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CRITICAL THINKING
Seminar No: 02533 -XNBB
CEU Credits: 1.8
Length: 3 days
Learn how to build and expand your thinking skills, so you’ll be able to fully consider all sides of an issue and anticipate a broader range of possibilities.
By applying critical thinking to the tasks and challenges you face in your work, you will begin to experience breakthroughs you never thought possible. You will feel sure you really are on the thinking edge—that you really have “thought of everything!”
This seminar will include several videotapes, as well as case studies and a self-scoring thinking-style assessment that will be administered in class.
Attendees:
Supervisors, managers and executives who are required to handle both daily and "big picture" issues and challenges.
How You Will Benefit:
- Become familiar with different styles of thinking and identify your personal preferences
- Ask yourself "big picture" questions
- Learn how to challenge assumptions and expand perceptions about situations
- Come to better conclusions and decisions more often
- Influence and persuade others with clear thinking and clear language
- Manage team idea exchanges
- Learn how to find out what you don't know--and solve the real problem
- Apply what you learn to the day-to-day operation of your business
What You Will Cover:
- How to discover and apply new principles of thinking
- Tapping into personal creative thinking
- Using the Socratic method of questioning to get answers
- Breaking down barriers to innovation
- How to challenge assumptions
- Learning a systematic approach to problem solving and decision making
- How to expand perceptions about situations and problems
- Influencing others with clear thinking
- How to find out what you don't know
Extended/Detailed Seminar Outline
Learning Objectives
- Become Familiar with Different Styles of Thinking and Identify Your Personal Preferences
- Ask Yourself "Big Picture" Questions
- Learn How to Challenge Assumptions and Expand Perceptions about Situations
- Come to Better Conclusions and Decisions More Often
- Influence and Persuade Others with Clear Thinking and Clear Language
- Manage Team Idea Exchanges
- Learn How to Find Out What You Don’t Know-and Solve the Real Problem
- Apply What You Learn to the Day-to-Day Operation of Your Business
What Is Critical Thinking?
- Use the Socratic Method for Personal Goal Setting
- Develop a Working Definition of Critical Thinking
How Can Critical Thinking Be a Contact Sport?
- Build a Framework for Integrating Values and Rational Skills
- Understand How Critical Thinking Works in a Team Setting
How Do You Know That? Challenging Assumptions
- Understand Socratic Dialogue Techniques
- Identify Assumptions
- Use Active Listening and Effective Communication Strategies to Build Rapport While Probing for Assumptions
Why Do We Need Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Workplace?
- Understand Job Titles of the Future
- Apply the Socratic Method for Problem Solving in a Team Setting
- Listen Critically for Assumptions and Point of View
- Develop a Working Understanding of Whole-Brain Thinking as a Tool for Building Intellectual Empathy
- Understand the Effect of Changes in the Workplace on Individual Jobs
How Can I Develop Excellent Critical Thinking Skills?
- Distinguish Elements of the Thinking Process
- Develop a Path to Reasoned Judgment
- Recognize What Makes Excellent Critical Thinking
How Can I Use More of My Brain to Sharpen My Critical Thinking Skills?
- Discover Your Own Thinking Style Preference
- Identify the Four Brain Quadrants and Their Respective Multiple Intelligences
- Build a Metaphoric Model for "Thinking Teams"
- Perform Contrastive Analysis of Individual Thinking Styles and Data
What Is Intellectual Empathy and How Can Thinking Teams Help Build These Skills?
- Use a Structured Problem-Solving Model to Prevent "Analysis Paralysis"
- Read Another Person’s Thinking Style Quickly and Accurately Using a Map
- See How Friction Develops between Teams That Use Opposite Thinking Styles
- Build a Protocol for Changing That Friction into Creative Tension
How Can I Expand My Thinking Capacities?
- Integrate What You Have Learned So Far Using Diagramming Techniques
- Explore New Approaches for Developing All Four Brain Systems
How Can I Integrate the Information I've Learned Using a Map of the Critical Thinking Process?
- Strengthen Existing Knowledge about Critical Thinking
- Identify the Elements of Critical Thinking
- Follow a Structured Critical Thinking Process to Keep Track of Your Thinking
How Can I Apply This Information in the Real World?
- Build a Critical Thinking Tool Kit
- Develop a Personal Action Plan
- Choose a Follow-up Partner
- Commit to Practicing One Skill in the Next Two Weeks
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