Comments on: Creative Thinking: The Art of Reexamining Assumptions http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/12/11/the-art-of-reexamining-assumptions/ Thinking beyond productivity Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: peter http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/12/11/the-art-of-reexamining-assumptions/#comment-3970 peter Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:29:25 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=600#comment-3970 Thanks for the reminder about thinking patterns. I seem to run up against all kinds of strange flaws with internet technology -- usually using systems or software others have designed and its a big struggle sometimes to stop and think -- wait, what am I <i>assuming</i> about why this problem is occurring. We often have to completely turn off all logical assumptions because our perception of what is logical has too many built in pre-conditions. So much for the assumption that technology was going to simplify our lives!! Ha! Thanks for the reminder about thinking patterns. I seem to run up against all kinds of strange flaws with internet technology — usually using systems or software others have designed and its a big struggle sometimes to stop and think — wait, what am I assuming about why this problem is occurring. We often have to completely turn off all logical assumptions because our perception of what is logical has too many built in pre-conditions. So much for the assumption that technology was going to simplify our lives!! Ha!

]]> By: Andre http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/12/11/the-art-of-reexamining-assumptions/#comment-3966 Andre Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:50:17 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=600#comment-3966 <b>@Duff:</b> I've thought about it more than once, but more about the solution than the problem. <b>@Marelisa:</b> Interesting. That must explain why legal documents are chock full of qualifiers. I suppose it's even more important to frame legal issues appropriately, since one set of assumptions will highlight a different set of laws than another set of assumptions, so you're forced to be strategic about defining things. Was your arbitration work before or after the Canal's jurisdiction reverted back to Panama? @Duff: I’ve thought about it more than once, but more about the solution than the problem.

@Marelisa: Interesting. That must explain why legal documents are chock full of qualifiers. I suppose it’s even more important to frame legal issues appropriately, since one set of assumptions will highlight a different set of laws than another set of assumptions, so you’re forced to be strategic about defining things. Was your arbitration work before or after the Canal’s jurisdiction reverted back to Panama?

]]> By: Marelisa http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/12/11/the-art-of-reexamining-assumptions/#comment-3961 Marelisa Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:45:13 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=600#comment-3961 Hi Andre: I did labor arbitrations while I worked for the Panama Canal and one of the most important aspects of preparing the case was deciding how to word the issue. The wording of the issue could influence the entire case. How you word a problem is equally important since it sets your mind down a particular line of thought. I love your bird solution :-) Hi Andre: I did labor arbitrations while I worked for the Panama Canal and one of the most important aspects of preparing the case was deciding how to word the issue. The wording of the issue could influence the entire case. How you word a problem is equally important since it sets your mind down a particular line of thought. I love your bird solution :-)

]]> By: Duff http://tools-for-thought.com/2008/12/11/the-art-of-reexamining-assumptions/#comment-3956 Duff Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:26:09 +0000 http://tools-for-thought.com/?p=600#comment-3956 Great bird/sign solution. I've often wondered about more humane and aesthetic solutions to that problem. Food for thought! Great bird/sign solution. I’ve often wondered about more humane and aesthetic solutions to that problem. Food for thought!

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