What is the Thinklets Toolkit?
It is no longer important how much you remember, but rather how quickly you can access relevant
information and cognitive tools (Thinklets) to help improve thinking performance. It is comprised of
over 175 Thinklets and more than 500 facilitator questions. Thinklets Toolkit represents best practices
and tools distilled from over 20,000 pages of information. In many ways, it is similar to a wikipedia.
Thinklets - Tools for the mind.
So what are thinklets? Thinklets can be viewed as mental triggers or “thought switches” that activate
thinking patterns not commonly used. In its purest sense a Thinklet can be as simple as “asking the
right question at the right time.” Or, a Thinklet may provide small bursts of thinking stimuli
(expert “facilitation” questions) embedded in traditional thinking techniques, templates, and worksheets.
These thinklets help the thinker alter routine thinking patterns and activate not commonly used patterns
leading to new associations, relationships and ultimately new innovative ways of thinking. There are
four basic kinds of thinklets.
· Trigger Questions: Ask the right question helps the mind find the right answer.
· Thinking Techniques: Instead of routine thinking, use fresh thinking patterns
· Templates: Guided thinking with forms, worksheets and models.
· Tutors: Clarity and just-in-time understanding is essential for effective thinking.
Thinklets Tool Sets (Thinking Functions)
It’s no longer as important how much you remember … but rather how quickly you can
access cognitive tools to help improve thinking performance.
Observe and become aware of problems & opportunities
Define and describe the problem or situation.
Analyze and understand the details.
Create and innovate something new or different
Systems Think the whole problem or situation
Tap into Subconscious thinking
Decision Making tools
Project Management tools