Hat – What are the benefits/positive aspects of the Problem?
Green Hat – What alternatives do we have?Blue Hat - Sum what is learned and discuss possible next steps.
INSTRUCTIONS
Movie Clip: End
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Thank you
For queries contact:
alamin nathani@gmail com
In /Out
Movie Clip: Trust In God