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Critical & Holistic Thinking - Making Better Decisions and Creating Better Solutions

Each of us is unique and has a different thinking style. There is no one best style. Yet, there are definite individual and organizational advantages when people know their thinking preferences and can use an organized framework "Whole Brain®Thinking" to capitalize on their own preferences and tap into those of others.

In the rush to solve problems and get them out of the way, too many business decisions are made with little or no real thought. People look at what facts they have in front of them and act without thinking things through. The Whole Brain® approach to problem solving ensures that all aspects are considered, and the action taken will solve the real problem so the problem will not come back later.

Today’s problems are often yesterday’s decisions. In today’s business environment there is often little time to think. We live in the ‘here and now’. Everybody wants it ‘now’. This results in many decisions being made ‘on the fly’, without really thinking things through or without being able to consider all the facts. The result is often poor decision making.

This course recognizes the reality of today’s business world and provides a structure that ensures problem solving and the decisions made are as good as they can be.

Objective

After completing this 2 Days Program, you shall be able to:

1. Comprehend our Thinking Process
2. Describe the Whole Brain Model™
3. Recognise the four dominant thinking styles
4. Recognize how thinking preferences influence decisions
5. Identify why people make the decisions they do
6. Think about the consequences more fully
7. Make more balanced Whole Brain® decisions
8. Make better decisions in group situations.
9. Diagnose the different types of problems they face at work
10. Differentiate the impact their thinking preferences have on the way they solve problems
11. Use the Whole Brain Model™ to understanding how other people solve problems
12. Use the Whole Brain Problem Solver™ to solve real business problems
13. Solve both 'fix it’ and 'do it’ type problems fast and effectively
14. Solve problems effectively both on their own and with other people.
15. Apply the Skills Sets learnt in daily operations

Outline

Introduction

• Our Thinking Power and Cycle
• The power of Whole Brain® Thinking through an interactive activity
• Drills deeper into the Whole Brain Model™ by identifying individual characteristics associated with each of the four quadrants in the Whole Brain Model™
• Our Four Different Selves
• Every day thinking, provide us the opportunity to see Whole Brain® Thinking in what we see and read

Think about decision making

• Thinking preferences and decision making
• Applies the Whole Brain Model™ to decision making
• Shows the impact that thinking preferences have on decision making
• The Whole Brain Decider™
• Overviews the 4-step process of the decision-making process
• Introduces the Whole Brain Decider™
• Explains how individuals need to think differently at different stages
• Decision making exercises
• Practices using the Whole Brain Decider™
• Builds skills and awareness in decision making
• Enhances the ability to make Whole Brain® decisions

Think about problem solving

• Thinking preferences and problem solving
• Applies the Whole Brain Model™ to problem solving
• Shows the impact that thinking preferences have on problem solving
• The Whole Brain Problem Solver™
• Introduces the Whole Brain Problem Solver™
• Overviews the 4-step process in Whole Brain® Problem Solving
• Problem Solving exercises
• Practices using the Whole Brain Problem Solver™
• Builds skills and awareness in problem solving

On-the-job application

• Initiates the transfer of skills to the job, in specific situations
• Summary and Conclusion

Who should attend

Professionals, Managers, Executive, Project Leads, Team Leads, Educators, and those who are involved in Problem Solving and Decision Making in daily operations.

Methodology

Testimonials

Profile of David Ong

David has more than 30 years of Managing, Developing and Training Human Capital both local and regional countries.

His vast training experiences and travels make him a close Business Consultant with numerous corporations, partnering with them in their Organization Development in areas related to Values and Culture, Training Needs Analysis, Training Evaluation and Leadership Competency Model.

His niche areas are delivering Leadership Competency Related Programs; ie, Project Management, Change Management, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Creativity, Innovation, Negotiations, Diversity Management, Corporate Culture, Mindfulness, Team Enhancement, Communication, People Skills, Coaching and Human Behavioral Science(Psychology/Sociology).

His professional training development includes PDTD from STADA/Singapore, Training Design from Wagga Wagga/Australia and Training Methodologies from Canada.

He is also the Master Trainer with a few recognized institutions in conducting Train The Trainer programs in Training Delivery, Training Methodology, Training Design, OJT Structuring, Test Constructions and Presentation Skills.

His passion in Human Behavioral Science has seen him further study in the fields of Education-Adult Learning and Psychology-Behaviors.
He is also certified in numerous profiling tools namely;
- Whole Brain Thinking HBDI level 1, 2 and 3.
- TetraMap in Leadership profiling.
- The US FBI "Art of Profiling" and others.
- Global US Sandler Sales Master Trainer.
- Handwriting Analysis
- DISC
- MBTI
- NLP Practitioner
- Practitioner of Mindfulness

He also received the Singapore President Efficiency Medal.