DATT ® (Direct Attention Thinking Tools) create a framework for defining a situation and improving the ability to consider consequences before taking action. It will help you avoid bad decisions. Our current thinking is usually not wrong; it simply isn't targeted as well as it could be.

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DATT ® can help you and your organisation to plan, design, re-engineer, create or restructure products/systems and continually improve. It can also help you visibly improve performance, become a team leader, and accept new responsibility. Using DATT ® your decisions will be effective and innovative in the least amount of time. Studies have proven that when people are specifically asked to use DATT ® thinking tool their thinking dramatically improves (by as much as 300%).

Who should attend: Directors, executives, managers and professionals looking to improve their decision-making skills.

COURSE OUTLINE

Tool 1 - Consequences and Sequel

It is critical to look ahead to see the possible consequences of an action, plan, decision, or rule. You will see future repercussions and possibilities.

Tool 2 - Plus, Minus, Interesting

This tool will help you identify the positive and the negative plus the possibilities before it is too late.

Tool 3 - Recognise, Analyse, Divide

Break a larger concept or situation into more manageable parts. Getting to the "core" of a situation makes it easier to deal with.

Tool 4 - Consider All Factors

Explore all factors related to an action, decision, plan, judgement, or conclusion, not just the immediately obvious. Rarely do we deal with simple issues and rarely are they singular in dimension.

Tool 5 - Aims, Goals, Objectives

Focus directly and deliberately on the intention behind actions. You will prevent "drifting".

Tool 6 - Alternatives, Possibilities, Choices

Give yourself the benefit of alternatives; then you have choices.

Tool 7 - Other People's Views

Gain the power of broad vision by exploring what other people's (very different) perspectives might be.

Tool 8 - Key Values Involved

Your values powerfully influence your thinking. The whole point of thinking is to help us attain what we value. Make sure your actions fit your values.

Tool 9 - First Important Priorities

Priorities guide your actions, choices and decisions. Get the right things done - target deliberately what is most important and what must be done first.

Tool 10 - Design / Decision, Outcome, Channels, Action

Direct attention to the outcome of thinking and the actions that follow. You will be confident in implementing your decisions.

Course dates

Our public courses are scheduled on demand, as detailed in the course calendar. If you would like to work with the Foundation to develop a tailor-made course to match your specific needs, or you require a specialist consultative approach please contact us.

Fees

> Individual place: - private and public sector £475 + vat; charitable and voluntary sector £425 +vat

> Three or more delegates or multiple workshops (price per place): - private and public sector - £425 + vat; charitable and voluntary sector £395 + vat.