The human mind is pretty amazing, but it's not perfect. As human beings, we have certain in-built thinking habits or "cognitive biases" that influence how we think. In daily life these thinking habits are not necessarily a problem. But when we're striving to accomplish an important objective, then our success may depend upon the accuracy of our analysis and the creativity of our alternatives. This workshop teaches participants how they can work around these "built-in" cognitive biases to become more effective and efficient thinkers. In this workshop participants will learn:

1. to recognise the principal cognitive biases which affect people's thinking;
2. how to define and explore essential factors of a situation;
3. how to clarify the desired outcome;
4. methods to discover and develop creative options.

Some comments from participants:

• "Very thought-provoking & interesting workshop."
• "It helped to clarify my needs & objectives and provided new approaches."
• "This course pointed out which faults I tend to make in my thought patterns and showed me how to develop this into a positive way of thinking & problem solving."
• "Thanks! Very stimulating and interesting (& fun too!)"
• "I had thought at first that my problems were too general/abstract for the workshop, but the skills are actually very relevant."
• "I thoroughly enjoyed this course & hope that Dr. VanderNoot will be coming back - I shall certainly sign up!"