To dispel the belief that fast decision-making is best and to show the importance of allowing the unconscious thinking process time and space to flourish.
Help harness the power of unconscious thinking
In this lecture John Cleese challenges the basis of the decision-making processes prevalent in most of today's organisations. Cleese proposes that there is a pressing need to harness the power of unconscious thinking. Allow the 'tortoise mind' to overtake the 'hare brain' and more fresh and unusual ideas will be the result.
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John explains the dangers in believing that if you are decisive it means you make decisions quickly.... (read more)
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John Cleese explains that if you are decisive it doesn-t mean you make decisions quickly. It is more important to adopt a slower way of thinking which helps us to be more creative and have more ideas.... (read more)
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John Cleese explains that if you are decisive it doesn-t mean you make decisions quickly. He shows that a slower way of thinking is as, if not more, effective than fast thinking. We need the tortoise mind as much as the hare brain.... (read more)
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John Cleese explains that if you are decisive it doesn-t mean you make decisions quickly. He discusses and describes how the tortoise mind works.... (read more)
John Cleese explains that if you are decisive it doesn-t mean you make decisions quickly. He discusses and describes the tortoise enclosure and living with the pressure.... (read more)
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John Cleese explains that if you are decisive it doesn-t mean you make decisions quickly. He discusses and describes the need for the tortoise mind and the hare brain.... (read more)