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  • Nancy Klein’s - Thinking Environment™

    Stimulate Thinking

Who Is This For?

Exposure to the Thinking Environment is highly beneficial for anyone who wants to become a better thinker, communicator, and collaborator in their personal or professional life.

Thinking Environment training is particularly useful for leaders and managers who want to create a culture of collaboration and innovation within their organisations and teams. It is also very effective for individuals who want to improve their personal and professional relationships by enhancing their ability to listen, communicate, and empathize with others.

Overview

Nancy Kline’s Thinking Environment is a powerful approach to communication and problem-solving that enables individuals and groups to tap into their full potential for creative and effective thinking. Based on extensive research and practical experience, this approach has been used successfully by leaders, managers, educators, and professionals in a wide range of settings around the world.

The Thinking Environment is based on the idea that the quality of our thinking is directly related to the quality of the attention we give to it. By creating a supportive and respectful environment that fosters free thinking, deep listening, and constructive feedback, we can unleash the full power of our minds and achieve breakthrough results.

With its emphasis on autonomy, diversity, and creativity, training in the Thinking Environment provides a structured framework that helps individuals and teams unleash their full potential and achieve their goals.

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The Thinking Environment is based on ten core principles that provide a framework for creating a supportive and respectful environment for thinking and communication. These principles include:

  • Attention: Giving people our full attention and respecting their autonomy.
  • Equality: Treating everyone with equal respect and valuing diversity.
  • Ease: Creating a relaxed and supportive environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
  • Appreciation: Recognizing and acknowledging the value of each individual’s contributions.
  • Encouragement: Providing positive feedback and constructive support.
  • Feelings: Encouraging individuals to express their emotions and feelings.
  • Information: Providing accurate and relevant information to support thinking and decision-making.
  • Diversity: Encouraging diverse perspectives and ideas.
  • Incisive Questions: Asking incisive and open questions to stimulate deeper thinking.
  • Place: Creating a physical environment that supports thinking and communication.

By applying these principles in your interactions with others, you can create a powerful Thinking Environment that fosters free thinking, deep listening, and constructive feedback. Whether you are working with individuals or groups, the Thinking Environment provides a structured and effective approach to communication and problem-solving that can help you achieve breakthrough results.

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Thinking Environment™ Training

Training is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the key principles of the Thinking Environment approach, and how to create a supportive and respectful environment for thinking and communication. Participants will learn practical techniques for deep listening, asking incisive questions, generating creative ideas, problem-solving, decision-making, and brainstorming. They will also learn how to apply the Thinking Environment approach in various contexts, including personal and professional relationships, leadership, and complex problem-solving.

Format: Training can be conducted in a traditional face-to-face workshop or in an interactive Virtual Instructor Led Training environment.

Delivery: Chose from a foundation module of 3hours (half-day face-to-face), a full day, or a two-day option

Objectives:

  • Introduce the Thinking Environment approach and its key principles.
  • Provide participants with an understanding of how to create a supportive and respectful environment for thinking and communication.
  • Demonstrate the practical application of the Thinking Environment in various contexts, including problem-solving, decision-making, and brainstorming.
  • Enable participants to develop their thinking, listening, and communication skills and apply them in their professional and personal lives.

According to a study by Harvard Business Review, executives report that 67% of meetings are unproductive and inefficient. Additionally, the study found that 71% of participants also felt those meetings were unproductive and a waste of time. When it’s estimated that most people in organisations spend more than two-thirds of their time in meetings, this is a frightening statistic and clearly highlights the urgent need for effective meeting strategies.

The Thinking Environment Transforming Meetings™ session is an innovative and effective approach to transforming meetings into powerful interactions that generate breakthrough results. It is an essential tool for leaders and professionals who want to improve the quality of their meetings and achieve greater success in their personal and professional lives.

Overview

The session is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the key principles of the Thinking Environment approach, and how to apply them to transform their meetings. Participants will learn practical techniques for creating a supportive and respectful environment, that fosters free thinking, deep listening, asking incisive questions, generating creative ideas, problem-solving, decision-making, and brainstorming. They will also learn how to apply the Thinking Environment approach in various contexts, including team meetings, strategic planning sessions, project reviews, and more. The Application includes practice in a real-time business meeting, achieving concrete business results.

Objectives

  • Overview of the Thinking Environment Approach
  • Principles of the Thinking Environment
  • Techniques for Creating a Supportive and Respectful Environment
  • Techniques for Generating Creative Ideas and Solutions (45 minutes)
  • Techniques for Decision-Making and Action Planning
  • Techniques for Shortening Meetings and Produce Better Outcomes

This practical step-by-step process for leading meetings engages each person fully, generating ideas, debate, decision-making, and practical results of exceptional quality. Teleconferencing, video conferencing, and face-to-face meetings all take leaps in productivity when led in this way. Sessions can be customised based on the specific needs and objectives of the group.

A 90-minute keynote presentation is an ideal way to test your company’s appetite for the Thinking Environment practices and to determine its suitability for your business. Keynotes are also an ideal way of reaching large audiences in a limited period of time or sharing the Thinking Environment philosophy with the broader organisation.

Business Results Group’s trained pool of facilitators and coaches is able to provide personal one-on-one development options for busy executives, individuals, and small teams. Coupled with the 360 Assessment, coaching takes leaders on a personal and confidential journey of discovery, resulting in a new approach to leadership that genuinely helps leaders and organisations transform by tapping into the innate intelligence that already exists within the business.

Contact us to set up a Thinking Environment coaching session

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