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Maximizing Effectiveness
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Maximizing Effectiveness

How to Make a Positive Difference as Fully as Possible
Last updated 4/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Develop a fuller understanding of what is involved in being effective in what we seek to achieve
  • Explore the significance of de Bono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’ model
  • Find out more about the significance of the seventh thinking hat
  • Be more confident in seeking to maximize our effectiveness

Course content

1 section8 lectures45m total length
  • Prologue1:07
  • Introduction3:27
  • Module Companion E-workbook
  • Part 1 - Aiming for the best results6:04
  • Part 2 - De Bono's six thinking hats8:16
  • Part 3 - The gold hat7:44
  • Conclusion4:25
  • Bonus video: Self-leadership14:21

Requirements

  • All that you need is a desire to learn more about maximizing your effectiveness.

Description

In so many walks of life we are trying to make a positive difference. But, how effective we are will depend on a number of factors. So, maximizing our effectiveness can be a difficult undertaking. This course has been developed to help you get as close to optimal effectiveness as you can. It is built on Edward de Bono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’ model, but extended to include the very important seventh thinking hat, the Gold hat of equality and diversity.

Edward de Bono is world famous for his work on lateral thinking and other aspects of how the mind works. His six-thinking hats model for maximizing your effectiveness has been highly praised for offering a systematic approach to producing the best results. The approach is explained in the course and its usefulness highlighted.

Dr Neil Thompson has used this approach to very good effect (and with very positive feedback) as the basis of training workshops on maximizing effectiveness, but has felt the need to also discuss the missing dimension of equality and diversity. He has therefore added a seventh hat to fill that gap.

So, if you are interested in getting the best results in whatever projects your work involves, this course should be a great help to you.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wishes to maximize their ability to make a positive difference in their work and/or their lives more broadly.