Timeless Lifeskills Foundation
Timeless Lifeskills Foundation
From an agrarian age we moved to the age of information, then to the age of knowledge and now we are in the age of intelligence. What next? My take, ‘age of wisdom’!I think ‘learning to be’ is probably THE most important timeless life skill. In its connotation it is similar to the inscription at Oracle of Delphi, ‘Know Thyself’ (the second, not so popular inscription at Oracle of Delphi, ‘everything in moderation’ is also…
Edward de Bono distinguishes between ‘what is’ or judgment type of thinking with ‘what can be’ type of thinking. He coined the term ‘Lateral Thinking’ and advocates that ‘what can be’ type of thinking is imperative for ‘designing’ the future.Lateral thinking is ‘idea creativity’ and is thinking that is concerned with changing ideas, perception and concepts. It is different from Artistic Creativity.Edward de Bono explains Lateral Thinking by drawing a parallel with being stuck on…
Why Thinking Skills = To Solve a Problem or to Take a Decision (or even to think of a new Problem!)Thinking = Being aware of, and challenging our inherent Assumptions / Perceptions + Figuring out Alternatives + Weighing Alternatives + Choosing Optimal Alternative Being Aware of, and Challenging Assumptions/Perceptions + Finding Alternatives = Creative ThinkingWeighing Alternatives (i.e. analysis, judgment etc) = Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking skills, I think, can be viewed from three perspectives.First is the…
UNESCO's Report on education for the 21st century titled 'Learning - The Treasure Within' says that education throughout life is based upon four pillars – ' Learning to Know', 'Learning to Do', 'Learning to Live Together' and 'Learning to Be'. (UNESCO Report http://www.unesco.org/delors/)I am of the opinion ‘Learning to Think’ is a very important constituent of ‘Learning to Know’. There are two schools of thought on learning how to think. One school believes that ‘thinking’…