Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind
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Summary
Most people think they listen well， but they rarely do - not at this level。 Listening this way is a radical act。
Over the past 15 years， Nancy Kline has identified 10 behaviours that form a system called a Thinking Environment， a model of human interaction that dramatically improves the way people think， and thus the way they work and live。 Listening - the quality of people's attention for each other - is the core of this method。
In Time to Think Nancy Kline asserts that as change proliferates in our lives and our organisations， we must prize each other's minds above all else。 We must learn how to help people think for themselves。 In this book， she describes how we can achieve this and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation。
Whether you want to have more productive meetings， solve business problems， create bold strategies or build stronger relationships， this book offers you a new world of possibilities。
From blue chip companies developing high-powered teams to individuals seeking personal growth， a Thinking Environment has come to mean transformation of the highest quality。
Over the past 15 years， Nancy Kline has identified 10 behaviours that form a system called a Thinking Environment， a model of human interaction that dramatically improves the way people think， and thus the way they work and live。 Listening - the quality of people's attention for each other - is the core of this method。
In Time to Think Nancy Kline asserts that as change proliferates in our lives and our organisations， we must prize each other's minds above all else。 We must learn how to help people think for themselves。 In this book， she describes how we can achieve this and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation。
Whether you want to have more productive meetings， solve business problems， create bold strategies or build stronger relationships， this book offers you a new world of possibilities。
From blue chip companies developing high-powered teams to individuals seeking personal growth， a Thinking Environment has come to mean transformation of the highest quality。
Reviews
Rhea Joy G。 Ong Yiu
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I really loved the provocative and insightful approach to thinking and listening。
Sharon Fuchs
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This is the kind of book I'd recommend happily。 It changes personal perspective and it changes your perspective of others - when it comes to listening。 This is the kind of book I'd recommend happily。 It changes personal perspective and it changes your perspective of others - when it comes to listening。 。。。more
Zoe Routh
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a powerful process for listening The book was first published in1999 and reprinted multiple times。 I found it to be a very useful and practical handbook for running meetings and coaching sessions。 It offers a simple process for encouraging the sharing of ideas， encouraging individual thinking and people coming up with their own solutions。Further research can build on these premises as Kline’s methodology is primarily auditory and does not allow time for deep thinking， ironically。 In group proces a powerful process for listening The book was first published in1999 and reprinted multiple times。 I found it to be a very useful and practical handbook for running meetings and coaching sessions。 It offers a simple process for encouraging the sharing of ideas， encouraging individual thinking and people coming up with their own solutions。Further research can build on these premises as Kline’s methodology is primarily auditory and does not allow time for deep thinking， ironically。 In group process， we can encourage one person at a time， yes， and we might also incorporate a few minutes of individual reflection or get people to draw a map of their thoughts before sharing。Probably the best part of this books is the design of the incisive question: listen for the bedrock assumption （unhelpful limiting belief）， replace it with an empowering question starter ‘if you knew that [positive opposite of limiting belief] was true， how might you [think/feel/take action according to the goal of the conversation]？Highly recommended and very useful。 。。。more
Aiderc
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Brilliant book。 It’s the little things that go a long way。 The only reason I haven’t given it a 5 star review is because to want to see how applicable it is。 And someAnecdotal sayings were completely over my head。 I feel like it’s the kind of book I will continue to go back to until I have made it as part of my everyday life。 Yes… need to read again and recommend to all those could STFU
Tara Jones
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I cannot tell you how much this book may have changed me and my thinking。 I don’t think I’ve ever read anything that I’ve felt quite so compelled to tellOthers about or share quotes or look up time to think courses。 Just brilliant！！！
Marek Szarafiński
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If you consider， you are a smart person， and you want to surround with even smarter than you are， you might have an idea to read this book。
Brigid Whoriskey
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I re-read this book from start to finish having dipped into it many times over the years。 It could be called Time to Listen as it’s one of the best books on the value of listening with your undivided attention。 Though dated in places， this is a great read。 It reminds the reader of the gift you can give another person by really listening - not just waiting for your turn to talk。 The thinking environment provides a simple structure to uncover the real issues of importance， to identify limiting ass I re-read this book from start to finish having dipped into it many times over the years。 It could be called Time to Listen as it’s one of the best books on the value of listening with your undivided attention。 Though dated in places， this is a great read。 It reminds the reader of the gift you can give another person by really listening - not just waiting for your turn to talk。 The thinking environment provides a simple structure to uncover the real issues of importance， to identify limiting assumptions and to come up with incisive questions to help someone think of their way forward。 It’s a great for coaching style conversations。 “Without the time and structure to think for ourselves we lose track of what we really want to do for our world”。 。。。more
Cris
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Book on how to create time to think or if in a Leadership position how to create the space for others to think and what are key factors that enable thinking
Krzysztof
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This book is at the same time inspiring and irritating， pragmatic and narcissistic， helpful and dangerous。 As a reader， it took me a while to develop selective attention - to take all the good while ignoring the bad and ugly。 BUT！ with this approach， I found this book quite amazing！I was listening to the audiobook and the first thing that hit me was the quality of the recording。 It sounds like the author recorded everything in her house without any postprocessing。 I got used to polished audio an This book is at the same time inspiring and irritating， pragmatic and narcissistic， helpful and dangerous。 As a reader， it took me a while to develop selective attention - to take all the good while ignoring the bad and ugly。 BUT！ with this approach， I found this book quite amazing！I was listening to the audiobook and the first thing that hit me was the quality of the recording。 It sounds like the author recorded everything in her house without any postprocessing。 I got used to polished audio and hearing how the lector deeply breaths in， turns the pages， or changes her position was difficult to accommodate。 But after a few chapters， it started to feel appropriate to the content and message of the book。 It created a sense of intimacy and sitting with the author in the same room。 Strange but interesting approach。The book describes the value of thinking for oneself， explains how to create environments where independent thinking can thrive， and gives some protocols for communication that let everyone voice their thoughts。 It debunks popular ideas about active listening and gives valuable tips on how to listen well。 The 1:1 conversation protocol explains how to become a thinking "sparring partner" without inserting yourself （i。e。 your experience， judgment， emotions） into the thinking process。 The word "coaching" is not used even once but it is the most useful and practical guide to having a coaching session that I have ever seen。 I tried it a few times after completing the book and I was surprised at how well it works。 The discoveries and insights of the author are rarely backed up by formal studies， relying mostly on her own practice and experiences with her clients。 23 years after publishing this book we have significantly more data and studies on this subject， strengthening some of her intuitions and completely disproving others。 So one needs to be cautious when taking it all in。 But in general， there are some neat ideas and surely the intention of increasing listening and thinking skills in the world is honorable。The worse side of this book starts when the author doesn't take her own advice。 She clearly is in love with her idea （which she warns against） and finds it the cure for everything wrong in the world （including cancer， wars， and world hunger）， not letting in any doubt that there could be a different or even complementary way。 In the chapter about Diversity， she bashes all men as incapable of creating thinking environments based on。。。 experience of two male teens not being able to look into each other eyes。 The rant on "male culture" feels so misplaced it is hard to read。 Especially， when a few pages back she pleads for starting every conversation with an open mind and no prejudice toward the interlocutor。 Apparently， it works until he is a male and then one needs to reconfigure his "male culture" conditioning first🤷♂️I think this book has helped me to be a better listener and thinking partner for others。 However， reading it was a mixed bag of emotions。 Its delivery is less like a researcher exposing some interesting patterns， much more like a preacher giving a sermon about the absolute truth。 If one can navigate this and turn the deaf ear in the right moments， it can be very useful and inspiring。 。。。more
Kristell
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Inspirierend。 Die Methodik zum Schaffen eines Thinking Environment ist einfach zu verstehen， ich habe große Lust darauf es bald auszuprobieren。 Für Menschen die sich im Bereich des Coachings bewegen mit Sicherheit ein großer Gewinn， aber auch für alle anderen， die an aufrichtigem Austausch und produktiven， wirksamen Gesprächen interessiert sind， ist dieses Buch ein wertvoller Denkanstoß。
Carolien
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This book may accurately be described as a classic。 Published in 1999， it’s core belief and guidelines are even more applicable in our distracted and fast-moving world today than at the time of writing。 Author， Nancy Kline believes that “everything we do depends for its quality on the thinking we do first， and our thinking in turn depends on the quality of our attention for each other。” We are always told that listening is an important life skill and there are many books about developing listeni This book may accurately be described as a classic。 Published in 1999， it’s core belief and guidelines are even more applicable in our distracted and fast-moving world today than at the time of writing。 Author， Nancy Kline believes that “everything we do depends for its quality on the thinking we do first， and our thinking in turn depends on the quality of our attention for each other。” We are always told that listening is an important life skill and there are many books about developing listening skills， but Time to Think connects listening to the results of our thinking and thus ideas and ability to solve problems。 The first section of the book details the ten behaviours that help people think for themselves which include not being interrupted， giving everyone equal time and attention and appreciating each other’s ideas。 Nancy Kline then applies these to organisations and families。 Whenever I apply some of her guidelines to meetings， the quality of the outcome improves and people participate constructively。 Time to Think is a book that stood the test of time and well worth reading 。。。more
Ke Nna Dineo
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Brilliant and insightful。 Relatable and worth reading 。
Spela Trefalt
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What an amazing book - a perspective on how to be in the world， how to relate with others， how to listen， and how to help others think。 As an educator and a coach， but perhaps even more as a person， a partner， and a parent - I benefitted from every lesson in this book。 Highly recommend！ （I read the book on paper but also listened to the audiobook read by the author。 Her delivery is modeling the ease that she identifies as one of the components critical to the thinking environment she calls us to What an amazing book - a perspective on how to be in the world， how to relate with others， how to listen， and how to help others think。 As an educator and a coach， but perhaps even more as a person， a partner， and a parent - I benefitted from every lesson in this book。 Highly recommend！ （I read the book on paper but also listened to the audiobook read by the author。 Her delivery is modeling the ease that she identifies as one of the components critical to the thinking environment she calls us to create。 Listen！） 。。。more
Craig
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This book is a very useful companion for a coach in training。 Outside of coaching’s it’s a compelling read for anyone interested in self development。 Outside of that， it’s just a great book。
Thomas Friesen
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David Raj
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Its good
Piotr
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What the description fails to mention: healing cancer by thinking positively， and a bit more of alt-med crap。 It’s not strongly based on science and often smells of rubbish self-improvement books。 Still， the middle part offers some advice on how to listen well and encourage good thinking。There is a framework you can use to guide a conversation。 The observations on what works and what does not work are not-obvious and seem to be correct。 The description is clear enough to put those recommendation What the description fails to mention: healing cancer by thinking positively， and a bit more of alt-med crap。 It’s not strongly based on science and often smells of rubbish self-improvement books。 Still， the middle part offers some advice on how to listen well and encourage good thinking。There is a framework you can use to guide a conversation。 The observations on what works and what does not work are not-obvious and seem to be correct。 The description is clear enough to put those recommendations into practice。There are some parts that need to be skimmed during reading。 The book begins with a “selling” part， where the author repeats on and on why her theory is so much important。 Then there is the good practical part， and then the last part， where the author takes her grand theory （you know， a theory with a capital “T”） and tries to apply it to every single problem in the world， from healthcare， through politics to sex。 Oh， dear。The text is filled with pompous adjectives。 Not a pleasure for a non-native English speaker， but usually the meaning is clear enough from the context。 The style is like of a preacher （maybe because of author’s background）， and a bit stinks of creationism （“our minds were designed with the most breathtaking accuracy”）。 Clearly， the book was written before people talked much about cognitive biases。 。。。more
Raven
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I found this one quite useful and relevant up until the last two sections I'm afraid。 I found this one quite useful and relevant up until the last two sections I'm afraid。 。。。more
Michael Cook
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I loved most of this
Hanna Britt
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I liked this book。 It made me enjoy listening to others。 When I discussed the book with my reading club， I could sense the increase in the quality of our discussion。 The techniques and ideas that Nancy Kline speaks of would be instrumental when working with teams。
Dennis Nehrenheim
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What kind of book is this？This is an expository work; more specifically， it is a practical guidebook。Rational & Why I read this book2021 is my year of ratio & will。 I try to read various books on rationality， discipline， and thinking in general。 How to foster good thinking in groups seemed to be a good fit; I also anticipated some learnings to apply at work。 The unity of the book — what is the book about as a whole？This book introduces the "thinking environment" — an environment where everyone i What kind of book is this？This is an expository work; more specifically， it is a practical guidebook。Rational & Why I read this book2021 is my year of ratio & will。 I try to read various books on rationality， discipline， and thinking in general。 How to foster good thinking in groups seemed to be a good fit; I also anticipated some learnings to apply at work。 The unity of the book — what is the book about as a whole？This book introduces the "thinking environment" — an environment where everyone is enabled to think for themselves — and the ten components that according to the author are needed to build such an environment。 It explores how to build such a "think tank" and how it fits into society at large。 The book's structureThe book has four parts: 1。 A Thinking Environment: Its Ten Components2。 Creating a Thinking Environment2。 The Thinking Society3。 A Thinking FutureOne particular lessonA nice statement I want to remember:"Until we are free to think for ourselves， our dreams are not free to unfold。"Judgement & Recommendations - Who should read this？I appoint it a 4 out of 10 （⭑⭑） on my personal rating scale: rather bad; finished， but definitely would not give it a second read。 While I find a few good thoughts here and there， I would not recommend it。 -----------Find my other book reviews at: https://www。dennisnehrenheim。com/read 。。。more
Jürgen Seibold
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TIME TO THINK ist ein sehr eingängiges Buch über etwas sehr banal wirkendes: Die Kommunikation。 Nahezu jeder ist in der Lage zu kommunizieren - dennoch scheint eine nicht unerhebliche Zahl an Personen exakt diese Grundfähigkeit komplett falsch vorzunehmen und somit aus Sicht der Kommunikationsempfänger den falschen Weg einzuschlagen。 Kommunikation besteht nicht nur aus der verbalen Attacke sondern sollte gefüttert sein mit Mut zum Schweigen， Mut zum Zuhören und ganz besonders dem Mut， einfach ma TIME TO THINK ist ein sehr eingängiges Buch über etwas sehr banal wirkendes: Die Kommunikation。 Nahezu jeder ist in der Lage zu kommunizieren - dennoch scheint eine nicht unerhebliche Zahl an Personen exakt diese Grundfähigkeit komplett falsch vorzunehmen und somit aus Sicht der Kommunikationsempfänger den falschen Weg einzuschlagen。 Kommunikation besteht nicht nur aus der verbalen Attacke sondern sollte gefüttert sein mit Mut zum Schweigen， Mut zum Zuhören und ganz besonders dem Mut， einfach mal vorher nach zu denken。 Die Welt wäre definitiv eine bessere… Nancy Kline erfindet das Rad nicht neu - dennoch ist es absolut notwendig， abermals die Grundlagen der menschlichen Kommunikation gesammelt dargereicht zu bekommen。 Die Umsetzung ist relativ einfach - man muss sich dem nur stellen und damit beginnen。 Ihre Komponenten sind nachvollziehbar und sollten eine ganz natürliche Eigenschaft inne haben。 Dennoch werden sie von einer Vielzahl an Menschen schlicht missachtet， wodurch Irritationen， wenn nicht gar Feindschaften entstehen。 Kline spricht von „Eigenständig denken“， „Aufmerksamkeit“， Incisive Questions“， „Gleichheit“， „Wertschätzung“， „Gelassenheit“， „Ermutigung“， „Gefühle“， „Information“， „Ort“ und „Diversität“。 Die meisten dieser Punkte wünscht man sich für sich selbst - gibt man sie auch？ Umsetzbar beziehungsweise erlernbar sind sie alle， man muss sich nur darauf einlassen und damit beginnen。 TIME TO THINK kann hier sehr unterstützend zur Seite stehen und sorgt für die geschickte Erarbeitung der Autorin für eine erfrischende und dabei lehrreiche Lektüre。 Ein Buch， welches man am Besten mehrmals zur Hand nimmt， um die Möglichkeiten durch erneutes Lesen verstärkt aufnehmen zu können。 Schlußendlich ein empfehlenswertes Buch， welches sich problemlos in allen Lebensbereichen als Ratgeber offenbart - unabhängig davon， ob man es für Beruf oder Privatleben verwenden möchte。 Denken schadet sicher niemandem… hysterika。de / JMSeibold / 29。11。2021 。。。more
Okuhle
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This is a wonderful book。 It brings to ones awareness the importance of being a god listener and what that does for others。 It'll definitely improve the quality of relationships and interactions that you have。 This is a wonderful book。 It brings to ones awareness the importance of being a god listener and what that does for others。 It'll definitely improve the quality of relationships and interactions that you have。 。。。more
Irenadz
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4。7！！！
Filipa
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Great book about communication， how to listening and help each other to think better。
Clare
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I read this over several months。 It's a beautiful book， written from a place with love and compassion。 Nancy Kline seems to have a deep sense of how insecure we are as speakers and thinkers and how lack of attention and unhelpful "help" from even well-meaning friends， partners and colleagues can so easily shut down our ability to "think for ourselves。" I read this book as a follow-on to other reading on listening （such as Kate Murphy's You're Not Listening and Celeste Headlee on conversations th I read this over several months。 It's a beautiful book， written from a place with love and compassion。 Nancy Kline seems to have a deep sense of how insecure we are as speakers and thinkers and how lack of attention and unhelpful "help" from even well-meaning friends， partners and colleagues can so easily shut down our ability to "think for ourselves。" I read this book as a follow-on to other reading on listening （such as Kate Murphy's You're Not Listening and Celeste Headlee on conversations that matter）。 This one （though more than 20 years old now） picks up where these books leave off in how to help others think by practicing restraint， "exquisite attention，" and， at the right moment， well-crafted "incisive questions" to find the answers to their most bedeviling questions。 To enjoy Kline， it is important to just go with the unique definitions that she creates around certain phrases that come to act as verbal tools， e。g。， "A thinking environment，" "incisive questions，" "think for oneself，" etc。 Don't fight it， even if you think that she is stretching the word "thinking" way beyond the usual meaning of the word。 The stories of people who are shut down because they are not listened to are so telling。 The shut-down that is an everyday part of our culture is so pervasive that （in order to survive） we have learned to no longer even see it any more， and what's worse， to replicate it in our quotidian quest for power。 To counter-balance that， Kline gives plenty of practical and detailed advice， in fact， an entire methodology for coaching someone through a thinking process， preceded by her description of the 10 principles of what she calls "a thinking environment。" Don't miss the chapter near the end on health care contexts。 She includes a riveting story of her own illness that drives home the fact that helping a person "think" is， in fact， a life or death situation （even if you don't agree with or can't imagine the health care choices that she made for herself）。Extremely useful book that I am trying to practice and will return to again and again。 。。。more
Jill
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I read this fascinating book as part of the research I was doing for an assignment on my coaching course。 Kline describes an incredibly attentive technique， seemingly simple but requiring care， calm， and curiosity to execute well。 It has already helped me improve the way I listen and connect。
Robbie Burns
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Mostly good
Sandy Morley
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In Time to Think， Nancy Kline introduces us to a genuinely powerful idea。。。 and then deconstructs it， rationalises it， puts bizarre and overbearing scaffolding round it， and waves her hands mystically for good measure。As with so， so many of these business and self-help books， this is a pamphlet worth of content spread over a couple of hundred pages， like spreading those individual café portions of butter on an entire loaf of bread。 Most rely on anecdotes， quotes from like-minded thinkers， a smat In Time to Think， Nancy Kline introduces us to a genuinely powerful idea。。。 and then deconstructs it， rationalises it， puts bizarre and overbearing scaffolding round it， and waves her hands mystically for good measure。As with so， so many of these business and self-help books， this is a pamphlet worth of content spread over a couple of hundred pages， like spreading those individual café portions of butter on an entire loaf of bread。 Most rely on anecdotes， quotes from like-minded thinkers， a smattering of statistics， and oodles of social proof。 Kline does so with aplomb， so you'll think you know what you're getting。 There might be the odd "hmm， I don't think that adds up" moment， but that is again very common in this line of work。And then the author takes a hard left into straight up quackery， going so far as to claim her approach to listening can cure cancer。 And has！ Her own！ And like a cheated-on partner， you're mentally looking back on all the red flags and wondering why you didn't piece it together sooner。I wanted to give this two stars， because although it's a naff book， it does propose some good stuff and makes some valid points。 And maybe it works for some people， （The Four Agreements， The Alchemist， MLM， and QAnon "work" for some people，） but I can't in good conscience recommend cult pseudoscience on the grounds that some of it makes sense。 。。。more
Kit
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