Transcript Aspiring Middle Leaders

Using Thinking Strategies
and Tools to lead and
manage yourself and
others around you
Richard Coe
Let’s look at an issue
The school day should be extended for all
students from 8a.m. – 6 p.m.
Discuss – 3 minutes
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Ask yourselves..
 Was everyone involved in the discussion?
 Were ideas listened to?
 Did everyone get a chance to speak?
 Did you focus on the proposal?
 Did you develop any ideas?
 Did you try and see the discussion from a
range of point’s of view?
 Was the discussion constructive?
 Did you argue?
 Was there a better way to approach this
task?.......
A bit about Thinking Tools
They give us a structured way to help
with
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Planning
Evaluating
Consultation
Refereeing
Predicting
Visualising
Creating
Plan for the session
4(6) hats for
consultation or
evaluation
APC and FIP for
prioritising
Y map for
visualising /
conceptualising
Da Vinci’s Idea
Generator
Reflection
Perceptual Thinking
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D
C
Perceptual Thinking
ABCD
ABCD
ABCD
ABCD
Structured and inclusive
consultation or evaluation
Gut
Reactions
Emotional response.
How do I FEEL about an idea?
What makes
this a great
idea?
What are the potential benefits
of endorsing this idea?
What advantages might there be ?
What are the
possible
problems?
What do I find myself feeling
cautious about about in regards
to this proposal?
What issues or challenges are we
potentially likely to face?
Look at the black
hat points – what
creative solutions
can we find?
What creative ideas can I come
up with to make this really
work or to move the idea
forward?
The 6 Hats – a few tips
 Set strict time limits for each – RED needs least
amount of time. This means ONE person needs to
be the CHAIR throughout and stay neutral.
 Be strict about staying in ONE hat thinking at a
time – again the CHAIR should facilitate this
 ALL must wear ALL hats to see all POV
 Red = NO justification
 Black and Yellow =MUST be justified
 Green = ALL ideas are welcome
 Not all Hats are needed all of the time – therefore
a decision must be made about which hats and
which order before commencing discussion.
Applying the hats
The school day should be extended for all
students from 8a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Nominate a CHAIR / TIMEKEEPER
• Decide on the hats and sequence (2
minutes to decide and 10 minutes to
discuss)
• All wear same hat at same time – no
deviation
Idea Generation and prioritising
Perceptual Thinking
• David Perkins argues that
90% of great thinking happens in the
perception stage but only 10% of time is
spent at this stage.
We move too quickly from perceptual to
logical thinking.
De Bono’s Cort 1 tools help us be both
divergent and convergent in our thinking
A.P.C.
Alternatives, Possibilities and Choices
Key Points:
 Creative Tool encouraging divergent thinking – we are
naturally convergent thinkers
 The deliberate attempt to find alternatives
 Can require deliberate effort if initially satisfied with
position
 As a self organising mechanism the brain develops
habitual ways of doing things – this deliberately moves
away from this
 Reminds you that there are always choices
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Using APC / Divergent Thinking
Your school has just been given £10,000 for
staff
• You have 5 mins to think of all the
Alternatives, Possibilities and Choices for
this money.
• Record EVERY idea and do NOT evaluate
• This task is very much about more IS
more!
FIP: First Important Priorities
Key Points:
• Crystallising the most important ideas, factors,
objectives, consequences, etc
• Judgement situation – with no absolute answers
• Priorities may occur because they are first in a list of
actions or because they are most important
• Enhances decision making skills
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Using FIP / Convergent Thinking
Your school has just been given £10,000 for
staff
• You have 5 mins to decide on your FIP for
this money
• You might find that the best way to do this is
democratically and / or by using the yellow
and black hat
• NB - You are not expected to necessarily
decide a final outcome at this point
Visualising / Setting Criteria
Knowing what you want to achieve
Looks Like
Feels Like
Sounds like
Applying The Y Map – 10 minutes
• Your school wants to conduct a whole
school review of CREATIVITY in the
classroom
• Use the Y Map to consider what it is the
school should be trying to find evidence of.
• Try NOT to differentiate between subject
areas – this is a generic review
• This is a group activity – record ALL Ideas
Creativity in the classroom….
Looks Like
Feels Like
Sounds like
Creativity – some definitions
• ... the ability to use different modes of
thought to generate new and dynamic ideas
and solutions
• Creative thinking involves imagining familiar
things in a new light, digging below the
surface to find previously undetected
patterns, and finding connections among
unrelated phenomena
Creative thinking involves
imagining familiar things in a
new light, digging below the
surface to find previously
undetected patterns, and
finding connections among
unrelated phenomena
Anyone know who drew this?
This is how he did it
Designing a new canteen
1. Decide on the number and nature of the
parameters (Food, Seating, Theme..6 in
each list)
Ask “Would this challenge exist without the
parameter I am considering? “
2. Design a box with parameters
3. Explore combinations (do it more than
once)
4. Decide on preferred possibilities
5. Make recommendations
Time to Reflect
• Think about your own teams
• How would 6 Hats / Y Maps / APC +
FIP/Da Vinci ideas box work with them?
• Would it be beneficial?
• How would you set it up?