All Blog Posts Tagged 'skills' (6)

Original Small Talk

I've worked for a long time to make small talk meaningful. From my experience, even standing in line in a supermarket talking to others can be a fascinating experience, if one of us can figure out what we have to offer each other in the time we have together to spend now.

What I look for in others to…

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Added by Franis on January 4, 2012 at 12:52 — 6 Comments

How Aquaponics Can Benefit Those Displaced by Oil Spill

I came up with this idea using de Bono creative thinking techniques. Then I found out there is a whole genre of highly developed skills addressing it that already exists! Since I was talking about it in a group section for members only, I decided to repost it here so anyone can have a look.

It addressed the question of how to benefit those who (both animal and human) had been affected by the Gulf Oil Spill. My idea is that people be paid to set up in business as aquaponic growers in… Continue

Added by Franis on June 23, 2010 at 11:19 — 2 Comments

Prize Money Offered for Energy Ideas

Thought that people here should be aware of this competition, just in case someone has or is in the middle of developing a really good idea that would relate to this prize money topic. As in all competitions, be careful and read the fine print, which is at: …

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Added by Franis on April 6, 2010 at 12:30 — No Comments

Questions about Conditioning

Samir asked:

I want some ideas about conditioning. My english is not so good, I read this topic on google but can't get

clear concept about it.

What I learn is that conditioning has a relation with movement of physical objects.

Kindly if possible then give me some information...

Is conditioning necessary?

How can we use this concept in our lives?

What are its plus and minus effects?

OK Samir,

Yes, people are seeking a reliable,… Continue

Added by Franis on October 17, 2009 at 9:30 — 5 Comments

Setting Perceptual Assumptions Into Place

How perceptual assumptions get set up is also not well known. As humans we tend to adapt to anything that is repeated or deliberately practiced. Given the presence of a repeating situation, we will spontaneously design and train a habit to deal with it. It pays off to think a bit about the wisdom of this habit design on the front end. This is why thinking skills are so indispensable.

When we train a habitual perceptual assumption, it is designed to disappear underneath whatever our… Continue

Added by Franis on July 14, 2009 at 3:00 — 11 Comments

Designing a Thinking Tools Skill Game

Years ago in a lonely cabin high in the mountains my son and I passed the time with a self-made CoRT-card game. It was rather primitive: there were Thinking Situation Cards and Thinking Tools Cards. Both of us were given 10 Thinking Tools Cards, at random. Then you picked one Situation Card and applied an adequate Thinking Technique. The goal was to mention as many aspects you could, then it was the opponent's turn to explore additional aspects of the thinking situation. It was… Continue

Added by Gijs van Beeck Calkoen on April 30, 2009 at 9:48 — 5 Comments