Mental Models and Mindsets

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Mental Process Paper
Introduction
Mental models are the ways individuals process the information in one’s mind. According to Mental Models and Reasoning (n.d.), Charles Sanders Pierce in 1896, stated, “Reasoning is a process in which humans examine the state of things asserted in the premises. Forms a diagram of the state of things, perceives in the parts of the diagram relations not explicitly mentioned in the premises, satisfies itself by mental experiments upon the diagram that these relations would always subsist, or at least would do so in a certain proportion of cases, and concludes their necessary, or probable truth.” In 1943, Kenneth Craik, a psychologist, suggested that individuals “built small- scale models” predicting events in reality, to reason and inspire clarification.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2014) mindset is defined as "a mental attitude or inclination" otherwise "a fixed state of mind." ("Mindset," 2014).
Identify the four steps to changing mental models/mind sets and discuss how you could use them to bring about change within the company
Part of our everyday thinking is mental models/mindset; however, we do not perceive them, in spite of that they are dominant, determining what an individual sees and does. However, if one leaves their mental models/mindsets uncontested, the mental models/mindsets would become obsolete, while the world continues to change. This would force one to perceive similar opportunities, which accomplish the same outcomes. When individuals change to another mental model/mindset, it opens other possibilities, spurring one to think outside the box of what has been in your own mind. According to Rowe (2004) “The four steps in changing mental models/mindsets are:
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...sible - individuals are responsible to make changes in their life.
2. Believe in the possibility – one can create the results needed to be successful.
3. Adopt a win/win mindset – enrich others, making them successful will make you successful.
When an individual begins creating value for others, it will assist those individuals in achieving their goals.

References
Mental Models and Reasoning (n.d.). What are mental models? Retrieved from: http://mentalmodels.princeton.edu/about/what-are-mental-models/
Mindset. (2014). In Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mindset
Rowe, A.J. (2004). Creative Intelligence. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Wind, Y., Crook, C., & Gunther, R. (2005). The Power of Impossible Thinking. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.

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