This document outlines keys to thinking presented by Tim Richardson to KMGMA on April 16, 2015. It discusses how people are not formally taught or encouraged to think, and are conditioned for "sameness," fearing failure. Keys to thinking include increasing risk tolerance, letting go of old ideas, encouraging innovation, making thinking participatory and visual, utilizing both logical and creative thinking, and making time to think. It provides examples of laws around technology advancement and emphasizes taking small incremental improvements to reach peak performance.

1. Think!
Presented to:
KMGMA
April 16, 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 cuts
in half.

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 clinic or medical
practice forward?

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

27. What to do:
• Utilize both brains

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

29. “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

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

34. Keys to Thinking
• Make time to think

35. 6 books related to your
position or profession

36. 6 audio or video learning
programs

37. 6 personal or professional
learning events

38. 6 vacations per year

44. Exercise 6 days a week

46. 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