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Divergent Thinking

Divergent Thinking is a method of thinking that allows us to consider various solutions to a problem and discover new points of view. It is also known as thinking “outside of the box.”

How to use this: “I was able to do some divergent thinking after journaling this morning. I came up with five new ideas!”

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Job Crafting

Personalizing your current job in a way that feels energizing and helps you stay relevant.

How to use this: “I’ve been job crafting by taking on a more creative branding project in addition to just crunching data as an analyst.”

To bring your superpowers into your job...

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Developing A Growth Mindset

Try practicing these three things:

  • Don’t blame circumstances for your mistakes. Instead, use them as an opportunity to learn about yourself.
  • When faced with an unfamiliar situation, don’t run or hide. Try to tackle it to the best of your abilities.
  • Don’t be hesitant abo...

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Confirmation Bias

It is the tendency to seek out information that affirms your beliefs and ignore information that opposes your beliefs.

How to use this: “It’s been so hard to try and change his mind about this project. I think confirmation bias is really impacting his decision-making.”

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Executive Presence

It is the ability to inspire confidence in others to believe in and follow you.

To build executive presence, become aware of your communication style, actively seek feedback, make small changes to your behaviour that feel authentic, and be mentally present during conversations.

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Everyone Is Checking You Out

How often do you search Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram before meeting someone new? All the time, right? Everyone is checking you out online, too.

The “first” impression of you isn’t when you actually make contact, it’s when someone pulls up your profiles and makes snap judgments b...

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How To Think Differently

Take two or three mundane office or household items (like a sock, a paperclip, or a pencil) and brainstorm as many alternative uses as you can for each. For example, a sock can be used as a washcloth, a paperclip as a keychain, and a pencil as a hair curler.

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Growth Mindset

Growth Mindset

A growth mindset is a belief that your abilities can be developed over time by learning to embrace failures, facing difficult situations with resilience, and seeking help along the way.

To build a growth mindset, remind yourself that your failure is not a sign of incompetence, Rather, it’s...

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Divergent thinking can be practiced

  • Mind mapping helps your brain work by association. Start in the centre and add notes, connecting branches together.
  • Brainstorming. Generate as many ideas as possible.
  • Free writing. Focus on the question and write without s...

Convergent  and divergent thinking

Convergent and divergent thinking

  • Convergent thinking. When we want to solve a problem, we tend to look for useful facts to guide us to the correct answer. This type of thinking works well when the problem is straightforward and requires a reasonable solution.
  • Divergent thinking. F...

Thinking Outside The Box

Thinking Outside The Box

When people say “think outside the box”, the box is a frame, the traditional way of thinking about a problem. Going beyond this frame can lead to radically new or interesting ideas.

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