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: o They
know the right “Questions to Ask.” o They
know the right “Cogntive Tools to Use.” o 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. |
