The 4 Dimensions of High Performance Thinking

Question 1

What are the names of the 4 dimensions of high performance thinking?

Answer 1

1. Creativity
2. Understanding
3. Decision-making
4. Personal spirit

Question 2

What are the two mindsets in creativity?

Answer 2

1. Creative thinking - cool/cognitive

2. Creative intuition - warm/emotional

Question 3

What are the two mindsets in understanding?

Answer 3

1. Analytical thinking - cool/cognitive

2. Compassion - warm/emotional

Question 4

What are the three mindsets in decision-making?

Answer 4

1. Critical thinking - cool/cognitive
2. Values driven - warm/emotional
3. Gut intuition- warm/emotional

Question 5

What is the colour and shape for creativity?

Answer 5

Green circle

Question 6

What is the colour and shape for understanding?

Answer 6

Yellow inverted triangle

Question 7

What is the colour and shape for decision-making?

Answer 7

Red stop sign hexagon

Question 8

What is the colour and shape for personal spirit?

Answer 8

White diamond

Question 9

What does green creativity produce?

Answer 9

Creative ideas, viable options and possible solutions

Question 10

What does yellow understanding produce?

Question 11

What does red decision-making produce?

Question 12

What does white personal spirit produce?

Question 13

Using the traffic light, what is the slogan for green?

Answer 13

Go and create!

Question 14

Using the traffic light, what is the slogan for yellow understanding?

Answer 14

Slow down, look around and understand.

Question 15

Using the traffic light, what is the slogan for red decision-making?

Answer 15

Stop and decide.

Question 16

Where do the 4 dimensions of high performance thinking come from?

Answer 16

Different sources - Bob Wiele used research and publications by Robert Sternberg’s Successful Intelligence and Jerry Rhodes’ Effective Intelligence to formulate the first 3 dimensions. He developed personal spirit based on the work on hardiness, initiative and resilience by researchers Anton Antonovsky, Robert and Suzanne Khobasa et al.

Question 17

Why was a traffic light used?

Answer 17

It is a universal common language, known around the world. It’s easy to remember It helps to direct behaviour. It directs to changes in thinking approaches. It’s a way to align the thinking work of different people to get on the same page, collaborate and avoid collisions