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Critical Thinking Techniques for Problem Solving, Decision Making and Creativity
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Critical Thinking Workshop:
For Problem Solving, Decision Making and Creativity
Duration:1 Day, At customers location
Attendees are eligible for 8 CPE credits
For Problem Solving, Decision Making and Creativity
Duration:1 Day, At customers location
Attendees are eligible for 8 CPE credits
Critical Thinking skills gained can be applied to:
• General problem solving and decision making
• New product ideas and creation
• Short and long term business strategies
• Improved development processes and quality
• Improved operational efficiency
• Crisis Management
• Revenue generation and cost reduction strategies
• Customer care improvement
• General problem solving and decision making
• New product ideas and creation
• Short and long term business strategies
• Improved development processes and quality
• Improved operational efficiency
• Crisis Management
• Revenue generation and cost reduction strategies
• Customer care improvement
Overview (Download the Workshop Brochure for more details)
The attendees will gain an understanding of effective critical thinking, the approaches to different kinds of problems, and practical techniques and strategies to analyze and address them. The course includes:
• A 3 component process for critical thinking about problems, goals, decisions, situations and innovation.
• "Thinksheet" guides to help in getting clear about a situation, reaching a conclusion and making a decision.
• Numerous Critical Thinking Techniques with interactive and group exercises
• Customized with specific examples and exercises from prior interviews with attendees
• Strategies for different kinds of problems and business challenges
• Critical Thinking Practice and Role Playing with real time issues of the attendees
By the end of the class, the attendees will have a good head start Thinking Critically on a current business problem and some new thinking regarding some of the solutions. When they return to their desk, they already know how to proceed.
The attendees will gain an understanding of effective critical thinking, the approaches to different kinds of problems, and practical techniques and strategies to analyze and address them. The course includes:
• A 3 component process for critical thinking about problems, goals, decisions, situations and innovation.
• "Thinksheet" guides to help in getting clear about a situation, reaching a conclusion and making a decision.
• Numerous Critical Thinking Techniques with interactive and group exercises
• Customized with specific examples and exercises from prior interviews with attendees
• Strategies for different kinds of problems and business challenges
• Critical Thinking Practice and Role Playing with real time issues of the attendees
By the end of the class, the attendees will have a good head start Thinking Critically on a current business problem and some new thinking regarding some of the solutions. When they return to their desk, they already know how to proceed.
What's unique about this workshop? This isn't your ordinary "academic" day. It's not just "theory", but pragmatic, proven techniques for solving real world business problems, strategies and challenges.
Customized
We customize the workshop to your business, with real examples and exercises that come from interviews with would be attendees. The attendees learn critical thinking AND see it in action with their own day-to-day issues.
Customized
We customize the workshop to your business, with real examples and exercises that come from interviews with would be attendees. The attendees learn critical thinking AND see it in action with their own day-to-day issues.
What's the benefit of Critical Thinking and the workshop.
Attendees learn Pragmatic Critical Thinking Techniques resulting in;
• Faster and higher quality decisions that are more likely to be the correct ones.
• Superior solutions to problems, goals, and strategies.
• Better understanding of the dynamics between different aspects of a business or project
• Innovative ideas and solution
• Higher productivity
• Being better equipped to tackle problems and make decisions on a daily basis.
Attendees learn Pragmatic Critical Thinking Techniques resulting in;
• Faster and higher quality decisions that are more likely to be the correct ones.
• Superior solutions to problems, goals, and strategies.
• Better understanding of the dynamics between different aspects of a business or project
• Innovative ideas and solution
• Higher productivity
• Being better equipped to tackle problems and make decisions on a daily basis.
Contact us for more information or to schedule a Workshop
Download The Critical Thinking Workshop Brochure (pdf)
Read HeadScratchers our clients have used in the workshop.
Mulitple curriculums for varied attendees
We also modify the curriculum for the mix of attendees:
• Executives and Business Leaders
• Teams (a Manager and team, or cross functional)
• Supervisors, Managers and Directors
• Individual Contributors
• Mixed class of multiple disciplines and responsibilities
We also modify the curriculum for the mix of attendees:
• Executives and Business Leaders
• Teams (a Manager and team, or cross functional)
• Supervisors, Managers and Directors
• Individual Contributors
• Mixed class of multiple disciplines and responsibilities
Clarity
Conclusions
Decisions
Using concepts from our model we created a simple framework for Critical Thinking
We contrast your everyday automatic thinking with Critical Thinking.
Decisions
Conclusions
Clarity
Clarity
Conclusions
Decisions
Critical Thinking
Automatic Thinking
Stronger foundation for decisions
More time on getting clear and less time and rework needed for decisions
More time on getting clear and less time and rework needed for decisions
Weaker foundation for decisions
Less time on getting clear and more time and rework needed for decisions
Less time on getting clear and more time and rework needed for decisions
We train the attendees in the use of various techniques for Getting Clear, Reaching Conclusions and Making Decisions
Empty Bucket
Inspection
Need
Why? So What?
What's Next?
Socratic Questioning
Listening to the Answer
Broader / Subordinate
The Variables
Vision of the Future
Inspection
Need
Why? So What?
What's Next?
Socratic Questioning
Listening to the Answer
Broader / Subordinate
The Variables
Vision of the Future
Get Clear
Facts
Observations
Experiences
Beliefs
Assumptions
Innovation &
Creativity
Observations
Experiences
Beliefs
Assumptions
Innovation &
Creativity
Reach
Conclusions
Conclusions
Need
Criteria
Criteria
Decisions
This Results in ...
Focus
Everyone Aligned
Time and Money spent
on the right problem
People working on the right problem or decision
Clarity
Everyone Aligned
Time and Money spent
on the right problem
People working on the right problem or decision
Clarity
Thoughtful,
Defendable and Clear Conclusions
New ideas
Solid Conclusions
Defendable and Clear Conclusions
New ideas
Solid Conclusions
Successful Decisions
Less iterations and redo's
Alignment
Faster and Quality Decision Making
Less iterations and redo's
Alignment
Faster and Quality Decision Making
On-Site
Critical Thinking Workshop
Critical Thinking Workshop