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The De Bono Foundation
IMI is pleased to announce that we have entered in to a partnership to be the official accredited centre for The Edward de Bono Foundation training programmes in Ireland. Visit our web site for news and dates for programmes such as:
Six Thinking Hats – Parallel Thinking – World Class Teamwork
A new language for teams and individuals which dramatically increases effectiveness through focused thinking. Moves your team from traditional adversarial thinking to co-operative thinking.
19 November 2013
Normal Fee €600
Corporate Member Fee €480
Lateral Thinking
A term now officially recognised in the Oxford English Dictionary, De Bono Lateral Thinking systems use specific tools and techniques to generate alternatives that go far beyond the obvious solutions.
20 November 2013
Normal Fee €600
Corporate Member Fee €480
Power of Perception
This course gives you 10 simple strategies for sharpening your perception and focusing your thinking in a more comprehensive, effective and efficient way. PoP™ will enable you to have a broad and inclusive viewpoint. The tools create a framework for defining a situation. That framework will improve your ability to consider consequences before you take action.
21 November 2013
Normal Fee €600
Corporate Member Fee €480
Six word wisdom: Build the organisation of your dreams – Professor Gareth Jones
We’re launching a series where we call on thought leaders in business to summarise their message – in just six words. In honour of Bloomsday on Sunday we’ll kick off by quoting Molly Bloom and asking: “Oh Rocks – Tell us in plain words what you really mean!”. First up is Professor Gareth Jones expert in Read On
MOOCs won’t change learning – they will change teaching.
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and their B-movie monster-like threat to traditional education are all over the blog world again this week. I’m personally very excited by the tsunami of free online content. I just finished the excellent Model Thinking from the University of Michigan on Coursera on models for better decision-making. The platform felt flexible but was deceptively fast-paced so Read On
Are You Interested? – Guest Post: Nancy Kline
To coincide with her visit to IMI this week Nancy Kline – the originator and pioneer of The Thinking Environment® process shares her thoughts on attention and interest in a coaching exchange: Are You Interested? By Nancy Kline ‘You are so patient.’ I hear this after almost every Thinking Session demonstration. Other people tell me Read On
Who Needs a PA? Free Online Tools for Managers
As a manager you need the right information delivered in a succinct and timely manner. It’s easy to feel bombarded by the different data sources competing for our attention in the modern working environment. And while the Internet is undoubtedly a rich source of information, comparatively little has been done to connect the vast number Read On
Empathy, the ‘hardest’ management skill at work…
Just over a week ago I was sitting in the panel of the IMI Diploma in Leadership audit presentations, as I heard each manger and executive reporting back on their leadership audit journey I found very interesting how many of them recognised empathy as a critical area for development. In my job as facilitator, empathy is the Read On