Accelerated Introduction to Structured Thinking

Course Content

idenk Ltd used concepts from great communicators, leading strategy houses, high profile research firms and famous business writers to develop this course on structured thinking. The course covers:

• the 'thinking system'
• starting with the right question
• generating fresh ideas
• creating powerful reasoning
• putting together your arguments
• taking account of personalities
• telling the story
• persuading others
• learning through practice

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.

The programme
DAY 1

• Arrival, coffee, snacks
• Fast answers warm-up
• What we know / what we want to know about structured thinking
• Introducing the thinking pyramid
• Framing your thinking: the situation, complication and question
• Getting to the right question: broadening and narrowing
• Introducing the thinking system
• Generating ideas: practicing creativity
• The repertoire of reasoning: inductive, deductive and abductive
  thinking
• Building the logic: using the pyramid in teams
• Working with others: the impact of personality types on
  collaborative thinking
• From ideas to influence: translating your answer into powerful
  communications

DAY 2

• Arrival, coffee, snacks
• Remembering Day 1
• Maximising your impact: finding your personal style
• Doing it for real: working on your issues
• Doing it for real: working on your issues [cont]
• Making your impact: trying it out on the group
• Feedback and reflection
• Complete learning logs
• Review and follow-through