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Critical Thinking Does Not Mean One Right Answer
A customer recently asked me: “What is the goal of critical thinking?” At first this seemed like an odd question to me until I asked him to elaborate. “Well, if we all think critically then shouldn’t we all arrive at the same answer?” After a bit of thought, I responded that while critical thinking is about holding our thought [...]
Critical Thinking in Nursing
Increasingly nurses are dealing with life and death decisions and there’s no doubt that a competent, thorough nurse will help a patient get on the road to recovery faster. Here’s an infographic demonstrating the critical thinking steps a nurse could take to help make an early diagnosis. These are by no means comprehensive, but the steps (from Pearson’s [...]
Wishful Thinking vs. Cynical Thinking: Which is Better?
Let’s first start by defining Wishful vs. Cynical Thinking. Wishful Thinking (according to Wikipedia) is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality or reality. Cynical Thinking (which is NOT the same thing as Critical Thinking) is thinking that is predisposed to doubt and lack of [...]
I Disagree So That Makes You an Idiot
I follow a lot of brilliant bloggers who write compelling content and stimulate fascinating discussions. One of those people is Laurie Ruettimann who writes at http://thecynicalgirl.com. But what happens when someone disagrees with the perspective of a blogger? Sometimes there are valuable learning experiences for everyone involved, but often it looks like this: This outrageous comment [...]
A little magic can improve your critical thinking
Guest Post by Heather Ishikawa- author of Now You’re Thinking. This weekend I had the pleasure of attending a magic show by the magician Alex Ramon (www.alexramonmagic.com). During the entertaining show, he joked about how most people expect to be tricked by magicians. Therefore, they don’t naturally trust everything that the magician says or does. [...]
How to Ace the Tough Interview Questions
With unemployment still hovering at staggering levels, this is a great time to brush up on your interviewing skills. Recruiters today are inundated with resumés that all look alike and have a tough time picking the right candidate when so many people are applying for the same jobs. So, how do you stand out? You [...]
Make Critical Thinking Fun: The Zombie Apocalypse Exercise
There’s a stigma to critical thinking training (and even the phrase critical thinking) that it is boring, stuffy, and too academic to be engaging. But it doesn’t have to be mind-numbing. Once you teach the basics of critical thinking and the Critical Thinking model, you can reinforce and practice those techniques with fun applied exercises. [...]
Leaders Say Next Generation Lacks Necessary Critical Thinking Skills
The “2011/2012 Trends in Executive Development: A Benchmark Report” (produced by Pearson TalentLens and Executive Development Associates Inc.) surveyed the leaders of 81 large/multi-national companies and learned that for the 2nd year in a row, executives are concerned about the critical thinking skills of the next generation. The leaders are concerned that the next generation is not [...]
Reading to Children is Key to Future Critical Thinking Skills
What is your bedtime routine with your children? Get them a glass of water? Give them a bath? Read a book? Did you know the simple act of reading a book to your child at bedtime helps create the foundation for future critical thinking skills? Each time you sit down to read with your children [...]
How Often Do You Live in Auto-Pilot?
When we are in familiar settings, the brain often becomes comfortable and can shift into mental auto-pilot. While this energy saving technique is often helpful, we should be careful to realize that during this time we are not thinking critically. Actually, we aren’t thinking at all. So often we fail to improve our standard processes [...]