Conceptual Thinking Archives - Price Associates

Level Up Your Thinking and Build New Paradigms with Conceptual Thinking

From Episode 86 of The Complete Leader Podcast

Do you remember when you could only buy one song at a time, on a 45? Or, if you had enough money, maybe five or six songs on each side of a 33?

Perhaps I’m dating myself.

But paradigms within the music industry have changed significantly over the past several decades, from vinyl records to cassette tapes to CDs to getting your music over the internet—and now we each have entire libraries at our fingertips. These paradigm shifts, especially with the coming of the internet, were hugely disruptive to the industry. But they each took place to solve a problem or exploit an opportunity.

Four Questions to Grow Your Conceptual Thinking Skills

From Episode 85 of The Complete Leader Podcast

Imagine a coworker tells you they’re going to a soccer game tomorrow.

Immediately, there is a certain image you capture about what that experience will be like, depending on what you know about your colleague. You might envision a child’s school match with a field marked by orange cones, or picture a large stadium with roaring crowds, nachos and hot dogs in hand.

Either way, you both have a common understanding of what a soccer game is. It’s a concept you hold in your mind because you share a common language. This is conceptual thinking at its root.

Conceptual Thinking: Thinking Outside the Box

Conceptual thinkers have an astute understanding of why something is being done. They can think at an abstract level and easily apply their insights to the situation. In this 2-minute video, faculty member Andy Johnson discusses this critical competency for leaders. As an expert on introverted leaders, Andy also shares his thoughts on introverts as natural conceptual thinkers.

Conceptual Thinking (Series Ep. 2)

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price continue their discussion of Conceptual Thinking. Ron peels back the layers of conceptual thinking and lays out how concepts are joined together to create a model. He talks about the role of paradigms in conceptual thinking, and how to train your mind to observe the assumptions that drive both thinking and results. He gives tips to improve conceptual thinking in practical ways, and ideas to involve others in the process.

Intro to Conceptual Thinking (Ep. 1)

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price talk today about Conceptual Thinking, starting by defining the term and what it means for a leader. They talk about the evolution of org charts, and conceptual thinking’s role in creating a better future. Ron outlines some of the ways he helps leaders and their teams develop conceptual thinking, and gives tips to unfold this type of thinking in your own life.

Conceptual Thinking: Creating Theories

In this short video, Innovation and Technology Strategist Dr. Evans Baiya outlines ways to better your expertise in Conceptual Thinking and explains why it is important to surround yourself with conceptual thinkers.

Digging Underneath the Surface of a Problem

In this short video, TCL Faculty Member, Wade Johnson gives you tools to encourage Conceptual Thinking with your team and actions to improve this leadership skill on a day-to-day basis.

TCL Video Series: Conceptual Thinking

Conceptual thinkers have an astute understanding of why something is being done. They can think at an abstract level and easily apply their insights to the situation. Read More

Is It Easy To Get Your Attention?

Ready to listen so others get heard? Recently Shawn was asked a similar question by several of her readers. One of them worded it this way: “Yesterday I received feedback from someone who is important to me. He said, ‘You don’t hear me and I’m having a hard time getting your attention!’ When I look at my behavior I realize he is right. What can I do now?Read More

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