Time To Think |
“The Thinking Environment is the first act of leadership.
Every subsequent act gains quality from there.”
Every subsequent act gains quality from there.”
Leaders often complain that their team members don’t think for themselves and often come to them for advice, guidance and, more worryingly, answers and solutions.
A culture created by leaders which incorporates The Thinking Environment allows people to do their best thinking and come up with their own solutions. Mastering the expertise to keep people thinking brilliantly for themselves is to fulfil your primary responsibility as a leader, and to achieve your own success.
When you do, the people you lead will feel:
A culture created by leaders which incorporates The Thinking Environment allows people to do their best thinking and come up with their own solutions. Mastering the expertise to keep people thinking brilliantly for themselves is to fulfil your primary responsibility as a leader, and to achieve your own success.
When you do, the people you lead will feel:
- Energized and engaged,
- face and solve problems more deftly,
- ask the hard questions,
- communicate effectively with other colleagues,
- develop their talents & leadership, and
- essentially be more productive and effective.
WHAT IS A THINKING ENVIRONMENT™
After years of research and observation Nancy Kline, the founder of the Thinking Environment methodology, recognized that people generate their best thinking when the people around them behave in ten particular ways.
These ten behaviors have become known as ‘The Ten Components™ of a Thinking Environment’ and are critical to building effectiveness in any life role you hold:
Every single component makes a difference, but together they have a huge transformative impact. A thinking environment awakens us, as listeners, to our responsibility in listening. That responsibility is to liberate the power and intelligence of others, rather than to close them down.
These ten behaviors have become known as ‘The Ten Components™ of a Thinking Environment’ and are critical to building effectiveness in any life role you hold:
- Attention
- Equality
- Ease
- Feelings
- Appreciation
- Diversity
- Incisive Questions
- Encouragement
- Information; Place
Every single component makes a difference, but together they have a huge transformative impact. A thinking environment awakens us, as listeners, to our responsibility in listening. That responsibility is to liberate the power and intelligence of others, rather than to close them down.
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
It matters because every organization’s success depends on its ability to generate good decisions which ultimately lead to effective actions. Therefore, the ability to generate people’s best thinking is crucial. The Thinking Environment not only does that, it also creates a positive, affirming environment where each individual feels, sees, heard and valued.
OBJECTIVES:
• How to apply the Ten Components of a Thinking Environment to ignite the best thinking in others
• Using the ‘Building Block Applications’ of Thinking Pairs, Dialogue, Open Discussion and Rounds
• Crafting Agenda Questions
• Experience impressive levels of engagement with the people you lead.
• Learn how to support people to think well for themselves.
• How to apply the Ten Components of a Thinking Environment to ignite the best thinking in others
• Using the ‘Building Block Applications’ of Thinking Pairs, Dialogue, Open Discussion and Rounds
• Crafting Agenda Questions
• Experience impressive levels of engagement with the people you lead.
• Learn how to support people to think well for themselves.
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OUTCOMES:
• Engagement from everyone • Greater commitment to decisions • Higher levels of trust among team members • Ease in moving into and through conflict • Better decisions • Increased productivity within the system • Better quality meetings • More initiative shown • Improved response-ability and buy in LOGISTICS:
1x full day (9am-5pm) or 2x half day sessions (9am- 1pm both days) |
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