As people increasingly become politically-polarised and as a result group-think becomes more common, society is losing it's critical thinking capacity.
Never has the need for these skills been greater.
To assist we have listed 10 key pieces of advice to improve your ... Read More
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Jun2021
According to the World Economic forum the 3 skills in most demand in the current and future workplace will be: A) Creative thinking, B) Critical thinking and C) ... Read More
June 30, 2021admin
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Oct2019
Diversity of opinion is divisive.
I can't recall a time when our views have been so polarised and so prone to induce negative reactions from those with alternate opinions. Even debate it seems is being discarded as antagonism rather than reasoned discussion.
Now ... Read More
October 24, 2019Frank Connolly
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Sep2019
A show of hands please .... "Who has wasted time in a meeting recently"? It's a rhetorical question of course, but when we ask this within any organisation virtually everyone in the room will raise their hands and a ripple of ... Read More
September 12, 2019Frank Connolly
02
Sep2019
We've all heard this quotation from Albert Einstein, we all know it to be absolutely true yet, too often we persist with the same old thinking.
There are many ways to upgrade and turbo-charge your thinking and here is one of many ... Read More
September 2, 2019Frank Connolly
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Aug2019
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According to the World Economic forum the 3 skills that will be in most demand in the workplace in 2020 will be: A) Creative ... Read More
August 20, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
According to the World Economic forum the 3 skills that will be in most demand in the workplace in 2020 will be A) Creative thinking, B) Critical thinking and C) the ability to address ... Read More
May 6, 2019Frank Connolly
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Mar2019
According to the World Economic Forum the skill set required to not only survive, but to thrive in 2020 will be different to what is required now. Three crucial skill areas have worked their way to the top of the list.... Read More
March 3, 2019Frank Connolly
26
Oct2018
Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats® Training Day in the Melbourne CBD on Friday December 14 .
How much would it be worth to your organisation if you could run meetings and communication 30% faster than you do now ?
If ... Read More
October 26, 2018Frank Connolly
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Aug2018
Everything we do is proceeded with some form of thought, yet we tend to focus on the resulting action and spare little attention to the thinking driving our action when developing our staff.
When discussing thinking I like to use the metaphor ... Read More
August 16, 2018Frank Connolly
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Aug2018
Having given some thought over the years to the way people think and interact in meetings, I have pulled together this simple model of interactive collaboration, or What is the thinking behind the behaviours that we observe in our meetings?
The model ... Read More
August 7, 2018Frank Connolly
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Aug2018
It has always been frustrating how these two words have been ill-defined and interchanged in the workplace. The confusion over their definitions has added to the cynicism with which they are greeted in organisations and acts as a barrier to their ... Read More
August 2, 2018Frank Connolly
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Aug2018
According to Edward de Bono, we all run the risk of falling into the “intelligence trap.” It is assumed that intelligence goes hand in hand with thinking. Too often however, intelligent people are in danger of becoming poor thinkers. ... Read More
August 2, 2018Frank Connolly
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Jul2018
Our upcoming training dates for the Six Thinking Hats have now been finalised for Canberra, Sydney & Melbourne. These will include one day courses for facilitators and anyone wishing to improve the thinking in their workplace and three day certification courses for ... Read More
July 30, 2018Frank Connolly
26
Jul2018
One of the most common questions I put to groups from any sector is; "Hands up those who have wasted time in a meeting recently"?
I have never had less than 90% of attendees put ... Read More
July 26, 2018Frank Connolly
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Jul2018
Six Thinking Hats® Public Training Day in Civic, Canberra on October 17, 2018.
How much would it be worth to your organisation if you could run meetings and communication 30-40% faster than you do now ?
If your people have never ... Read More
July 20, 2018Frank Connolly
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Jun2018
Six Thinking Hats® Training Day in the Melbourne CBD on Friday August 31 .
How much would it be worth to your organisation if you could run meetings and communication 30% faster than you do now ?
If your people have ... Read More
June 22, 2018Frank Connolly
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Jun2018
We are very pleased to announce that we will be conducting a certification course in the Six Thinking Hats this September.
This certification will both skill and authorise participants as official Six Thinking Hats trainers who will then be eligible to conduct ... Read More
June 19, 2018Frank Connolly
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Jun2018
Six Thinking Hats® Public Training Day in the Sydney CBD on September 5, 2018 .
How much would it be worth to your organisation if you could run meetings and communication 30-40% faster than you do now ?
If your people ... Read More
June 19, 2018Frank Connolly
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May2018
Over the coming months we will be scheduling a number of training sessions that will include Public Workshops in Edward de Bono's The Six Thinking Hats In Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
We will also be conducting an accreditation process for those ... Read More
May 31, 2018Frank Connolly