Everything is a mixed bag in life!
Nothing can ever be ‘all good’ or ‘all bad’.
Over the past 40 years of teaching higher order critical thinking skills we have seen that one of the most useful SOT thinking algorithms is the GBB.
When you do a GBB you deliberately judge the Good, the Bad and then you go even further to discern what could be Better.
G = GOOD. The good things about an idea why you like it.
B = BAD. The bad things about an idea why you don’t like it.
B = BETTER. What could be much better about an idea.
Everyone agrees that we should all be more broad-minded, more tolerant, more thoughtful, considerate, and more creative. Why don’t people THINK? How often have you heard that question?
It is easy to say to someone, “Why don’t you be more broad-minded?” But it is not so easy to actually do it. This is because it is impossible to focus attention on general attitudes like the ones mentioned above. They sound great as slogans and battle cries but have proved to be of little value as operating tools which can actually be practised and used.
However, a GBB is specific. It is possible to ask someone to “Do a GBB on this.” The thought-leader then takes pride in the skill of being able to deliberately see the Good, Bad and Better points in the situation.
DO A GBB!
Instead of just saying that you like an idea, or you don’t like it, you can use a GBB.
When you use a GBB, you give the good points, the bad points, and also the points which are neither good nor bad but are much better.
You can use a GBB as a way of managing ideas, suggestions, and proposals.
You can ask someone else to do a GBB, or you can be asked to do one yourself.
DFQ #19:
Do a GBB!Tomorrow is the last lesson in this 30-day leadership pipeline so today is a chance to reflect on your journey so far. Do a GBB on this month’s training!
• List 3 GOOD things.
• List 3 BAD things.
• List 3 things that could be BETTER.Post your GBB below:
3 Good
1. Course is well laid out
2. Exercises are thought provoking
3. Having taken the course before it is a good to re-encounter the material again
3 Bad
1. I did not build on my strengths after the last class
2. I did not teach people about PTO
3. The pipeline is only 30 days
Better
1. I am teaching my team the ideas from the course
2. I have been using PTO and Strengths in approaching my work
3. I have kept the materials and set up a schedule to review them quarterly
3 good things: focus on strengths, writing them down, acting on them.
3 bad things: judging my thoughts as being not sufficiently creative,loving, or useful.
3 things that could be better : creating more lovingness snd usefulness, and originality
“When the student is ready the teacher will appear.”
Thanks for the lessons. Maybe, it would be better if the questions are not so personal.
GOOD Things.
1.Conscious of thinking to solve daily problem .
2.trusting your leader in the pipeline following instruction without question .
3.having the opportunity to read other view
BAD things.
To write about yourself
No feedback from you.
too short
BETTER
1.need feedback.
2.need to strengthen ability.
3.great experience to learn together
– GOOD THINGS:
o Simplicity and Practical
o PTO and Pipeline a good tools
o Inspiring
– BAD THINGS
o Too short
o No feedback
o A little bit of PRR (maybe depends on me)
– COULD BE BETTER
o Promote collaborative learning using IT alternatives
o More materials to read and practice. Probably a book with all material together
o Kind of evaluation feedback
Thanks
good things :
1. work
2. EMBA – admission done
3. PMI course in pipeline
bad thgs :
1. life
2. love
3. lust
3 thgs cld b better;
1. life
2. love life
3. present situation
Good things:
Pipeline
PTO
Simplicity of the lessons
Bad Things:
Too short
Very few exercises
No feedback on feedbacks.
Better:
Would be better to have a little more details in the lessons like more complex subjects or situations or case studies.
More exercises per lesson, atleast 5 per lesson.
Course materials, inter student interactions, forming of thinking clubs etc.
Good–Fun, Learned new things & refresher on PTO
Bad–Class is too short, want to learn more & want more ways to test my learning
Better–More homework/activities to do on our own, more course materials to read/recommended reading & video clips relevant to the topic
Good – Thought provoking, beginning to question why things are done in a particular manner, interesting answers from a wide range of people
Bad – Would have liked some response to answers, more interaction with other students, more time to think and respond to questions.
Better – On-line webinars, study materiel (books), highlight best responses to questions.
Good – quick, regular and thought provoking
Bad – would like to have two way , too quick?, interruption?
Better – individual feedback on some comments, paid review of answers 1:1 coaching,