Equal Value Thinking Methodology
You will learn the following and more:
Why solving complex problems well is hard, and why individuals are frankly terrible at it, irrespective of intelligence.
Why people assume others think and want what they do and the problems it causes.
Why telling someone they’re wrong doesn’t work; only understanding why they think differently solves the problem.
Why groups outperform individuals when solving complex problems, but only when they are highly collaborative. Working together beats intelligence.
Why diverse teams beat highly intelligent teams.
Why existing problem-solving techniques like brainstorming don't work.
Why groupthink destroys good decisions.
What psychological safety actually is, how to create the circumstances for it to emerge and why it's essential to a company’s success.
Perception error - the evolutionary basis of “that idea feels wrong”.
Cognitive miser theory - why brains are lazy and want quick, easy answers.
Six thinking styles (top-down, bottom-up, convergent, divergent, associative, linear) and why people disagree.
How perception error, cognitive miser theory and the thinking styles combine to stop us listening.
The autism-inspired model behind EVT, treating all information with equal value until it's valued is demonstrated.
Strengths of different neurotypes and why they are essential.
The “why”: how to find the fundamental reason the product needs to exist and stop you building the wrong product.
The EVT workshop, modelled on the revolutionary Bauhaus School of Art, a repeatable way to solve complex problems, where all ideas are debated to find the best solution. Loud voices are silenced as they have no place in the modern workplace.