Whether you are a practicing PM, or an aspiring PMP, why not take a break for a

minute, sit back and think about thinking!

OK, let s start with a quick mind stretcher. To stretch your thinking, here are th
ree levels of changing your thinking:
do things different
think different
think about thinking
Is there somewhere you could apply this right now? Go ahead and do it.
Now, with that quick warmup behind you, here is a more extensive list of 7 level
s of thinking that can help you to produce greater results for brainstorming.
Here are seven levels of thinking, listed in order of increasing difficulty:
doing the right things
effectiveness
focused thinking
doing things right efficiency
efficient thinking
doing things better improving
positive thinking
stopping doing things cutting
refocused thinking
doing things others are doing copying
adaptive thinking
doing things no one is doing different
lateral thinking
doing things that can t be done
impossible imaginative thinking
The items further down the list transition from an adapter of ideas to an innova
tor of ideas.
I hope this helps you achieve more effective brainstorming in team meetings and
problem solving sessions or just helps you personally to think a little more outsi
de the box! Work with your team
or just yourself to move through the different l
evels for broader and more effective thinking.