The document is a presentation about thinking given by Tim Richardson. It discusses why people don't think, keys to thinking such as increasing risk tolerance and encouraging innovation, different thinking styles like "Jud" and "Gen", and ways to take thinking to the next level including making time to think and taking small incremental improvements. It encourages recognizing and rewarding creativity to foster more innovative thinking.

1. Think!
Presented to:
IDA Expo
April 9, 2015
Presented by:
Tim Richardson

2. Why don’t people think?
• Not formally taught
• Not encouraged to think
• Conditioned for “sameness”
• Fear of Failure

3. Keys to Thinking
• Increase risk tolerance
• Totally “let go”

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10. “ The illiterate of the future
are not those that cannot
read or write, but those
that cannot learn, unlearn
and relearn.” Alvin Toffler

11. “

12. What idea, concept, or
way of doing business
do I need to let go
of to make room for
something better?

13. Keys to Thinking
• Encourage innovation

14. Moore's Law:
• The processing power of a
microchip doubles every 18
months while the price
halves.

15. Gilder's Law:
The total bandwidth of
communication systems
triples every twelve months.

16. Metcalfe's Law:
The value of a network is
proportional to the square of the
number of nodes

17. Richardson's Law:
Your comprehension of these
laws severely limits my
ability to have an intelligent
conversation with you.

19. “

20. What innovation do you
need to adopt to move
your door business
ahead?

21. Keys to Thinking
• Make thinking
participatory

22. “ When you appeal to the highest level
of thinking, you get the highest level
of performance?” Jack Stack,
CEO Springfield Remanufacturing

23. Old school
• One way information flow
• Static problem-solving
• Policy and rule driven

24. New School
• Question assumptions
• Utilize diversity in thinking
• Solicit continuous input

25. Keys to Thinking
• Make thinking visual
• Make thinking fun

26. What to do:
• Utilize both brains

27. “Jud” Judgment:
• Logical & Linear in their thinking
• Ideas are driven through facts
and figures
• Only one “Right” answer
• Don’t JUMP, THINK!

28. “Gen” Generator:
• Visual in their thinking
• Ideas are developed via
unrelated connections
• Almost always more than
one “Right” answer
• Don’t THINK, JUMP!
• Challenge the status quo

31. ?
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32. How can I make an
aspect of my door
business more
enjoyable for my staff
or customers?

33. Keys to Thinking
• Make time to think

34. 6 books related to your
position or profession

35. 6 audio or video learning
programs

36. 6 personal or professional
learning events

37. 6 vacations per year

41. Exercise 6 days a week

43. Mayo Clinic Study – US
Obesity Trends

45. • The obesity rate for adults could top
44 percent by 2030
• Approximately 1 in 3 deaths are
obesity related
• The loss in economic productivity
could be between $390 and $580
billion annually.

47. 6 incremental improvements:

48. 10% 40% 40% 10%
Peak Performance Curve
6 5 4 3 2 1 0

49. “

50. Which of the 6 x 6
rules will have the
greatest impact on
me?

51. Take it up a Notch
• “The difference
between the
100th and the
top ranking can
be as little as .7
of a second...

52. Take it up a Notch
• … and as
much as
5,300%
in
income!

53. •E/Z = E-zine
•S/T = Speaker Tracks
•F/U = Follow-up

54. Contact info:
Email: Tim@TimRichardson
Phone: 865-984-2700
Web :
www.TimRichardson.com
Twitter:
Twitter.com/TimRichardson

55. A Thought About Training:
“One thing worse than training
employees and losing them is not
training them and keeping them!”
Zig Ziglar

56. The Power of Recognition
What gets recognized and
rewarded gets repeated.

57. What does your company do
that is Gen-like that
differentiates you?

58. Intellectual Engagement
• Reward and recognize
innovation and creativity
• Train people