Three of the biggest breakthroughs in how we understand and successfully guide changes in ourselves, others and organizations are systems theory, systems thinking and systems tools. To understand how they are used, we first must understand the concept of a system. Many of us have an intuitive understanding of the concept. However, we need to …
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What is Reframing? How Is It Useful? Reframing is seeing the current situation from a different perspective, which can be tremendously helpful in solving problems, making decision and learning. When people get stuck in a recurring issue, for example in a complex situation or in solving a complex problem, it is rarely because they are missing …
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What is a Mindset? “… a mindset is a set of assumptions, methods, or notations held by one or more people or groups of people. A mindset can also be seen as incident of a person’s world view or philosophy of life.” — Wikipedia An example of a mindset is abundance versus scarcity. Someone with …
What is Mindfulness? The editorial staff of the Mindful magazine define mindfulness this way: “Mindfulnessis the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and whatwe’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s goingon around us.” What is Mindfulness? This definition is written in Psychology Today: “Mindfulnessis a state of active, …
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What is Critical Thinking? “What is critical thinking? It refers to the ability to analyze information objectively and make a reasoned judgment. Critical thinking involves the evaluation of sources such as data, facts, observable phenomena, and research findings. Good critical thinkers can draw reasonable conclusions from a set of information and discriminate between useful and …
What is Creative Thinking? “Creativity simply means being able to come up with something new. Therefore, creative thinking is the ability to consider something – a conflict between employees, a data set, a group project – in a new way.” Alison Doyle in this article: Benefits and Examples of Creative Thinking There are numerous examples of creative …
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What is Concentration As we try to deal with the increasing amount of information in the world and increasing demands on our time, it becomes increasingly difficult to concentrate. As a result, it seems we’re increasingly hearing the word “concentration”, or similar words like focusing the mind, controlling the mind, and mindfulness. But as often …