Building Your Thinking Power: Mental Flexibility

Programme

1. Elements of flexible thinking

2. Looking at the world in new ways3. Getting free of rigid attitudes4. Thinking on your feet5. Conclusion

Mental Flexibility

The ability andwillingness

to adapt to achanging reality.

Mind-Map

SKILL

MENTAL FLEXIBILITY

ATTITUDE

OPENMINDED

WILLING TOSUSPEND

JUDGMENT

WILLING TOLEARN & GROW

ABLE TO CHANGEYOUR MIND

APPRECIATINGOTHER POINTS

OF VIEW

LISTENING

NO“OPINIONITIS”

THINKINGON YOUR

FEET

Statements That Suggest Mental Flexibility

4 I don’t know.

4 I made a mistake.

4 I changed my mind.

Semantic Qualifiers

4 It seems to me

4 So far as I know

4 To a certain extent

P. I. N. Formula

P ositive aspect of the idea

I nteresting aspect

N egative aspect

Building Your Thinking Power: Mental Flexibility

Programme

1. Elements of flexible thinking

2. Looking at the world in new ways

3. Getting free of rigid attitudes4. Thinking on your feet5. Conclusion

How many squaresdo you perceive?

PARISIN THE

THE SPRING

Building Your Thinking Power: Mental Flexibility

Programme

1. Elements of flexible thinking2. Looking at the world in new ways

3. Getting free of rigid attitudes

4. Thinking on your feet5. Conclusion

A momentary attitude

or expectation that

governs our behavior.

MIND-SET

Building Your Thinking Power: Mental Flexibility

Programme

1. Elements of flexible thinking2. Looking at the world in new ways3. Getting free of rigid attitudes

4. Thinking on your feet5. Conclusion

Situation No. 1 n You’ve locked your car keys inside

your car. A passerby sees you trying to figure out a way to get inside the car and says, “Locked your keys inside, eh?”And you say…

4What’s going on here?

4What is my objective?

4What are my options

for action?

Thinking on Your Feet

Building Your Thinking Power: Mental Flexibility

Programme

1. Elements of flexible thinking2. Looking at the world in new ways3. Getting free of rigid attitudes4. Thinking on your feet

5. Conclusion