– 8b. Strategies for understanding

PMI

PMI stands for Plus Minus and Interesting. It is a simple technique proposed by Edward de Bono for quickly exploring a situation or an idea … Read more

Honeycomb Diagram

The honeycomb diagram is essentially a tree diagram laid out in a more graphically attractive manner. This can be helpful in gaining a better psychological … Read more

Card Sort

Card sort is a means of drawing out dialogue from an individual or group through asking them to prioritise, rank, order or position a series … Read more

Rich-Picture Visioning

Raise your hand if you believe you understand how passion works! Perhaps not? Passion is strange thing – immensely powerful in its impact, but confusingly … Read more

‘Active’ Listening

Active listening is wonderfully parodied by the actor Robert Lindsay in ‘The Helping Hand’: “Active listening? How am I supposed to listen ‘actively’? What do … Read more

Walk and Talk Meetings

Walk and Talk is a different type of meeting. It takes place outside, between two people (or a series of two people by mixing pairs … Read more

Task & Maintenance Skills

At a surface level, it is easy to believe that the interactions which take place in a meeting are all about different aspects of the … Read more

Kolb’s Learning Cycle

It used to be thought that learning was something people did when they were at school or on a training course of some type. This … Read more

Affinity Diagram

The Affinity Diagram is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools and is deceptively simple. It is a means for looking at patterns and … Read more

Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats is a useful tool for taking different perspectives on a situation. It was developed by Edward deBono, and despite its apparent simplicity it … Read more

Walk Round Process

Syndicates are an excellent way of developing quality outcomes efficiently with the meeting, and for building ownership for these. Essentially, syndicates involve taking a small … Read more