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- Look at other people's viewpoints (Tool 7: Other People's Views)- Ensure that out thinking serves our values (Tool 8: Key Values Involved)- Select the most important ideas, factors, objectives (Tool 9: First Important Priorities)- Direct attention to the outcome of the thinking and action that follows (Tool 10: Design,

Decisions, Outcome, Channels, Action)THE BENEFITS OF DATTWhat is DATT (Direct Attention Thinking Tools)? Ten tools that will help you consistently make good decisions and solve problems An aid to thinking. The tools make thinking more deliberate, more structured, more organised -

more effective. They are designed to be simple and usable. Simple tools, used effectively, canbe powerful.

DATT is 'software ofthe mind'. Once you have been trained, you can use the 10 tools toeliminate some of the frustrations from your life.

A success formula -a powerful managed framework for thinking that creates success in theworkplace and at home.

How can DATT help you and others? Studies have proven that when people are specifically asked to use DATT thinking tools, their

thinking dramatically improves (by as much as 300%) You can avoid impulsive behaviour and snap judgments by utilising tools that give you broad,

wise views. The professional success you attain will be attributed to your decision making and idea-

generating skills. These skills may already be strong, but after DATT training they willbeconsistently stronger.

It gives you software for the mind that creates constructive thinking. It improves your ability to consider consequences before taking action.

DATT tools create a framework for defining asituation, making a decision and taking action. The tools will help you....do your job well....contribute to team efforts.....show that you and your

skills merit promotion andincreased responsibility.....be confident....enjoy life more. DATT will help you avoid bad decisions. Our current thinking is usually not wrong; it simply is

nottargeted as well as it could be.Why do we need to develop thinking skills? Our modern lives, both business and personal, are very fast paced and full of action. We often

confuse action with accomplishment and frequently jump toaction without adequate thinking. If you tend to take action and then see what happens - if it is good, you keep going: if it is bad,

you stop or cleanup the mess you have created - then DATT can help you. Although thisstrategy is better than doing nothing at all, it is inefficient, and usually the pain or mistake rate ishigh and possibly permanently damaging.

Opinions and existing mind-sets powerfully drive our thinking, choices and actions. We needtools and levers to allow ourselves to explore areas outside our self imposed standards andideas.

Why does DATT work? DATT is based on a fundamental understanding of how the brain handles information. The

methods you will learn are simple and practical. 'Power simplicity' is the key characteristic ofDATT

In life things are not neatly put in front of you for you to help yourself. You have to goout andgetinformation, you design a plan, and you take action. You have to direct your mental attentionto those factors that matter most

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How does DATT give you an invisible advantage?It is how you look at adecision or problem that will determine the degree of your success.You become an effective solution finder at work and at home.How will I know which tool to use?

A carpenter buys a set of tools: hammer, saw, chisels, plane, drill, etc. Each ofthese tools iscarefully designed to carry out aspecific function. The carpenter becomes familiar with the toolsand learns how to use them effectively. You will become a thinking craftsman. You will learnhowand when to use the 10 DATT tools effectively.

In general, the use of the tools can be classified as:1. Evaluation Tools2. Exploration Tools3. Value Tools4. Action Tools

How can DATT help your organisation?DATT can help you plan, design, re-engineer and continually improve. It can help you solve

problems, manage quality, build teams, empower people, integrate systems, add value tocustomers and create or re-structure products and systems. Using DATT, your decisions will beeffective and innovative in the least amount of time. That is what is called results'.How will DATT help you? You will outperform others because you know "How To". You will be a strong, confident decision maker. You will quickly and accurately weigh risks against rewards. You will consistently "make the right call". You will think clearly with great focus about the right thing. You will reach optimum solutions quicker than ever before. You will uncover the hidden opportunities in "problems".

Use "what if" thinking to avoid costly mistakes. You will look beyond the boundaries of self-limiting perspectives You will remove obstacles with simple solutions You will take a fresh look at options You will be a visionary You will thoroughly judge a situation. You will assess all angles of the big picture before making a decision You will produce answers that inspire

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