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If you\u2019ve heard too many people declare \u201cWe\u2019ve got to think in new ways\u201d too many times, you\u2019re probably not in the mood to hear it again. Unless, of course, the next person who says it can tell you what, exactly, they mean by that.<\/p>\n

Before \u2013 and not until \u2013 someone can explain what \u201cthinking in new ways\u201d means, it means nothing other than a realization that the way we\u2019re thinking now isn\u2019t good enough.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s only halfway home. Recognizing the problem is an important step, yet the big step is still to come: solving it.<\/p>\n

But wait. It\u2019s not that simple \u2013 or easy. Albert Einstein used to say, \u201cIf I had one hour to save the world, I\u2019d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem, and five minutes devising the solution.\u201d Simple, isn\u2019t it? What Einstein didn\u2019t say, though, is (1) when all is said and done, he taught us more about thinking \u2013 and thinking about thinking \u2013 than he did about physics, and (2) implicit in his remark was a clear distinction about determining what kind of thinking would be needed.<\/p>\n

I spent 24 years in corporate and entrepreneurial leadership and management positions, and 26 years \u2013 and counting \u2013 consulting to corporate leadership teams on, among other things, precisely that: new kinds of thinking. Here\u2019s how I broke down \u201cthinking in new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

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8 New Ways To Think<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Think Creatively.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Creativity means new, novel, fearless, unencumbered, and curious. It means constantly challenging what we know. It means looking for the next thing or idea, whatever that might be. It means, as Einstein said, \u201cWhen other people look for a needle in a haystack and find it, they stop looking; I look for more needles.\u201d It also means, as Akia Morita, founder of Sony, said, \u201cCuriosity is the key to creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Think Proactively.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Don’t wait for a problem or opportunity to get in front of you. If you do, you\u2019ll probably find that it\u2019s really creeping up behind you. Think ahead. Look into the future, not so hard to do if you\u2019re brave enough.<\/p>\n

Think Collaboratively.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Learn to think with others. That doesn\u2019t mean you always have to agree. In fact, disagreement is a god thing. It leads to the thesis-antithesis-synthesis model, which not only solves problems, it builds strong teams.<\/p>\n

Think Independently and Autonomously.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While thinking collaboratively is critical, thinking independently is, too. Sometimes you just have to cast off all but your own thoughts for the moment in order to be a better collaborator.<\/p>\n

Think Holistically.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What\u2019s the whole picture? Einstein used to ask himself, \u201cWhat\u2019s going on here?\u201d and \u201cWhat is this a part of?\u201d His willingness to think that way led to his theory of relativity and that of gravitational waves (which took science more than 100 years to prove).<\/p>\n

Think Flexibly.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Be ready to add, subtract, or change any of the parts of your thought process. In other words, say \u201cWhat if?\u201d a lot. This is a crucial part of scenario planning, and of new product ideation.<\/p>\n

Think Constructively.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Think about things upon which you can build, foundations of thought to be added upon as you move the process along. This also allows for adding more people to the process as well.<\/p>\n

Think Optimistically.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cPessimism never won any battles,\u201d said General Dwight Eisenhower, who surely knew a thing or two about positivity and winning against the odds. Thinking optimistically is not unrealistic. It is, frankly, the only way victories are achieved.<\/p>\n

If you can consciously define the type of thinking you need to do, you automatically get a jump on defining and solving problems or taking advantage of opportunities. You also put your team in position to take firmer grasp of the way(s) you think.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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