Open to think : slow down, think creatively, and make better decisions / Dan Pontefract.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pontefract, Dan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : Figure 1, [2018]

Summary:

hile it may not occur to us on a daily basis, there is a widespread cultural tendency toward quick decisions and quick action. This pattern has resulted in many of our society's greatest successes, but even more of its failures. Though the root cause is by no means malicious, we have begun to reward speed over quality, and the negative effects suffered in both our personal and professional lives are potentially catastrophic.Best-selling author and Chief Envisioner Dan Pontefract offers the solution to this predicament with what he coins "Open Thinking, " a cyclical process in which creativity is encouraged, critiquing leads to better decisions, and thoughtful action delivers positive, sustainable results. He proposes a return to balance between the three components of productive thought: dreaming, deciding, and doing.Based on organizational and societal data, academic research, historical studies, and a wide range of interviews, Open to Think is an appeal for a world of better thinking. Pontefract introduces tangible, actionable strategies to improve the way we think as organizations and individuals.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I Thinking

1 Cogito Ergo Sum

II Creative Thinking

2 At the Lonely End of the Think

3 Come to Think of It

III Critical Thinking

4 Think Hole

5 Great Minds Don't Think Alike

IV Applied Thinking

6 Sooner than You Think

7 You Have Another Think Coming

V Open Thinking

8 Think Again

Afterword

Ten Essential Guidelines for Open Thinking

References

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 18, 2018).

ISBN:

9781773270289

1773270281