Clear Thinking

How to Think Clearly

How can I think clearly?	*Follow a Thinking Process* and think about HOW you should be thinking at each stage in that process (metacognition).**
Follow a Business Thinking Process and engage Whole-Brain Thinking	All but the simplest thinking activities should follow a stage-wise Business Thinking Process (such as strategising, planning, problem solving, innovation, or decision-making). And at each stage of these Thinking Processes you should deliberately engage very different ‘ways of thinking’ (*Thinking Styles) to maximise success and avoid costly mistakes. Most people know about left---right brain thinking. The left brain is logical, analytical, factual; the right brain creative, intuitive, emotional. The Whole-Brain* model of thinking, created by Ned Herrmann whilst working at General Electric in America, suggests that the brain thinks in four very different (core) *Thinking Styles* representing four symbolic quadrants of the brain: *Visionary Thinking* (eg conceptual, strategic, creative) *Reasoning* *Thinking* (eg analytical, logical, numerical) *Task Thinking* (eg organised, planning, controls oriented) *People Thinking* (eg emotions, expressive, empathetic) Within these 4 core Thinking Styles are 50 specific Thinking Styles useful in Business, highly focused ‘ways of thinking’ that maximise your power of thought (and results) and minimise the risk of costly thinking errors
*HOW do YOU* think? Everyone has their own set of Preferred Thinking Styles**	Every individual tends to use naturally (therefore is strongest in) only one or two core Thinking Styles – their Preferred Thinking Styles. The most common sets are: ♦ Left-Brainers: may be good at Reasoning and Task thinking ♦ Right-Brainers: can be strong in Visionary and People thinking ♦ Thinkers: prefer Visionary and Reasoning thinking (the ‘blue-sky’ strategy people) ♦ Doers: are Task and People thinkers (prized for getting things done). But there are many different permutations of preferred sets of Styles.
The Ideal Team has a ‘Balance’ of Thinking Styles	People doing the same jobs tend to have the same Thinking Preferences. This can lead to serious Thinking Errors by teams. The ideal team is a ‘balanced’ team, a combination of all four core Thinking Style preferences. This is essential to avoid GroupThink (everybody thinks the same wrong thing) and ensures a good balance of thinking (eg a team of ‘Doers’ may rush into doing the wrong thing).
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