When you hit the wall try Switch Thinking

When you hit the wall try Switch Thinking

Sometimes you get stuck. You hit the wall. And you start procrastinating. When this happens, what do you do? Here are 4 strategies: 1. You can think harder and longer. Whilst this sounds like a good idea in my experience in a fast-moving environment it can cause even...
Switch Thinking – it’s easier than you think

Switch Thinking – it’s easier than you think

Changing your thinking is hard. We build up patterns based on previous experiences and over time they become a thinking habit. These habits are automatic and form a default way of thinking. These default ways of thinking are quick and efficient. They also feel safe...
Switch Thinking – a new way to think together

Switch Thinking – a new way to think together

All work today and in the future will be done (it seems) in groups and teams. As such, new collaborative tools such as Zoom, Slack and Microsoft Teams have been developed and continue to add new features. This is a welcome initiative given employees desire to work...
Switch Thinking Prompts

Switch Thinking Prompts

Switch Thinking is the ability (as the name implies) to switch from your usual or default way of thinking to a different way. To help you make this leap to a different way of thinking there are are 6 switches. These are: Switch the Problem Switch Perspective Switch...
Thinking as a skill

Thinking as a skill

We used to believe that intelligence is the same as thinking. But it is not. To use an analogy – intelligence is our brain’s hardware and thinking is our software. As such it can be updated and improved. Many people also believe that our thinking is fixed....
When do we need to switch our thinking?

When do we need to switch our thinking?

Individuals, groups and teams all need to switch our thinking from time to time. I could use the expression change your thinking but switch is a more empowering description. It implies that you can switch your thinking when you need to (like gears in a bike). And with...