Monday, August 10, 2009

"Speed Up by Slowing Down First." What makes Visual Thinking so special? (II)

The process of Visual Thinking is just like a sequence of thinking loops. People can keep cycling in a loop or move back or forth between loops. Visual thinkers use multiple techniques to help the thinking flow smooth in the session. People can think more fluid and, instead of being rushed into next loop, slow down their thinking. People can therefore stay in a thinking loop longer until they get enough insights.

Paradoxically, people become more efficient in a rather complex and unpredictable task because of slower thinking process. The slower thinking process allows them think deeper, cohere each other, and then build a more profound Team Mental Model. This TMM will result in better performance, better predictability of errors in an uncertain context, and cooperative decision making. People, therefore, can focus on what really matters and waste less time in trial and error. Totally, the slower thinking process actually makes the whole process in a rather efficient fashion.

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