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Zaid Ali Alsagoff
uper Memory
Reading
Thinking
Source: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/academic/The_Future_of_Employment.pdf
…. Of U.S. employment is in the “high risk” category of being automated in the next decade or two.
47%
Biggest Challenge Ahead?
The Second Machine Age: http://www.amazon.com/The-Second-Machine-Age-Technologies/dp/1480577472
Anything you can do, I can do BETTER, FASTER
& CHEAPER!
Disruptively rapid codification and
automation of routine and complex processes
by computers and robots.
Time Cover: http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20061218,00.html
Source (p. 4): http://www.slideshare.net/Management-Thinking/closing-the-skills-gap
Survival Skills for Careers, College & Citizenship
1. Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving
2. Collaboration Across Networks & Leading by Influence
3. Agility & Adaptability
4. Initiative & Entrepreneurialism
5. Effective Oral & Written Communication
6. Accessing & Analyzing Information
7. Curiosity & Imagination
Presentation Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/internationaled/the-global-achievement-gapVideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS2PqTTxFFc
7
Dr. Tony Wagner
Master the , before you can, master
HOW-TO-LEARN,
you must!
Yoda image: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Yoda's_hover_chair.png
Workshop Menu
BRAIN
FOCUS
SUPER MEMORY
SPEED READING
SMART READING
THINKING
1
BRAIN
Future Learning Methods?
Learn While Sleeping!
Massive Open Sleeping Courses!
Super Delta Brain Wave Learning!
Learning Uploads/Chips!
Future Learning Methods?
Learning Pills!
Learning Implants, Uploads & Super Learning Neurons!
BRAIN
Amazing Facts About the Human Brain (Infographic): http://www.best-infographics.com/amazing-facts-about-the-human-brain-infographic/
The Learning Brain (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgLYkV689s4
How does our BRAIN LEARN?
ATTENTION - We don't pay attention to boring things.
WIRING - Every brain is wired differently.
GENDER - Male and female brains are different.
MEMORY - Repeat to remember. Remember to repeat.
SENSORY INTEGRATION - Stimulate more of the senses.
VISION - Vision trumps all other senses.
STRESS - Stressed brains don't learn the same way.
SLEEP - Sleep well, think well.
EXERCISE - Exercise boosts brain power.
MUSIC - Study or listen to boost cognition.
EXPLORATION - We are powerful and natural explorers.
Summary: http://sivers.org/book/BrainRules
Dr. John Medina
http://www.brainrules.net/about-brain-rules
Research shows us that each learning style uses different parts of the brain. By involving more of the brain during learning, we
remember more of what we learn.
Learning Choices: http://www.ian-bradbury.com/documents/ Diagram adapted from: http://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/
LEARNING STYLES
Learning Styles
REQUIRED FOR LIFE!
Learning StylesWHY?
MASTER ALL
2
FOCUS
Video: http://youtu.be/KSwhpF9iJSsSuper Brain Yoga (research report: http://www.pranichealingontario.ca/SUPERBRAIN.pdfSuper Brain Yoga (SlideShare): http://www.slideshare.net/solarm_india/superbrain-yoga-7136961
Instructions: http://www.shridesk.com/post/2011/12/20/Thoppukaranam-Super-Brain-Yoga#.UorDXdJmgk0
Image (4 persons): http://katiehayyoga.com/2013/01/learn-to-breathe-alternate-nostril-breathing/.html
Alternate Nostril Breathing to Activate…
Your Whole Brain!Article: http://bit.ly/1p4wHaW
3-5 Minutes a Day!
http://www.zenlama.com/the-difinitive-guide-to-increasing-you-mind-power/
Five Categories of Brainwaves
Pomodoro Your Learning Time…
There are 5 basic steps:
1. Choose a TASK to be accomplished.
2. Set the POMODORO (timer) to 25 minutes.
3. STUDY until the timer rings; record with an x
4. Take a SHORT BREAK (3–5 minutes)
5. After 4 pomodori, take a LONGER BREAK (15–30 minutes)
http://pomodorotechnique.com/
…To be more PRODUCTIVE and FOCUSED!
25
Why Pomodoro?
Mind map source (Hans Buskes/Bert Fundter): https://mastermindmaps.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/pomodoro.jpg
More Flexible Approach?
http://marinaratimer.com/
Marinara is a Pomodoro-style time management tool that is customizable to fit your needs. You select the length of periods based on what works for you.
Think Positive….
BRAIN REWIRING EXERCISEPurposely record 3-5 things that you are grateful for on a daily basis.
Think Like an Engineer (Book): http://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Engineer-systematic-challenges/dp/1500972282
Richard Branson hires people who (are):
SMILE (a lot)
POSITIVE
ENTHUSIASTIC
Take Power Naps…
Source: http://swampland.time.com/2011/04/26/memo-to-the-boss-naps-increase-performance/
“…a 26-MINUTE NAP improved performance 34% and ALERTNESS 54%.”
- NASA study (1995)
Eat Healthy & Light to Stay Alert!
10 foods to boost your brainpower: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/10-foods-boost-your-brainpower
Find a Stimulating Place to Study…
Image Source (adapted): http://blog.flashnotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/13.jpg
2. Set a timer for 3 minutes and start to read a book, article, etc.
3. When you experience a distraction: Make a note (tick).
4. Each time you’re distracted, read point 1 silently to yourself.
5. Then start reading again.
6. When the timer goes off, count the number of distractions.
Once reached 0 distractions, increase the timer 5,7,9, etc. minutes.
Albert Einstein's Distraction Index Drill
A method to empower 99.9% FOCUS and CONCENTRATION!
Detailed Instruction: http://website-interesting.blogspot.com/2013/01/albert-einsteins-distraction-index-drill.html
1. Write "l won't be distracted by that anymore.“ on a piece of paper.
My Record?42 Minutes
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
- Albert EinsteinIn 1905, Albert Einstein published the theory of special relativity, and then spent another 10 years trying to include acceleration in the theory and published his theory of general relativity in 1915.
Diagram: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/03/how_to_be_an_ex.html
HOURS?
PRACTICE
EXPERT
http://blog.zintro.com/2012/08/10/10000-hour-rule-malcolm-gladwells-10000-hours-of-practice-theory-from-outliers-visualized/
The 10,000 Hour Rule!
Optimizing Your Mind & Body for Learning?
1. Define your TARGETS!
2. Breath to RELAX!
3. VISUALIZE that you will succeed!
4. Take POWER NAPS to reenergize the brain!
5. EAT HEALTHY and light to stay alert!
6. EXERCISE 3-5 times a week!
7. Choose brain STIMULATING PLACES to study!
8. Use NATURAL LIGHT whenever possible!
9. MIX WITH PEOPLE who are hungry to learn!
10. You CAN LEARN ANYTHING! Yes, you can!
3SUPER
MEMORY
Cartoon: http://wildtimez.smackjeeves.com/comics/1002133/short-term-memory/
SHORT-TERM MEMORY!
“…Kim Peek could accurately RECALL the contents
of at least 12,000 BOOKS.”
Short Video: http://youtu.be/AfDEAIszuQI
Documentary: http://youtu.be/4wjgMtNF3Ms Kim Peek quote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek
He is known for his ability to draw from memory a landscape after seeing it just once.
The Human Camera
Stephen Wiltshire
His website: http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/ Video: http://youtu.be/3fF-ZksUZ0Y
Memorized the WORDS & Their MEANINGS of….
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/chinese-woman-somehow-memorizes-every-single-entry-in-the-oxford-english-chinese-dictionary.html
Li Yanzhi (51)
220,000 entries in the 2,458-page dictionary.
The Secret Principles of….
The Secret Principles Underlying A Super Power Memory: http://www.happychild.org.uk/acc/tpr/mem/0498supm.htm
8 Principles of Super Memory (Adam Khoo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnZUw9QW4rM&feature=youtu.be
Super Memory!
5/6 SENSESMOVEMENT
ASSOCIATIONLOCATION IMAGINATION
HUMOR
RYTHM
VISUALIZATION
COLOR
CHUNKING
EXAGGERATION
BIG PICTURE
PASSION
Let’s Play a Memory Game?
http://neutralx0.net/home/mini04.html
Image: https://teepoo.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/name.jpg
“Remember that a person's name is to
that person the sweetest and most important sound in
any language”. – Dale Carnegie
Image source: http://www.aphorism4all.com/images/1336495336.jpg
4 Mega Tips to Remembering Names…
1. Commit
2. Concentrate
3. Repeat
4. Associate
Source: http://www.wittcom.com/how_to_remember_names.htm
How Would You Memorize This?
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067…
Pi World Ranking List
How to Memorize Pi: http://www.wikihow.com/Memorize-Pi
Akira Haraguchi
…Holds the unofficial world record:
100,000 digitsin 16 hours.
Video (Source): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nFkQ4cQhME
Hydrogen
Let’s Memorize the Periodic Table…
Periodic Table: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Periodic_table_by_page_views.PNG
In 3 Minutes! How?
Video (source): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXuSftZELQ
Story Telling…
No Passion?
BE CREATIVE ABOUT IT!
FAKE PASSION, until it becomes a passion!
Yes, hmmm.
Talk to Yourself or Teach Someone!
Talk to yourself or teach someone else what you have just learned (read). Study in Groups!
“Teaching is LEARNING TWICE.” - Joseph Joubert
REPETITION is the Mother of All
Learning!- Old Russian Proverb
Note Taking is a form of Repetition!
Note Taking Skills: http://www.coolcatteacher.com/note-taking-skills-21st-century-students/
Cornel Note-Taking Image: http://lifehacker.com/202418/geek-to-live--take-study-worthy-lecture-notes
Cornell Method
MindMapping
Doodling
Outlining Method
Charting Method
SentenceMethod
Visual Note-taking
Why?
1) Save Time
2) Boost recall
3) Understand
Mind Maps
Mind Map Guidelines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map Mind Maps in Medicine: http://www.mindmaptutor.com/2011/04/mind-maps-in-medicine/
Mind maps help you comprehend, see the BIG PICTURE, create new ideas, and build connections.
iMindMap: http://thinkbuzan.com/Mind Mapping Tools: http://mashable.com/2013/09/25/mind-mapping-tools/
MindMeister: http://www.mindmeister.com/
Flash Cards
Infographic: https://voxy.com/blog/index.php/2011/05/are-flashcards-an-effective-learning-tool-infographic/Remembering words (Scott Thornbury): http://www.theguardian.com/education/2003/jul/24/tefl2
20 Amin Acids example (Quizlet): https://quizlet.com/4179936/20-standard-amino-acids-flash-cards/
“…When reading, words stand a good chance of being
remembered if they have been met at least SEVEN
TIMES OVER SPACED INTERVALS.”
- Scott Thornbury
Mnemonics - Acronyms
Med Mnemonics
SODA: http://apotential.wordpress.com/medical-mnemonics/Medical Mnemonics: http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/
Mnemonics are learning memory techniques that help learners recall larger pieces of information, especially in the form of lists like characteristics, steps, stages, parts, phases, etc.
Mnemonics – Acrostics
Ranking order of the normal differential count for white blood cells:
Neutrophils (60-70%)
Lymphocytes (20-40%)
Monocytes (3-10%)
Eosinophils (1-4%)
Basophils (~1%)
Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas!
An acrostic is a poem or other form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message.
Mnemonics - Peg Systems
Source: http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/remembering-lists.html
A Peg system (Mnemonic) is a technique for memorizing lists, or information that must be recalled in a particular order. They work by associating information you already know well with the new facts you want to remember. A "peg" is just a mental hook on which you hang the information. This hook acts as a reminder to help you mentally retrieve information.
NUMBER-RHYME NUMBER-SHAPE ALPHABET1. One-Sun2. Two-Shoe3. Three-Tree4. Four-Door5. Five-Hive6. Six-Sticks7. Seven-Heaven8. Eight-Gate9. Nine-Wine 10. Ten-Hen11. Etc.
A - HayB - BeeC - SeeD - DeedE - EveF - EffortG - GoatH - HatI - EyeJ – JayK - Etc.
World speed record for memorizing a deck of cards?
Video (Showing how he did it for his older record: 21.90): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbinQ6GdOVk
Simon Reinhard (Germany)
21.19 seconds
How to memorize a deck of cards (House image): http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/06/01/how-to-memorize-a-deck-of-cards/
Deck of cards memory record: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_sport
The Method of Loci (Memory Palace/Journey Method) is a method of memorizing information by placing each item to be remembered at a point along an imaginary journey. The information can then be recalled in a specific order by retracing the same route through the imaginary journey.
J Memory Palace: http://bourbakisme.blogspot.com/2011/05/mp-memory-palace-giulio-camillo-lidea.htmlMethod of Loci: http://mnemotechnics.org/wiki/Method_of_Loci
MEMORY PALACE
Primacy & Recency Effect
Diagram source: http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_wade_psychology_7_mru/21/5605/1435121.cw/-/1435123/index.html
When asked to recall a list of items in any order (free recall), people tend to begin recall with the end of the list, recalling those items best (the recency effect). Among earlier list items, the first few items are recalled more frequently than the middle items (the primacy effect).
Study Smart!
Source: http://www.koobits.com/2012/10/08/study-smart-the-power-of-spaced-repetition Brooke Thio
The Learning Power of Spaced Repetition!
“Study without DESIRE spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
4SMART
READING
How do you read…?1 52
43 6
7
Image Source: https://sites.google.com/site/grandespe291spr13/evidence-based-practices/sq3r---carlie
SQ3R – Survey
When surveying (pre-reading) the text, you explore (the):
Titles
Introduction
Summary
Headings
Pictures
Charts
Graphs
Questions
Etc.
SQ3R – Question
Turn the title/headings/subheadings into questions
Read questions from chapters/headings/sub-headings
Ask yourself: Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
Why?Lego image source: http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/heres-how-to-be-an-e-learning-superstar-in-2010/
Don’t be afraid to ASK QUESTIONS!
SQ3R – Read
Skim
Scan
Read
Answer(questions)
Highlight(don't overdo it!)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Gic5lU-5gYoda image: http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-reads-day-ii-celebrating-a-galaxy-of-books
SQ3R – Recite
Repeat your question(s) after reading a section
Summarize in your own words
Understand your answer
Use multiple senses to increase the likelihood of remembering what you read
FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE
Feynman Technique Guide: http://www.scotthyoung.com/learnonsteroids/grab/TranscriptFeynman.pdfVideo Tutorial (Feynman Technique): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrNqSLPaZLc
Adapted from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Gic5lU-5g
Choose your concept. Pretend your teaching it to a
new student. Whenever you get stuck, go back
to the books. Simplify wordy bits or create
analogies.
SQ3R – Review
Reread your questions
Answer without referring to content
Review highlighted items if stuck
Image source: http://cliparts.co/cliparts/8cG/RpG/8cGRpGkca.png
SQ3R mind map: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TOvJpgMbY5k/UpFqWCxgPTI/AAAAAAAAA6I/2K22NoW48fc/s1600/SQ3R_map.gif
5SPEED
READING
Source: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2014/02/increase-your-brain-power-by-juggling-3.html
Juggling has been shown to increase both GREY and WHITE matter in the brain!
Did You Know?
Empowers us to:FOCUS BETTER THINK FASTER
IMPROVEDCOORDINATION
ENHANCED PERIPHERAL VISION
AWAKEN THE KID IN US!
The Rate of Medical Knowledge is…
http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/2020/index.html
“…doubling every three years currently and projected to be
doubling every
73 DAYS by 2020…”
Infographic: http://www.domo.com/learn/data-never-sleeps-2 Superman reads (image): http://fourthage.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/superman-for-the-animals-letters.png
http://bit.ly/1ibqeYD
Online Speed Reading Test
Alternative 2 (No quiz): http://www.readingsoft.com/
Please read at your NORMAL PACE.
Your Speed Reading Level?
Speed-reading diagram: http://www.noahlaith.com/tag/speed-reading-test/
*WPM: Words Per Minute
WPM Status
< 120 Poor, slow
121 – 180 Below average
181 – 250 Average
251 – 350 College Level
351 – 450 Post-Graduate
451 – 800 Superior
801 – 1,500+ Speed Reader
> 1,500+ Genius
Meaning
Occipital Lobe
Internal Speech
150 – 250 WPM
Bad Reading Habits?
Image (Reading speeds): http://www.noahlaith.com/7-benefits-speed-reading/
1. Failure to preview
2. Regression (Re-reading)
3. Poor vision span (word-by-word)
4. Vocalization and Internal Speech
5. Poor concentration
http://www.spritzinc.com/
“…When people read they spend about 80% of the time moving their eyes from word to
word but only 20% processing meaning.”
Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP)
Let’s Practice Speed Reading!Spreed: http://bit.ly/NCTXiIAccelaReader: http://accelareader.com/
SPREED
Recommended Speed Reading Tools?
8 More Speed Reading Tools: http://bit.ly/1gw3fdX
Acceleread: http://www.acceleread.com/ QuickReader: http://www.quickreader.net/
SPEED READING TIPS you must
NEVER FORGET!
Focus on Speed First!1
Your comprehension level will improve as
you PRACTICE!
Focus on increasing your reading speed first. Don’t worry if your comprehension level becomes lower, as you speed read at this stage. The comprehension level will improve as you practice.
Use a Guide!2
PenFinger (s) Paper
Regression and the duration of fixations can be minimized by using a guide. Keep your eye fixation above the tip of the guide used (dot on a paper). The guide should be used to maintain
or increase the reading speed.
Minimize Regression!3
To improve reading speed you must resist regression. When you force yourself to NOT jump back, you will increasingly become more focused. Whatever important that you missed or don’t
understand early on is usually repeated again or understood later. So, don’t worry!Image (Reading speeds): http://www.noahlaith.com/7-benefits-speed-reading/
Reducing regression tips: http://bit.ly/1qbyHPD
Increase Vision Span!4
Increase your vision span by processing more words in an eye fixation. Start with 2 words, and then increase as you practice (5 words, one line, one paragraph, etc.). Also, reduce the time for
each fixation point as you practice (1 to 0.5 to 0.25 seconds). Image (Reading speeds): http://www.noahlaith.com/7-benefits-speed-reading/
Smart Eye Movement!5
http://fourhourworkweek.com/2009/07/30/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning/
Start speed reading with 1 word in from the first and last word of each line, and end 1 word in from the last word. Then try 2,3, 4 words, etc. As your peripheral vision improves, you will
accelerate your reading speed significantly by smartly reducing the time for eye movement.
Stop/Reduce/Distract…6
Stop reading aloud and reduce internal speech, as it usually limits your reading speed to 150 –250 WPM. You can distract your internal speech by repeating a particular phrase, word or
number(s). Example: Saying ‘1,2,1,2’ while speed reading to distract the internal voice.
Vocalization Internal Speech
Meaning
Occipital Lobe
Internal Speech
150 – 250 WPMX
Bla, blabla, bla…
Reading aloud Lipping
Tongue Warbling
Jawing
Adam’s appling
Diaphragming
BEYOND
X
Photo Reading
VIdeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1U15Lqi5TE
Beyond Speed Reading?
Quick Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqXvA0MKZdQ
Anyone with average intelligence can learnto read at astounding speeds up to
2,000,000WPM with increased comprehension.
A 16 year old dyslexic boy Mentally photographed at
606,000 WPM (in 1976).
Mental Photography
Quick Overview: http://zoxpro.com/
Beyond Photo Reading?
Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbeUDFu01-YZOXPro: http://www.zoxpro.com/
*WPM - Words per minute.
Richard Welch
Quantum Reading
Beyond Mental Photography?
Video: http://youtu.be/joUZpw93eqEWebsite: http://www.quantumspeedreading.com/
SPEED READING…
I S
E A S Y !
6
THINKING
Abbott and Costello 13 X 7 is 28: http://youtu.be/XnICFjDn97o
13 x 7 = 28Agree?
Thinking Tools empower us to use our minds more systematically and effectively to generate new ideas, solve problems, make decisions and be more innovative.
http://www.mycoted.com/Category:Creativity_Techniques
Hexagon Modelling
Fishbone Diagram
Five Ws and H
DISNEY METHODF-R-E-E-Writing
Gap Analysis
SIX THINKING HATS
Snowball Technique
SuperHeroesSystematic Inventive Thinking
Think Tank
Why Why Why
SWOT Analysis
TRIZ
Visual Brainstorming
Lateral Thinking
NLP
Delphi
Force-Field Analysis
Blue Ocean Strategy
DESIGN THINKING
DISNEY METHOD
"If you can dream it, you can do it."
- Walt Disney
THE DREAMER What are you trying to make or achieve? What excites and inspires you about it? If you could wave a magic wand and do anything you like –
what would you create? How would it look? What could you do with it? How would that make you feel?
THE REALIST What resources do you need to make this happen –
people, money, materials and technology? What’s your plan? What obstacles will you face? How will you get round
them?
THE CRITIC/SPOILERAt critical stages of the project, step back from your work and ask yourself: How does this look? What about the big picture? And the
fine detail? How do I feel when I examine it? How would it look to a customer? A user? A member of
the audience? The client? An expert in this field? Is this the best I/we can do? What would make it better?
The Disney Method
Article: http://lateralaction.com/articles/walt-disney/Diagram: http://fairlanguages.com/why-we-need-strategies-for-creativity/
Use Different Spaces for Different Thinking…
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/brainstorming-the-disney-method
…Moving from one room to another using spaces specifically for each stage.
Rooms Focus
Dreamer We develop ideas.
Realist We make a plan to make the idea happen.
Spoiler/ Critic
We think about what can go wrong.
“Even the silliest ideas
are taken seriously at
Disney.”
Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/3029906/agendas/how-disneys-imagineers-keep-the-magic-ideas-coming
Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park
6 THINKINGHATS
“The six thinking hats is a method
for doing one sort of thinking at a time.”
- Edward de Bono
Creative
Positive
Objective
Feelings
Negative
Process
Benefits of Using 6 Thinking Hats
Role-playing (Put the hat on, take the hat off, switch hats, and signal your thinking)
Encourage creative, parallel and lateral thinking
Improve communication
Speed up decision making
Avoid debate
Detaching the Ego
Occasional Use (Single Hat)
Sequence Use
White Hat - Objective
Facts, Figures, Data and Information
Questions:
What information do we have here?
What information is missing?
What information would we like to have?
How are we going to get the information?
Yellow Hat - Positive
Benefits, Feasibility and Optimism
Questions:
Why is this worth doing?
What are the benefits?
Why can it be done?
Why will it work?
Black Hat - Negative
Caution, Difficulty, Judgment and Assessment
Questions:
Is this true?
Will it work?
What are the weaknesses?
What is wrong with it? Critical
ThinkingHat!
Green Hat - Creative
Creative Ideas, Alternatives, Suggestions, and Proposals
Questions:
Are there any additional alternatives?
Could we do this in a different way?
Could there be another explanation?
What are some possible solutions and courses of action?
Creative Thinking
Hat!
Red Hat – Feelings
Feelings, Intuition, Emotions and Hunches
No need to justify the feelings. How do I feel about this right now?
Examples:
My gut-feeling is that this will not work.
I don't like the way this is being done.
This proposal is terrible.
My intuition tells me that prices will fall soon.
Blue Hat - Process
Sums up what is learned. Organization of thinking. Thinking about the thinking process (Reflection).
Examples:
Set the agenda.
Suggest the next steps.
Ask for other hats.
Ask for summaries, conclusions, and decisions.
Meta-Cognition Hat!
Sequence Use – Seeking an Idea
White Gather available information.
Green Explore and generate alternatives.
Yellow Assess the benefits and feasibility of each alternative.
Black Assess the weaknesses of each alternative.
Green Further develop the most promising alternatives and make a
choice.
Blue Summarize and assess what has been achieved so far.
Black Make the final judgment on the chosen alternative.
Red Find out the feelings on the outcome.
Sequence Use – Reacting to a Presented Idea
Red Find out the existing feelings about the idea.
Yellow Find out the benefits in the idea.
Black Point out the weaknesses, problems and dangers in the
idea.
Green See if the idea can be modified to strengthen the yellow-
hat benefits and to overcome the black-hat problems.
White See if available information can help in modifying the idea
to make it more acceptable.
Green Develop the final suggestion.
Black Judge the final suggestion.
Red Find out the feeling on the outcome.
Sequence Use – Short Sequences
Yellow/Black/Red: Quick assessment (idea)
White/Green: Generate ideas
Black/Green: Improve an existing idea
Blue/Green: Summarize & suggest alternatives
Blue/Yellow: Any benefits? (e.g. the idea)
Etc…
“...Be open-minded and creative about the sequence use, too!”
DESIGN THINKING
WHAT IS DESIGN THINKING?
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sEoEvT8l8
Design Thinking is a practical tool for integrating 21st century skills and an innovator’s mindset into the classroom, school and workplace.
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
Design Thinking Process…
Empathize
Generally the starting point
Encourages students to ask questions
Learn about the audience for whom you are designing
Collect examples of other attempts to solve the same issue
Identify existing obstacles
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
EMPATHIZE
Developing a deeper understanding…
Define
Redefine the deeper roots of the issue based on new knowledge from empathy
Determine what will make this project successful
Identify the needs and motivations of end-users
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
DEFINE
Clearly articulating The problem…
Ideate
Generate as many ideas as possible to serve these identified needs
Log your brainstorming session
Do not judge or debate ideas as this limits creativity
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
IDEATE
Brainstorming potential solutions…
Prototype
Build a representation of one or more of your ideas to show others
Combine, expand, and refine ideas
Create multiple drafts
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
PROTOTYPE
Designing prototype(s) to test…
Test/Feedback
Seek feedback from a diverse group of people including end-users
Review the objective and determine if the solution met its goals
Avoid consensus thinking and ownership of ideas
Discuss what could be improved
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
TEST
Continuously test and improve…
Why Use?
Teachers cultivate a creative mindsetto develop rigorous and relevant programs for their students.
Allows students to fail fast and learn by doing rather than avoiding failure by striving for initial perfection.
Fosters the need to ask relevant questions versus giving correct answers.
It requires teachers to guide and show pupils instead of telling and lecturing.
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
Findings…
Increased student engagement and achievement.
Students take ownership over their learning and are better able to see the relevance of it.
Projects are actually implemented for an authentic purpose and audience, making learning more realistic and practical.
Students are more inspired to learn.
It instills' confidence in one’s ability to creatively solve problems.
Source: http://createdu.org/design-thinking/
Today’s disruptive jobmarket, we no longer know what we are preparing students for; design thinking teaches an approach and a process that they can apply to whatever pursuits they may choose.
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/atthaphong/design-thinking-101-15428366
BASICS
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/janschmiedgen/design-thinkingbootcamp
ADVANCED
Video: http://www.slideshare.net/janschmiedgen/design-thinkingbootcamp
IN ACTION
Design Thinking workshop with Justin Ferrell of Stanford d. School at The Irish Times.
Source: http://www.lwgms.org/steam/
Recapping - Design Thinking Process…
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SUMMARY
Summary
Explore how the BRAIN learns.
Intensify your FOCUS before Learning.
Use MEMORY techniques to remember more.
Apply the SQ3R Study method to improve
UNDERSTANDING.
Learn how to SPEED READ with
comprehension and retention.
Use tools to empower critical, creative and
innovative THINKING.
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