Critical Thinking is overwhelmingly essential in today's leadership and management practitioners. thinking is natural, thinking critically is an art and one must be master on that to succeed. this is a small presentation, tailor made for DCCI Business Institute, may not be all inclusive but definitely a help to self learners. Thanks.

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2. KHANDAKER SAIFUL ISLAM
Head of People & Change Management
Rural Services Foundation
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More than 400 senior professionals were asked
in a survey to name the most important skill
their employees will
need in the next five years….

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Can You guess the skill?
It is ………
‘Critical Thinking’

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INTRODUCTION

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Criticize Criticism Critics
Careful judgment or judicious evaluation
Relating to, or being a turning point or specially important
juncture
Condition involving danger or huge success
Abrupt changes; for better or worse.
Indispensable
Decisive
Crucial
Vital

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EXERCISE

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YOU
SEE
W H A T
? ? ? ? ?

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COUNT
HOLES
ON THE
VEST

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Ability to think concisely, clearly and rationally about what to
do.
Thinking that is:
 Mindful/Moral
 Judgmental
 Deliberate
 Reference
 Assertive
 Logical

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R
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D
ecognize assumptions
valuate arguments
raw conclusion

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Elements are:
Identification of premises and conclusions
Clarification of arguments
Establishment of facts
Evaluation of Logic
Final evaluation

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Critical
Thinking
Analyze
Infer
Evaluate
Interpret
Generate
Reason

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Define/Clarify
Gather fact
Brainstorm
Pros &
Cons
Decide
Follow
through
CTC

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IS CRITICAL THINKING BY BORN SKILL
?
Fortunately ,
It is not. It can be developed or can be taught.

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COMMON
PROBLEMS
 Unclear Goals
 Lack of clear guideline
 Decisions not based on data
 Without considering related
aspects
 Limited team work
 Overconfidence
 Rush to solve
 Heuristics

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