The most fascinating thing about the exercise, beyond the fact that the students realized just how much they had learned and what that “much” was, was the fact that they ended up defining biology in terms of the literal definition of the roots from which “biology” derives. Biology is made up of two Greek words – “bioes” and “logoes”. Bioes means “life” and “logoes” means “to discuss” so literally translated the combination means a discussion (aka study) of life. Not bad for a bunch of early teens!
Another way, a more actionable and practical way, of defining the One Big Idea is to think of it as the Central Operating Principle. I have found that thinking of this as an operating principle tends to turn the end product of thinking of decisioning into something more meaningful. This is so mainly because a central operating principle tends to communicate that this is something that can guide what you do rather than simply something that represents the boiled down essence of a thought process.
Fast Track Thinking & Thinking Out Loud
In summary, Fast Track Thinking is the process by means of which a person (you or also someone to whom you can teach it) can make sense of large amounts of information by means of a different kind of reductive process; one that combines fast thinking and slow thinking and adds a proven focusing subroutine for your brain.
That “app” makes it possible to shape thinking in a 3-step procedure that begins with a maximum and a minimum of seven statements that turn into three propositions that describe a central operating premise works on the intellectual level. Far more importantly, the visual that helps and guides Fast Track Thinking has a higher value impact. Doing it in writing, or drawing, or whatever external form you might choose to use takes the thinking out of your brain and puts it out where you can see it.
The best thinking happens with formulas at blackboards where two things can happen – a) the thinking can be visually perceived; something that has proven its value over and over again in intellectual human history and 2) puts it in a readily-editable format. As you take in the visual representation of what you are thinking it becomes increasingly easier to perceive patterns. Perceiving the patterns makes it that much easier to edit, revise, and realign the relationship of information “chunks’ until they all align neatly towards a solution.
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