Jul 11, 2022 | Problem Solving, Switch Thinking
We tend to only think about building our physical muscles. But what about our cognitive muscles? What if we think about thinking as a muscle? A muscle (like any other muscle) you can exercise and it can get stronger. More specifically our switch thinking muscle. How...
Jul 7, 2022 | Switch Thinking
Switch Thinking is the name of the overall concept. As the name suggests it means a proactive, semi-structured way of switching your thinking that can be used by any individual, group or team, anytime, for any challenge. The tool kit of Switch Thinking consists of a...
Jul 5, 2022 | 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...
Jul 3, 2022 | Switch Thinking
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...
Jul 1, 2022 | Switch Thinking
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...
Jun 27, 2022 | Switch Thinking
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...
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