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- THOUGHT PROCESSING NOTES
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- Introduction
- Overview
- Idea Processing
- The Trend towards Idea Processing
- Word Processing
- Outline Editors
- What it is
- Why it is important
- How it works
- Hardware improvements
- Software improvements
- User interfacing
- Bigger memories
- Faster processors
- Screen management
- Early generation digital--switches
- Card reading--batch run
- High-level Languages--Cryptic Commands-->WordStar
- Interface revolution--What you see is what you get
- Linking Outlines to Word Processors
- Linking Data-Bases to Word Processors
- Integrated Packages
- Electronic Spreadsheets
- Word Processors
- Data Base Management Systems
- Software use trends
- Project Management Tools
- "Expert" system programs
- Artificial Intelligence
- Heuristics
- Personal Productivity Tools
- Calendars
- NotePad
- Calculator
- Networking
- Enhanced Computer/Human Interface
- Resistance to change
- Advantages of automation
- Benefits and advantages
- Information Retrieval & Management
- Brainstorming
- Listing of ideas
- Non-Judgemental (no bad ideas)
- No structure (supports Right Brain thinking)
- Needs a Focus, or Topic
- Short ideas (just enough to capture idea)
- Lateral thinking & intuition
- Insight insurance
- Outlining, or Structuring
- Organizes
- Show relationships between ideas
- Show relative importance
- Relative to sequence
- Relative to importance
- Group by commonality (what is shared)
- Group Interaction
- Applications
- Meetings
- Conferences
- Problem solving groups
- "Think-tank" and "Brainstorming" sessions
- Shared Experiences
- Media for Brainstorming
- Flip chart
- Blackboard
- Hard copy
- Transportable
- Flexible
- But--no insight insurance--hard copy lost
- not transportable
- Summary of Advantages and Benefits
- Identifying Goals and Objectives
- Minutes of the meeting
- Action plan
- Project organization
- Listing of areas of responsibility
- Transparency Projection for presentations
- List ideas in same order as Flip Chart
- Demo Notes:
- Arrange into structure
- Various options
- Unique features
- Type list during lecture--saves housekeeping time
- Phone Lists and Auto-Dialers
- Show related areas and relative importance
- Agendas--Plan and track
- THOT-PLAN'r--The Solution!
- "Bridge" to Word Processing