Structured Thought

I recently attended a training session performed by a group called thoughtleaders. The class was titled Structured Thought and Communications and provided some very good insight. The one area that I found to be the most helpful is the process of building consensus before going into the final boardroom setting. Although the process on paper seems very easy I assure you the process is quite complicated.

The steps that Mike Figliuolo discussed during the presentation are different than most process oriented approaches. For example at one point you begin to define the problem before using any data analysis. Coming from a prior world that lived six sigma this is a four letter word. How would you every make a recommendation before doing a little data mining. Mike's approach does not say to avoid data but suggests that you use it later in the process rather than in the beginning. I thought the training was exceptional and well constructed. I would recommend anyone who has aspirations about taking their career to the next level to attend.