The trap of formulaic thinking - how not to get caught?

A person thinks in patterns. This is neither good nor bad. It is a fact. This is how the brain works. Scientifically, this is called - using neural networks.





When a person learns something, he creates a new neural network, it is fixed, and the next time in a similar situation, the brain will simply reuse it in the same form, saving the body energy. When the “template” is recognized as wrong by the brain, the neural network is destroyed and a new pattern takes its place.





In the modern world, an obligatory quality of a successful person is "creative thinking" , that is, the ability of the brain to create new and destroy old neural networks.





We are Leaders, we are the basis of all efficiency improvement processes, it depends on us how satisfied the users of our products and services will be, and the company will make money. And creativity is one of our core skills. But, oddly enough, this is also the main Beach!





We spend a lot of effort to keep up with new approaches, monitor changes in standards, study the approaches of other organizations, and often, in order to critically look at how we apply our knowledge , alas, there is no energy left .





And here our beloved Brain comes to our aid! “Don't be afraid,” he says: “I know how to save you a couple of hundred kilocalories! Catch the pattern! Did you read it? I read it! So there you go! Here it is - a silver bullet! "





And we begin to flex the situation under our neural network. And how does this manifest itself in practice?





For example, in a classic situation, when a leader sees that his people are overworked and work to the utmost, the brain whispers first of all: "We need more resources!" ... And after the increase in staff, we see that nothing changes - after all, in order to eliminate the real cause of overload, we need to go beyond the current picture of the world, expand the vision - and this requires strength .





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  3. Always keep in mind - the first thought is usually formulaic - the brain wants to save energy. And, if the result is important to you - wait to draw conclusions, collect more information.





  4. Asking open-ended questions. This will expand your knowledge of the context to find a more accurate instrument.





  5. Correct the approach when receiving new information. Not “implement Agile”, but “be Agile”.





And then our work will be of maximum benefit!








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