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The de Bono Group - Six Thinking Hats. 6 Hats. Chapter 1: Introduction An antelope grazing in Africa hears a sound in the grass. Immediately all the neuronal clusters concerned with danger are preactivated so the lion is reconized as soon as it emerges from the grass, and the antelope is able to escape. Such presensitization is a key part of how the brain works and why it is so efficient.
It is not possible to be presensitized in different directions at the same time just as it would not be possible to design a golf club that was the best club for driving and at the same time the best club for putting. Argument versus Parallel Thinking The basis idea behind Western thinking was designed about twenty three hundred years ago by the Greek "Gang of Three" and is based on argument. Socrates put a high emphasis on dialectic and argument. Aristotle systematized inclusion/exclusion logic. As a result, Western thinking is concerned with "what is," which is determined by analysis, judgement and argument. That is a fine and useful system. Results. White. What information do we have? What information do we need? What information is missing? What questions do we need to ask? How are we going to get the information we need?
Think of paper. What information do we have? The information can range from hard facts and figures that can be checked to soft information like opinions and feelings. When two offered pieces of information disagree, there is no argument on that point. The white hat is usually used toward the beginning of a thinking session as a background for the thinking hat is going to take place. The white hat is neutral. A very important part of white hat is to define the information that is missing and needed. White hat energy is directed at seeking out and laying out information. Chapter 4: Facts and Figures Chapter 5: Whose Fact is it?
Chapter 6: Japanese-Style Input Chapter 7: Facts, Truths and Philosophers Chapter 8: Who puts on the Hat? Chapter 9: Summary of White hat Thinking. Red. The opposite of neutral, objective information.Hunches, intuitions, impressions.No need to justifyNo need to give reasons or the basis. Do emotions muck up thinking, or are they part of it? At what point do emotions come in? Can emotional people be good thinkers? How valid are intuitions? How valuable are intuition? How are intuitions to be used? Reacting and getting upset.This is what I feel about this meeting.To show or to hide feelings Can thinking change emotions? The Language of Emotions Think of fire. In a normal business discussion you are not supposed to allow your emotions to come in. Intuition may be based on a lot of experience. ... ... ... Those feelings are useful. Under the red hat a range of feelings can be expressed: enthusiastic, "love it", "like it", neutral, uncertain, doutful, mixed, unhappy, "don't like it", "hat it", and so on.
There is no need to explain or justify the feelings. The red hat is always applied to a specific idea or situation. ... ... ... Black. How something does not fit our experience.Why something may not workPoiting out difficulties and problemsStaying within the lawKeeping to values and ethics. Point out erros in thinking.Question the strenght of evidence.Does the conclusion follow? Is it the possible conclusion? What is likely happen in the future? Does it fit past experience? What are the risks? It is easy to be critical.Some people enjoy being only criticalThe need to contribute. The black hat is the most used of all the hats. The black hat is the hat of survival. The black hat is the basis of Western civilization because the black hat is the basis of critical thinking.
The black hat is based on a natural mechanism in mind. Food is excellent. In the same way, there are people who overuse the black and who spend all their time trying to find fault. One of the great values of the Six hat method is that there is an allotted time in which everyone is invited to be as cautions, as careful and as critical as possible. Yellow. Chapter 22: Speculative-Positive Chapter 23: The Positive Spectrum Chapter 24: Reasons and Logical Support Chapter 25: Constructive Thinking Chapter 26: Specuclation Chapter 27: Relation to Creativity Chapter 28: Summary of Yellow Hat Thinking Think of sunshine. The yellow hat is a harder hat to wear than the black hat. We need to develop "value sensitivity".
The yellow hat has a high value because it forces people to spend time looking for value. The yellow hat should be logically based. Positive Thinking.Yellow is for sunshine and brightness.Optimism.Focus on benefit.Constructive thinking and making things happen When is optimisn foolishness? What is the positive view based upon?
Making things happenProposals and suggestions Looking into a futureThe value of "if".The best posible scenerio. Differerence between constructive and creative.Effectiveness and change.New ideas and old ideas. Periodic Table. LabShop Brand Hydrogen 5.0 (99.999%) lecturebottle 57L. Aldrich® lecture-bottle station For non-corrosive gases, brass regulator. General description Dispensing lecture-bottle gases has never been safer or simpler using these portable lecture-bottle stations. The premium quality components housed within a station are matched to the application, fully assembled, leak-tested, and ready for use.
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Practical Chemistry. This website is for teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. It is a collection of experiments that demonstrate a wide range of chemical concepts and processes. Some of the experiments can be used as starting-points for investigations or for enhancement activities. Many have links to carefully selected further reading and all include information and guidance for technicians. Chemistry is a practical science. Practical activities are not just motivational and fun: they also enable students to apply and extend their knowledge and understanding of chemistry in novel investigative situations, which can aid learning and memory and stimulate interest.
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A circus of experiments all about electricity, from BEK to the Van de Graaff with lots of ideas for simple and interesting experiments to take away - a PDF with experimental details will be available after the event. CPD By Kew - Secondary. Welcome to CLEAPSS. CompleteSet-2013-08-20. The Online Science Prep Room - providing practical support, useful information, technical data, contact details, forums and much more! School Science Techicians - Pearls of Wisdom. Technician resources. Physics Technician. Monday 13 January 2014. Composting. Composting is a new thing for my family. I found some really great information I thought I would share. What is compost? Compost is the decomposition of plant remains and other once-living materials to make an earthy, dark, crumbly substance that is excellent for adding to houseplants or enriching garden soil.
It is the way to recycle your yard and kitchen wastes, and is a critical step in reducing the volume of garbage needlessly sent to landfills for disposal. Who can compost? Composting Fundamentals AirComposting won't work without the right amount of air. Anaerobic (non-air needing) microbes take over the pile. WaterIdeally, your pile should be as moist as a wrung-out sponge to fit the needs of compost microbes. FoodThere are 2 types of "food" your compost pile will need. 'Greens' are fresh (and often green) plant materials such as green weeds from the garden, kitchen fruit and vegetable scraps, green leaves, coffee grounds and tea bags, fresh horse manure, etc. .
What to compost. The science of compost. Composting at home is fairly straightforward, but can go wrong quickly, and your nose knows when the compost container isn’t working properly. A functioning compost pile should smell faintly like warm earth. There are several causes of foul-smelling compost, and several practical solutions. Mark King is a compost expert with the division of solid waste management at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. He said all stinky compost problems come down to “breakdowns in pile management,” largely due to neglect.
“Many people read how easy it is to compost and tend to think you can just toss stuff into a pile and in six to 12 months you will have compost,” King said. “This popular misconception has led to more than a few unhappy home owners who end up with a stinky offensive mess. Though compost may seem like magic, it relies on little critters — either microbes or worms.
“Microbes rely upon a balance of carbon and nitrogen. {*style:<ul style="padding-left:20px;"><li> </li></ul>*} How to Start a Compost Pile. A vegetable garden is more than what you see on the surface — dirt, plants and (hopefully!) Some mulch. Under the surface, a complex web of dirt, roots, microbes and fungi transforms plain old dirt into a superior growing medium — soil. But that intricate web will exist only if you boost your plain old dirt with nutritious amendments, such as homemade compost. And in addition to being a garden soil amendment, compost can be worked into the soil around trees, bushes and flowers to also give them a nutritional boost. Composting is a natural process, similar to the way nature breaks down leaves and other dead material on the forest floor. Getting Started Where will you work your compost?
If you don’t want to build your own cage, there are numerous sizes and shapes of commercial compost tumblers available. What to Add — Or Not The best compost heaps contain a good variety of green and brown ingredients: There are a few ingredients you should never add to your composting pile: Keep it Going. How to Find Free Compost Ingredients. 1Ask your local coffee shop if they throw out used coffee grinds. Coffee grinds are an excellent acidic amendment to soil, so use ash or lime to balance the pH. Ad 2Inquire with local lumberyards and home improvement stores for free sawdust. Be sure to use sawdust only from untreated wood. 3Collect newspapers. Separate the newspaper from the glossy inserts, and shred the paper to make it compost more quickly. 4Contact local dairies, feedlots, or cattle operations for composted cow manure.
The ideal manure has been composting for at least 2 years. 5Call a local food processing plant to inquire if they have any left over organic material.6Visit your local zoo and ask about retrieving compost from the exhibit animals. Sea and lake vegetation is remarkably nutrient rich and makes a great addition to your compost, but it is also unsustainable as the tidelands and shores need those nutrients for their own ecosystems.
If you live near the ocean, you can probably collect plenty of seaweed. Make Lots of Compost for Free Using Guerilla Compost Tactics. Make Your Own Alchemy / Prepping, Planting and Harvesting. Does “black gold” make you think of “Texas Tea,” or that three-letter-word, oil? If you’re a gardener, they don’t. For us, black gold can only mean one thing: compost. A good compost pile is your soil’s dearest friend. You may think compost building is complicated, but it doesn’t need to be. Mother Nature composts all the time. Skeptical? Although bagged compost is sold at most garden centers, it’s easy and almost free to make your own. In a new pile, layer brown matter: shredded fallen leaves, old foliage without disease, and brown grasses (if they haven’t been sprayed with chemicals like herbicides or pesticides).
Garden bins make keeping the pile in one place easy. I think a three-bin system works best. If you live in a very dry climate like mine normally is, water the pile every week in the summer to keep it moist. When you add green matter, top it with a layer of shredded leaves or dirt. Don’t add dairy or meat products.