"The most valuable thing we can offer each other is the framework to think for ourselves”
The Thinking Environment® is a powerful framework for thinking. It has been developed and adapted by Nancy Kline for over 25 years. It is step by step process that is designed to enable a manager or coach provide support for the highest quality thinking from the person or team being supported.
Based on the ten behaviours, or Ten Components of the Thinking Environment®, people are invited to think for themselves with rigour, imagination, courage and grace.
Here are some of the courses run by Strong Enterprises that are practical and applicable to the workplace.
The Time to Think Foundation Course is a practical course of two days with a follow up day four weeks later. Participants will be invited to review 11 practical applications of the Ten Components of a Thinking Environment® to their business processes.
This course is a useful foundation for developing and adapting the appraisals process, mentoring skills, empowering and motivating individuals, generating creativity, managing conflict and running effective meetings.
Transforming meetings™ is a model focused on getting quality thinking in the decision making process. Managers tell us that when they use this model:
“we saved 62% of senior management meeting time”.
“ we saved 44% the cost of each decision”
The Time to think Council™ is a respectful and energising process that allows a group to bring new inspiration to a dilemma or difficult problem without infantilising the person who presents the issue. It has been described as an excellent knowledge management tool.
“Because of our use of the Thinking Environment, the quality of life for this team now is exceptional. How can you put a monetary value on having people openly demonstrate respect toward one another?”
(A quote from a client who measured the difference after making the Thinking Environment their culture)
Time to Think is an international leadership and development coaching company. It specialises in the process called the Thinking Environment® which is a powerful framework for exceptional thinking in a fast changing environment.
Nicola Strong is a member of the Time to Think Collegiate and qualified in the principles of the Thinking Environment in 1999. For information on Time to Think visit: www.timetothink.com
