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Brilliant Thought: The idenk Accelerated Introduction to Structured Thinking
The heart of our practice at idenk is to support our clients to
do brilliant thinking. We help them work out the answers to
their questions and the solutions to their problems.
Your chance to learn the power of structured thinking
From time-to-time, we run courses to teach our approach to structured
thinking. We share the concepts used by great communicators, leading
strategy houses, high profile research firms and famous business writers.
You are invited to take part in one of our two-day programme which cover:
Understanding the
‘Thinking System’
Getting an overview of
the philosophy and
architecture of
structured thinking
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Starting with the
right question
Framing your thinking
effectively by finding
the critical question
you need to be asking
for the issues you are
working on
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Generating fresh
ideas
Using creative thinking
tools and techniques
to create and combine
ideas into deep
insights and exciting
possibilities
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Creating powerful
reasoning
Working with
inductive, deductive
and abductive logic
to make turn your
data and ideas into
persuasive arguments
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Putting together
your arguments
Building a ‘thinking
pyramid’ to structure
your arguments into a
complete and
compelling answer to
your critical question
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Taking account
of personalities
Reflecting differences
in individual profiles
and learning styles to
ensure effective
collaboration and
tailored
communication
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Telling the story
Writing the 'horizontal'
and 'vertical' narrative
to get people to listen
to and act on
your ideas
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Persuading others
Turning your narrative
into compelling forms
of communication
(eg ‘elevator’ pitches,
presentations,
executive reports)
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Learning through
practice
Employing individual
reflection, peer
assists/reviews and
other knowledge
techniques to perfect
performance
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Who is the course aimed at?
You'll have the chance to join participants from a wide range of
organisations and industries eager to invest in their personal capabilities so
they stand out in the knowledge economy.
The course is very interactive and will focus on real life cases brought by
the participants. We will take stock of the knowledge within the group,
share leading edge ideas and provide time for practice, perfection and
reflection.
What do previous participants think of the course?
When we open the 'black box' on how to think brilliantly, we get great
feedback, consistently scoring more than 9/10 on evaluation forms:
I really enjoyed the course and found it tremendously helpful, especially
working on my own real-life examples. My challenge now will be to
continue to put all the learning into practice. The slides will certainly help
with that. Thanks for sending them on. Thanks again for your input into my
development. I really appreciate the investment.
Tim Freathy, Deputy Regional Director, Government Office East
I found the course extremely useful to help order my own thoughts and
present them in a coherent way and also to equip me with tools to
challenge the information presented by others in a constructive way.
Tara Studholme-Lyons, Assistant Director, NHS Norfolk
A productive and thought provoking course which made me think about how
I think. I will definitely make the effort to put it into practice (especially if
I know you will be ringing to check on my progress!). I liked the way it all
came together at the end for me, when I had a chance to put the ideas into
practice on a real presentation I was working on.
Claire Lilley, Senior Policy Adviser, Which?
Where, when and how much?
The courses are held in Cambridge or London at some of the UK’s highest rated business venues.
The course costs £950 per person plus VAT. Accommodation is extra if required. We can provide a list of recommended hotels.
To find out more details on the programme or to register, please select one of the courses below:
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