What is “informal” thinking?
Informal thinking is actually natural. It maximizes productive planning relative to energy.
Say you are sitting with your friend in a cafe having a coffee, and as you are leaving, you get this amazing idea – seemingly out of nowhere without intentionally “Thinking” – and you quickly write it down on a napkin.
People don’t have ideas. Ideas have people – Carl Jung
The Natural planning model:
- Define purpose and principles (The intention) – Create a plan boundaries
- Principles: Standards/Values, Policies. ” I would give others totally free rein to do this as long as ____?____”
e.g.: Affordability, convenience, Standards of food/service - Purpose(The why): Motivation engine, creates decision criteria, aligns resources, clarifies focus, defines success – The Juice!
- Principles: Standards/Values, Policies. ” I would give others totally free rein to do this as long as ____?____”
- Vision Outcomes (The what): Actual blueprint of the final result
- Brainstorm questions
- Organize – Priorities & Sorting
- Build Next-Action list
Inspired from Getting Things Done