Facilitated Thinking Technology
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What is Facilitated Thinking Technology
(FTT) Defined in one sentence: It's about Thinking
better ... INSTANTLY! Defined
in a short synopsis: How do exceptional thinkers …think? They routinely apply these
three thinking practices: · They
know the right “Questions to Ask.” · They
know the right “Cogntive Tools to Use.” · They
know the right “Thinking Process to Follow.” The purpose of Facilitated Thinking Technology is to emulate
these traits by making the right (Questions, Tools, Process) available in
Smartphone apps. The goal is to use the apps in real-time to improve
individual and team thinking effectiveness. Using Facilitated Thinking apps is like having a skilled
consultant or expert available at all time to provide intellectual guidance. Defined
in a more detailed description 1.
Asking
the right questions: The
right questions give your mind the best chance to find the right answers and
actions to take. When you ask the right questions, you succeed as an
effective thinker. When you don’t, you greatly diminish your thinking
capabilities. 2.
Applying
the right cognitive tools: Using the right cognitive tools
is like using any manual tool, choose the one appropriate for the task at
hand. Using the wrong cognitive tool is like a carpenter using a hammer when
they should have used a saw. 3.
Follow
the right thinking process: Thinking
Processes are the mental structures or frameworks in which thought
occurs. Thinking processes are
essentially a sequencing of thinking tasks. Skipping or missing a thinking
task can lead to ineffective thinking. Here is a process example. a.
Choosing the right thinking process
(framework) affects the questions you ask. b.
Questions you ask affects the information
you gather. c.
Information gathered affects your analysis
of the situation. d.
Analysis of the situation affects your
conclusions. e.
Conclusions affect your development of
ideas and solutions f.
And Ideas and solutions affect the actions
you take. Limitation
of Human Memory & Facilitated Thinking Technology Studies have shown that the average person remembers only 2-4%
of what they learn. So when the time comes to apply learning … much has been
forgotten. Because of our memory limitation, people rarely bring to mind all
the right questions to ask, tools to use and process steps to follow. Facilitated Thinking Technology apps sever as an extended
memory. The apps provide in real-time cognitive tools, called thinklets. Thinklets function as if a human consultant,
expert or professor were working right with you and providing intellectual
direction to help you find your own best answers, ideas, solutions and
decisions. Defined
in a White Paper For an even more detailed description see this white paper at: Facilitated Thinking Technology: A
fifty-fold increase in thinking productivity. |
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Why is Facilitated Thinking Technology
needed? We all
Think! Why is it time we need to think better? In simple terms, life is about adapting to constant change. In
the distant past (15-20 years ago), change was slow and society and
individuals had time to easily adapt. As technology quickly advances and as our world gets more
interconnected … change is happening almost at hyper speed. And as change
accelerates … so does the need for higher order thinking. Dr. Edward deBono said in his book, Think!
Before It’s Too Late: “The
biggest problem facing the world today is not pollution, war, poverty or
climate change, but inadequate thinking”. Think
or Die! Associated with change is an irrefutable law of nature: all species must adapt to constant change
… or die. The bottom line is we are at an evolutionary time that people must “Think” their way
through change … at the exact moment that change occurs. Facilitated Thinking Technology is simply a natural evolution of
tools to make that happen. For a more detailed description set this white paper: o The Age of Exponential Change:
The start of a new workforce era. Or download these handbooks: o It’s Time to Think: Readying students for a constantly changing
workplace. (Using Facilitated Thinking
smartphone technology) o Full Spectrum Innovation: Managing change though innovative thinking o Conscious Spiritual Thinking: Living and Thinking in the Present Moment |
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How does Facilitate Thinking Technology
work? Rarely can people bring to mind all the right mental tools and
questions to ask at the exact moment of thinking. Instead of relying on human memory,
Facilitated Thinking Technology takes a different approach. Its goal is to provide cognitive tools, called thinklets, that
function like a skilled consultant or coach who is always available and ready
to support your thinking needs, precisely when you need it. This technology is built on the premise that using thinking
methods and tools follows the same principle that underlies the selection of
any manual tool: choose one
appropriate for the task at hand. Thinking
Emulation Grid At the heart of facilitated thinking technology is the following
Thinking Emulation Grid™. This grid
organizes thinking components into a smoothly coordinated and integrated
system called Facilitated Thinking Environments (FTEs). The grid works by guiding thinkers along specific Thinking
Processes and Thinking Tasks to reach Thinking Points. It is at these
organizing points where you apply the thinklets as if the human consultant or
expect were working directly with you.
In some respects, the grid functions something like Google.
While Google uses key words to find
the right information, the Emulation Grid finds the right cognitive tools, thinklets, needed to improve your
thinking effectiveness. The grid is also based on the way our brain works.
According to brain theory, the mind does not store information
alphabetically, like a dictionary, but organizes information by association.
This is why one thought leads to another and how “thinklets” function. What
are Thinklets? Tools for the Mind. The 20th century can be characterized as an era when
the invention of physical tools increased labor productivity. For example, 125 different types of pliers
alone were invented to do 125 different labor tasks. The 21st century will become the era of the invention
of tens of thousands of cognitive tools (thinklets) that improve thinking
productivity. Thinklets can be viewed as mental triggers or “thought switches”
that activate thinking patterns not commonly used. These thought switches
lead the mind down different pathways to develop new thoughts, ideas, and
solutions. In its purest sense a thinklet can be as simple as … asking the
right question at the right time. Or, a Thinklet may provide small bursts of
thinking stimuli (expert “facilitation” questions) embedded in traditional
thinking techniques, templates, and worksheets. The
Bottom Line Facilitated Thinking Environments (FTEs) can help make the
average worker become good, the good become excellent, and the excellent can
attain exceptional levels of innovative thinking. Even Einstein had his circle of colleagues who regularly asked
him questions and served as his Facilitated Thinking Environment. |
