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Building Your Thinking Power Part I: Mental Flexibility Mental flexibility can be defined as a way of thinking - an atitude. It's a way of approaching situations that allows you to adapt your behavior so you can achieve the best outcomes. By increasing your mental flexibility, you become a better listener, a keener observer, a more skilled thinker and a more effective problem solver.  |
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Developing listening and feedback skills
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Exercising perceptual skills and mental flexibility
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Interpreting information in an open-minded way
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Determining what causes people to react negatively
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Increasing awareness of varying points of view
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Illustrating the importance of suspending value judgements and waiting for more information
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Learning semantic flexibility and its impact on the thinking process
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Thinking strategically
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| Time: | 2 - 2.5 hours | |