Page 20 - Microsoft Word - Thinking like a wallaby 14DEC16.doc
P. 20
That’s not quite the end, though, because you have to make sure your solution is
working out properly. You need to check that what you expect to happen is happening
and, if it isn’t, be ready to try something else instead. Remember – there is (almost)
never just one right answer.
Some ways not to think!
As well as crocodile-thinking, here are some types of thinking to avoid, if you can:
Cow-thinking
Do nothing, hope the problem will go away. This is not really problem-solving at all,
and problems don’t always go away if you ignore them. Poor cows.
Goat-thinking
Eat it, hide it, hope no-one notices.
16
