Critical Thinking and Decision Making

The systematic process of critical thinking represents an expectation for how we should approach our leadership responsibilities. Through this high-level course, you'll learn how to use critical thinking to produce better decisions and better outcomes in order to optimize your ability to achieve your goals.

Learning Objectives

• Make decisions more confidently, with less hesitation.
• Apply higher levels of thought to a organizational perspective.
• Create a broader range of alternatives using out-of-the box thinking and problem solving
• Better anticipate the impacts of decisions.
• Apply a streamlined concurrence process that allows you to operate more efficiently.

Course Agenda

1. Compare the Socratic and Scientific Methods.
2. Examine Bloom's Taxonomy for higher-order thinking.
3. Apply the cognitive thinking skills of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation.
4. Analyze statements, arguments, explanations, and opinions.
5. Practice using deductive, inductive, and analogous arguments.
6. Identify common fallacies used to persuade and deceive.
6. View decisions from a number of important perspectives.
7. Look at situations from unexpected angles.
8. Analyze and dissect problems and situations.
9. Apply the Problem Solving Cycle.
10. Learn to appreciate and encourage differing perspectives.
11. Encourage diversity of thought when analyzing and making decisions.