Direct Attention Thinking Tools (DATT™)Eliminate your thinking frustrations
Comprehensive 1 day
When confronted with a problem or an issue it is often difficult to know how to start thinking about how to address it.
The DATT™ programme has been described as “software of the mind”. It consists of ten tools to help you consistently solve problems and make good decisions.
Benefits
- Become a strong and confident decision maker
- Quickly and accurately weigh risks against reward
- Find the most effective solutions
- Uncover opportunities within problems
- Avoid mistakes with the ‘what if’ principle
- Remove obstacles with simple solutions
- Assess all angles of the problem before making a decision
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who wants to significantly upgrade their general thinking skills by developing an armoury of specific techniques
Those who have to confront a variety of challenging situations on a regular basis
Content
The programme is run by one of Illumine’s de Bono certified trainers. The 10 simple DATT thinking strategies will enable you to direct your thinking energy in a powerful, managed approach to get pertinent information and take appropriate action. The ten tools covered are:
- Consequences and sequels – look ahead to see the consequences of actions, plans, decisions or rules
- Plus, minus and interesting – ensure that all sides of a matter have been considered before a decision is made
- Recognise, analyse and divide – break a larger concept into smaller, more manageable parts
- Consider all factors – explore all factors related to an action, decision or plan
- Aims, goals and objectives – focus directly and deliberately on the intention behind actions
- Alternatives, possibilities and choices – deliberately try to find alternatives
- Other people’s views – review, evaluate and consider
- Key values involved – ensure that out-thinking serves your values
- First important priorities – select the most important idea factors and objectives
- Design, decisions, outcome, channels, and action – direct attention to the thinking and action that follows
