Principles of Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is based on the ancient Greek ideal of "living an examined life." If we utilize these skills, we empower ourselves to a more practical, more logical, and less stressful way of living. This high-impact program teaches the insights, processes, and application of self-examination and improvement, and will lead you to greater confidence, productivity, and mental alertness.

Learning Objectives

• Sharpen analytical and cognitive thinking skills.
• View circumstances from a broader perspective.
• Evaluate, question and adjust logic and reasoning.
• Understand types of thinking and how to use each.
• Dissect problems, assess alternatives and create and implement plausible solutions.

Course Agenda

1. Analyze your current critical thinking skills.
2. Define Critical Thinking and learn the key concept behind it.
3. Develop and hone ideas using logical systems and frameworks.
4. Utilize the remarkable power of cognitive thinking.
5. Organize thoughts and information as part of your routine decision-making process.
6. Use "evaluative reasoning" to analyze and dissect problems and situations.
7. Learn the difference in critical thinking, problem solving and creative thinking.
8. Apply critical thinking concepts to logically solve problems.
9. Learn problem-solving techniques for common mistakes as well as large crises.
10. Employ the 5 Steps of Problem Solving.
11. Analyze and create solutions to difficult situations.
12. Create and implement plausible solutions to everyday problems.