Dr. Hart is most experienced and the most senior certified instructor in the United States for the The Thinking Environment, a breakthrough thinking process developed by Nancy Kline, author of Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind (Cassell, London, 1999).
Sara has brought the Thinking Environment training, programs, workshops and lectures into numerous organizations around the country with measurable transformative effects.
A Simple Idea. A Transformational Process
The Thinking Environment® is a process focused on creating conditions that enable deep, independent thinking. What makes it special?
Core Philosophy It’s built on the premise that people think best when given high-quality attention and respect for their own creativity and judgment. Rather than being told what to think, participants learn to think more deeply for themselves.
The 10 Components The framework is organized around 10 specific components that create this optimal thinking environment. These components are both learnable skills and conditions to establish.
Universal Application What makes it particularly notable is its relevance across diverse roles—coaches, teachers, leaders, entrepreneurs, parents—suggesting it addresses fundamental human needs around thinking and attention rather than being domain-specific.
The Thinking Environment proposes a straightforward idea: The quality of a person’s thinking depends on the quality of attention they are given while they’re thinking. Building an effective Thinking Environment can unleash the power and potential of your company.
A Thinking Environment is based on phenomenological research dating back to the 1970’s and a set of ten simple behaviors (the Ten Components of a Thinking Environment). Mastery, application and practice of the Thinking Environment behaviors propels people at every level to their best thinking, best work and best results.
Thinking Environment Programs and Sessions make a measurable difference. For results and case studies see www.timetothink.com.