Critical Thinking

Course Detail
Critical thinking is the ability to think reflectively and independently in order to make thoughtful decisions. By focusing on root-cause issues critical thinking helps you avoid future problems that can result from your actions. In this course, leadership trainer and expert Mike Figliuolo outlines a series of techniques to help you develop your critical thinking skills. He reveals how to define the problem you’re trying to solve and then provides a number of critical thinking tools such as blowing up the business, asking the 5 whys and the 7 so whats, exploring the 80/20 rule, and more. He also provides guidance on how to develop this skill across your whole team.

Learning Objective

• Identify how to break down complicated issues into smaller components.
• Determine the definition of an effective problem statement.
• Identify the primary benefit of focusing questions.
• Identify a problem’s root causes.
• Apply critical thinking tools to analyze and unpack consequences.
• Recognize how to prepare others to think critically.