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An Introduction Proposal for 6 Thinking Hats

1 & 2 Day Courses

- Think Differently - Creating an Innovation Capability

That Delivers Value

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Edward De Bono

Verity Price

Clients

Six Thinking Hats

Course Outline

Vodacom

Distell

EQSTRA Fleet Managment

VIX Questek

FBA

Siemans

Cadiz

Kevlar

IBM

Du Pont

Nestle

Recommendations

Pricing Structure

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We believe that only when a team is aligned in their thinking will they be able to align their action to produce meaningful results. All too often progress is slowed by individuals feeling unheard or under-valued.

Powerful teams are the result of positive and engaging interactions – in meetings and in one on one conversations. Our passion is to empower individuals and teams to learn to think together in a way that eliminates argument and creates the space for innovative solutions to emerge.

Edward De Bono's Six Thinking Hats courses have trained over 500,000 people around the

world since 1989. He has written over 60 books and is considered 'the father' of modern thinking. In the 1970's he coined the term 'Lateral Thinking' and has dedicated his career to empowering people with tools that help them to think in radical new ways.

Verity is a trainer, facilitator and keynote speaker on innovation. A former singer/songwriter, she

gained acclaim for an innovative approach to the music industry where she sold an album that 'didn't exist' online after using the Six Hats to work out how to raise funding.

Her story has been featured on Journey To The Core and Carte Blanche, and is also included in the HSBC ‘Top 100 Business Ideas’ in the UK and is the Wits University MBA case study on viral marketing.

As an accredited Edward De Bono Six Thinking Hats trainer, Verity works across South Africa to enable companies to innovate, problem solve and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Alongside training of De Bono’s methods, Verity also facilitates strategy sessions for management teams and their employees. She is a sought after keynote speaker on innovation and works with numerous companies as an ongoing thinking partner for strategic success.

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The difference between mediocre and highly effective teams lies not so much in their collective mental equipment, but in how well they use their abilities to think and how well they work together. The Six Hats method provides the disciplined process for individuals to be focused and to the point and to communicate without arguing. But possibly most important, it requires each individual to look at all sides of an issue. Employees like the way the Six Hats method neutralizes employee rank in a meeting where several levels of employees are present. It also puts people who are quiet and reserved on an equal playing field with those who are more talkative and might monopolize a meeting.

Look at problems and opportunities

systematically Use Parallel Thinking™ to generate more,

better ideas and solutions Make meetings shorter and more productive

Reduce conflict among team members or

meeting participants Stimulate innovation by generating more and

better ideas quickly Create dynamic, results oriented meetings that

make people want to participate

Go beyond the obvious to discover effective alternate solutions

Spot opportunities where others see only problems

View problems from new and unusual angles

Make thorough evaluations See all sides of a situation Keep egos and "turf protection" in check Achieve significant and meaningful results

Creativity Training, Meeting Facilitation and

Meeting Management

Team Productivity and Improved Communication

Product and Process Improvement and Project

Management

Critical and Analytical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

Edward De Bono's Six Thinking Hats courses have trained over 500,000 people around the world since 1989.

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By attending the course your delegates will learn to :

Lead shorter and more productive meetings

Present ideas in a way that ensures buy-in

Facilitate meetings - ensuring full participation and openness from all players

Sequence thinking and meeting agendas through the Six Thinking Hats framework to achieve results

Manage strongly opposing points of view

Stimulate innate creativity

Understand and learn:

The nature of thinking

Why we need to change our behaviour

Why argument is inadequate

The Six Thinking Hats

Why very little new thinking is accomplished at meetings

Tools and techniques focussing on each hat

Using the Six Hats

Frameworks for structuring meetings and focussing thinking

How to turn disagreements into positive contributions

Techniques for opportunity thinking, generating new and valuable ideas

Programming meetings for successful outcomes and creating the action plan

By applying this simple yet powerful tools you:

Generate faster, better and more effective decisions.

Reduce time spent in meetings by focussing thinking and improving the quality of output.

Improve teamwork by fostering the involvement of everyone in the decision.

Overcome diversity in meetings where there are strongly help opposing points of view

Each delegate will receive an official Six

Thinking Hats training manual including additional tools to use in sessions back at work.

All materials have been personally developed by Dr Edward De Bono and imported from the USA.

Templates and worksheets are also provided for all thinking sessions during the course

Certificate for completion of the course

The one day course gives an in-depth experience of the Six Hats and how to apply them

The two day course offers additional reading and spends more time on each hat and allows for group thinking sessions on the second day to practically apply the tools to company issues

“For anyone who has suffered the frustration of circular

debates and endless meetings, The Six Thinking Hats provides the perfect antidote.” (Phil Sturgess, Director, Cadiz)

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“Six Thinking Hats is an excellent way of getting

everybody concerned to look at a goal from different points of view and to ensure that each view is handled and addressed with very little debating and confrontation.” (Russell Macfie, VIX Questek)

‘I feel great and empowered!” (Othibile Keitumetse, Vodacom)

“An absolutely unbelievable experience using a

great process and driven by the most professional and knowledgeable facilitator I have come across in my many years of attending strategic sessions. Verity is doubly UNBELIEVABLE!” (Frans Kruger, CEO Questek)

“This course was incredibly useful and insightful. It provides great structure and direction for interactions in the workplace. I believe that if applied that an individual will gain perspective on how to drive efficient meetings that will attain results.” Gavin Seymour (Vodacom)

“I feel energised, inspired & excited” (V. Reeves, Distell)

“I am excited to apply the De Bono Hats and

Lateral Thinking tools in my everyday life and all future projects and planning!” (Winifred, Student)

“The workshop made me laugh and have good

fun! I feel empowered to be more open minded / self-aware and better understand my team members.” (Hanlie Wiese, Vodacom)

“Six Hats gave me insight in how thinking styles impact decisions and how to correctly use them to advantage in business” (Lianne Martin, Vodacom)

“We were able to find answers & solutions in a very short space of time that everyone bought into!” (Loren Morais, Eqstra)

“I love this new approach on how to venture to

‘think out the box’. It was a most enjoyable experience and time well worth spent!” (Shirley Du Toit, FBA)

“Thanks a MILLION! The session was GREAT!”

(Cornelia Van Zyl, Distell)

“I would say the way Verity facilitates is

fantastic. I think her years as a public performer make her excellent at keeping people’s attention and getting them to interact at a different level than they do in the office.” (Jupiter Punungwe, VIX)

“UNBELIEVABLE! Thank you very much for an

awesome workshop!” (Desire Mclead, Echo)

“This workshop made me realise how important

it is to really think about something before you take action. With all the visuals and teamwork I will easily remember what I learned!’ (Bianca Bock, Pinotage Academy)

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A division of Siemans reduced product development time by 50% after incorporating De Bono's Six Thinking Hats into the process

“For anyone who has suffered the frustration of circular debates and endless meetings, the Six Thinking Hats provides the perfect antidote.” Phil Sturgess, Director

The reengineering of a manufacturing process for Kevlar – eliminated 9 steps in the manufacturing process as a result of De Bono's Lateral Thinking Techniques

“Our key professionals have embraced De Bono's

creative thinking techniques. They have a profound impact on the quality of our thinking at IBM.” Jack Smulowitz, IBM

“At Du Pont we have experienced the power of

deliberate, systematic application of the De Bono tools to practical problems with remarkable results. For example, Lateral Thinking led to a major breakthrough in process continuity at a fibre plant with a radical altering of basic equipment design, reducing the number of moving parts by 80%.” David Tanner, Director

“We need ideas and we need them quickly – that's when De Bono's tools really work.” Helmut Moucher, Chief Executive

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Feedback from participants shows that One Day Courses are never enough for them to become fully immersed in the process and grasp the tools so that they can effectively implement them back in the work place.

We offer the option of the 1 Day Courses being supplemented with a second day facilitated workshop for delegates to experience the tools working on actual business issues.

Feedback from participants shows that once back at the office it is all too easy to forget what they have learned. To ensure that this is not the case, we have created an 8 week offering of weekly ‘drip feed’ emails to refresh the course content through exercises, short videos and templates. These work to keep the training front of mind and help to embed the new way of thinking into daily activity.

The power of the Team Thinking Workshops is that they not only connect a team through fun, laughter and shared experience, but they also impart valuable thinking skills to be taken back into the work environment. They provide a short introduction to the Six Hats and Lateral Thinking, and will provide a powerful platform to unite, inspire and transform a team. Workshops can be used as an opportunity to have teams problem solve existing issues they face. They work well in conjunction with full training as a way to introduce the wider team to the tools and the value of the day will filter positively into your organisation long after the workshop is completed.

Please not that they do not provide the in-depth experience that the course and manuals do.

The closer people are to the origination of an idea, the more likely they are to act on it. Using the Six Hats for strategy and ideation sessions has proved invaluable to our clients and is a powerful way to ensure buy-in from every member of a team.

All sessions are captured and collated to ensure that none of the thinking is lost and that clear action points are defined. We use a combination of De Bono thinking tools and the Balanced Scorecard to approach strategic conversations for teams, departments and entire organisations.

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One Day Courses R3,850.00 per delegate (Six Hats) Includes one manual, materials & certificates

Two Day Courses R6,700.00 per delegate (R3,350.00 p/d) (Six Hats) Includes two manuals, materials & certificates

Embedding Six Hats R300 per delegate Refreshing the tools with weekly reminders (8 weeks)

Full Day Facilitation R15,500.00

Half Day Team Thinking Workshop R 8,500.00 (6 – 25 people)

Full Day Team Thinking Workshop R15,500.00 (6 – 25 people)

Please note: Venue, catering, travel & accommodation are not included and would be for the clients account.

We are based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Thank you for this opportunity to give you some insight into the Six Thinking Hats training and the radical new thinking & improved communication that they can offer your organisation. I look forward to discussing how we can take this forward. Yours in thinking,

Verity Price +27 82 685 5256 training@iamverity.com