HeadScratchers Workshops Comparison
Workshop Comparison
| Course Comparison | #201 Critical Thinking for Problem Solving, Decision Making and Creativity | #301 Critical Thinking and Advanced Decision Making | #401 Critical Thinking for Leaders |
| Duration of Workshop | 1 day | 2 days | 1 day |
| Participants | Individuals, Supervisors, Managers | More experienced Senior Individuals and Managers | Managers, Sr. Managers and Executives |
| Program Level | Basic & Intermediate | Intermediate and Advanced | Basic & Intermediate |
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Our high level objective behind the course? |
Provides a strong foundation and toolset for Critical Thinking, and practice applying it. | All of #201 Plus: Additional tools for decisions. Added practice exercises and case studies. | Same as #201, but tailored specifically for managers of people |
| Prerequisite | 3+ Years of Work Experience | 7+ Years of Work Experience and a few years at the senior individual or managerial level | 7+ Years of Work Experience; Manager of People |
| Customization | Exercises and Examples customized for participants | Content, Exercises and Examples, customized for participants | Content, Exercises and Examples, customized for participants and their seniority |
| Exercises | ü | ü | ü |
| Extended Exercises (Evaluating Conclusions, Fuzzy Decision Criteria, Risk, Metrics) | X | ü | X |
| On-Site Workshop | ü | ü | ü |
| Open Enrollment | ü | X | X |
| Optional 1:1 post course mini-coaching sessions | ü | ü | ü |
| Optional 1:1 post course full coaching sessions | ü | ü | ü |
| Free Subscription to The HeadScratcher Post | ü | ü | ü |
| Recommended Maximum Class Size | 25 | 20 | 25 |
| CPE Credits | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| CEU Credits | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Framework for Critical Thinking | ü | ü | ü |
| Clarity and Socratic Questions | ü | ü | ü |
| Ingredient Diagram | ü | ü | ü |
| Inspection | ü | ü | ü |
| Using Critical thinking in Teams | ü | ü | ü |
| Leading Teams in Critical Thinking | X | ü | ü |
| Clarity exercise using participants Business Situation | ü | ü | ü |
| Practice Role of Coach and Problem Solver | ü | ü | ü |
| Applying Inductive, Deductive and Abductive thinking. (w/exercises) | ü | ü | ü |
| Understanding how assumptions, experiences, beliefs, and observations affect your thinking (w/exercises) | ü | ü | ü |
| Influencing, Presenting and Defending Conclusions | ü | ü | ü |
| Intuition | ü | ü | ü |
| Conclusion Thinksheets | ü | ü | ü |
| Managing Different Conclusions | X | ü | ü |
| Conclusion Exercise with participants business issue | ü | ü | ü |
| Conclusion Case Study | X | ü | X |
| Decision Thinksheets | ü | ü | ü |
| Innovation | ü | ü | ü |
| Thinking Outside the Box | ü | ü | ü |
| Getting others to Think Outside the Box | X | ü | ü |
| Outside the Probability | X | ü | X |
| Outside the Possibility | X | ü | X |
| Leaders’ role in Thinking | X | X | ü |
| Critical Thinking and Change | X | ü | ü |
| Decision Boundaries (Fuzzy and Discreet) | X | ü | X |
| Communicating Decisions |
X |
ü | ü |
| Addressing Values | X | ü | X |
| Risk Model and Exercise | X | ü | X |
| Crisis Thinking | X | ü | X |
| Advanced Conclusion Thinksheets | X | ü | X |
| Advanced Criteria | X | ü | X |
| Advanced Decision Thinksheets | X | ü | X |
| Fast Decisions and Analysis Paralysis | X | ü | X |
| Preeminent Metrics | X | ü | X |
Critical Thinking Techniques for Problem Solving, Decision Making, Creativity
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