DATT by Edward de Bono

DATT = Direct Attention Thinking Tools. Attended this training for the past two days and below are some tips / tools use for thinking stages by Edward de Bono.

• C & S Consequence and Sequel

Run events and action possibilities forward in your mind and look at the consequences of each. Ask, “If this were to happen, or to be done, what would follow?”

• P.M.I Plus, Minus, Interestin
  

Look @ the benefits, dangers and interesting aspects before making a judgment. Ask, “What are the good things, bad things and the interesting things here?”

• RAD Recognize, Analyze, Divide
  

Try to recognize the situation and break it down into smaller parts to make it easier to recognize and deal with. Ask,”Is this familiar and how I could break it down into smaller parts?”

• CAF Consider all Factors
  

Take a look at all factors, matters, and aspects that need to be considered. Ask, “What is involved here, and what are the things that matter?”

• A.G.O. Aims, Goals, Objective

Focus your attention on what you are trying to achieve. Ask, “Why am I doing this?”

• A.P.C. Alternatives, Possibilities, Choices

Make an effort to generate other possibilities and alternatives. Ask, “What other possibilities and choices are there?”

• O.P.V. Other People’s Views
  

Focus attention on different people involved in the situation and consider what their thinking might be. Ask, “What might each of these people be thinking?”

• K.V.I. Key Values Involved

Examine both the positive and negative values involved. Ask, “What are the values here?”

• FIP First Important Priorities
  

Pick out the things that matter most of all. Ask, “Which of these things is the most important?”

• DOCA Decision/Design, Outcome, Channels, Action

Be clear about the outcome of your thinking. Ask, “What am I going to do, and “how am I going to do it?”

The above tools is very useful for troubleshooting on a problem, decision making, setting goals, objective as it can help a person’s thinking to be more structure as it breaks down the problem into smaller pieces and help a person to sees the answers to the problem better. The trainer for this course is Miss Daphne Lim from Edward de Bono Training Pte Ltd. I must say that she is a very experience and good trainer as she helps us to understand each tool better by giving us example on how to use them. After her explanation to each problem, everything seems to be easy to decide. She also teaches us to ask a shooting question or fishing question. She makes the lesson very interesting and I really enjoy it very much!!!.

However, we do need to practice the tools that we had learnt so that we can be more familiarize with it. That’s one saying practice makes perfect.

They do had Dr Edward de Bono's Thinking Programmes for students for term 4 intake starting 13 September 2008. Children as young as K2 can start to develop creative awarness. Parents can check out this website http://www.debonotraining.com/ to know more about this programmes. Their school is located at 24 Raffles Place #02-09/10 Clifford Centre Spore 048621.

NaTuRe CrEative Thinking FrOm YoUng!!!!!