Master decision making in the workplace by being aware of decision-making traps, how your mindset affects your decision making and how to be more ethical at work.
The document defines critical thinking as using cognitive skills and intellectual dispositions to analyze and evaluate arguments, identify biases, form reasonable conclusions, and make intelligent decisions. The goals of critical thinking are to teach students how to reason well and succeed in life by using facts intelligently. Some standards of critical thinking discussed are clarity, precision, accuracy, relevance, consistency, logical correctness, and completeness. The document also discusses benefits of critical thinking in education, careers, and everyday life, as well as common barriers like egocentrism, sociocentrism, assumptions, stereotypes, and wishful thinking.
Apologetics 1 Lesson 4 The Art of Argumentation, Developing Your ApproachThird Column Ministries
Lesson 4 of a multipart series. The goal is to argue without being argumentative. Why good arguments often fail. How emotion plays a role in a discussion. Active Listening. Psychological Barriers. Antagonists. Certainty and the burden of proof.
The document discusses critical thinking and its importance. It covers 7 standards of critical thinking: clarity, precision, accuracy, relevance, logical correctness, and fairness. It also discusses the benefits of critical thinking in classrooms, workplaces and life. Barriers to critical thinking include lack of information, poor reading skills, bias, and close-mindedness. Critical thinkers think independently and understand the value of critical thinking, while uncritical thinkers tend to follow group opinions without criticism.
the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion. The forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind.
Table of contents for the elements of leadershipNannou Nawwara
The document discusses various situations when one should avoid making serious decisions, including when one is experiencing mental illness, coercion, or altered states of mind. Specifically, it notes that depression can impair decision-making abilities and that coercive persuasion techniques like brainwashing aim to reduce independent thinking. The document advises not making serious decisions when angry, hurt, depressed, desperate, frightened, or seeking revenge in order to think calmly and rationally.
The document outlines the decision-making process and skills needed to be a critical thinker. It discusses that decision-making involves selecting an action from alternatives using logical, emotional, or creative thinking processes. Younger people's decisions are often made by others while older adults use logic and emotion. Skills like being curious, open-minded, avoiding irrelevant information, handling confusion, controlling emotions, distinguishing conclusions, admitting what you don't know, seeking other perspectives, and possessing relevant information are important for critical thinking.
The document discusses critical thinking and provides definitions and characteristics of critical thinking. It notes that critical thinking involves using logic and reason to evaluate beliefs and arguments in a skeptical yet open-minded manner. It discusses how critical thinkers distinguish facts from opinions, ask questions, and make assertions based on evidence. The document also outlines common fallacies to avoid, characteristics of critical thinking like open-mindedness and skepticism, and the benefits of developing critical thinking skills.
Sandra Meyer completed a strengths survey that identified her top 5 themes: Responsibility, Harmony, Consistency, Input, and Relator. For each theme, the report provides a shared description and personalized insights about what makes Sandra stand out based on her strengths in that area. It describes how she likely takes responsibility through commitment and accuracy, seeks harmony through compromise, values consistency through adherence to rules, enjoys learning new information through critical discussion, and connects with others through understanding their perspectives.
The document defines critical thinking as using cognitive skills and intellectual dispositions to analyze and evaluate arguments, identify biases, form reasonable conclusions, and make intelligent decisions. The goals of critical thinking are to teach students how to reason well and succeed in life by using facts intelligently. Some standards of critical thinking discussed are clarity, precision, accuracy, relevance, consistency, logical correctness, and completeness. The document also discusses benefits of critical thinking in education, careers, and everyday life, as well as common barriers like egocentrism, sociocentrism, assumptions, stereotypes, and wishful thinking.
Apologetics 1 Lesson 4 The Art of Argumentation, Developing Your ApproachThird Column Ministries
Lesson 4 of a multipart series. The goal is to argue without being argumentative. Why good arguments often fail. How emotion plays a role in a discussion. Active Listening. Psychological Barriers. Antagonists. Certainty and the burden of proof.
The document discusses critical thinking and its importance. It covers 7 standards of critical thinking: clarity, precision, accuracy, relevance, logical correctness, and fairness. It also discusses the benefits of critical thinking in classrooms, workplaces and life. Barriers to critical thinking include lack of information, poor reading skills, bias, and close-mindedness. Critical thinkers think independently and understand the value of critical thinking, while uncritical thinkers tend to follow group opinions without criticism.
the ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion. The forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind.
Table of contents for the elements of leadershipNannou Nawwara
The document discusses various situations when one should avoid making serious decisions, including when one is experiencing mental illness, coercion, or altered states of mind. Specifically, it notes that depression can impair decision-making abilities and that coercive persuasion techniques like brainwashing aim to reduce independent thinking. The document advises not making serious decisions when angry, hurt, depressed, desperate, frightened, or seeking revenge in order to think calmly and rationally.
The document outlines the decision-making process and skills needed to be a critical thinker. It discusses that decision-making involves selecting an action from alternatives using logical, emotional, or creative thinking processes. Younger people's decisions are often made by others while older adults use logic and emotion. Skills like being curious, open-minded, avoiding irrelevant information, handling confusion, controlling emotions, distinguishing conclusions, admitting what you don't know, seeking other perspectives, and possessing relevant information are important for critical thinking.
The document discusses critical thinking and provides definitions and characteristics of critical thinking. It notes that critical thinking involves using logic and reason to evaluate beliefs and arguments in a skeptical yet open-minded manner. It discusses how critical thinkers distinguish facts from opinions, ask questions, and make assertions based on evidence. The document also outlines common fallacies to avoid, characteristics of critical thinking like open-mindedness and skepticism, and the benefits of developing critical thinking skills.
Sandra Meyer completed a strengths survey that identified her top 5 themes: Responsibility, Harmony, Consistency, Input, and Relator. For each theme, the report provides a shared description and personalized insights about what makes Sandra stand out based on her strengths in that area. It describes how she likely takes responsibility through commitment and accuracy, seeks harmony through compromise, values consistency through adherence to rules, enjoys learning new information through critical discussion, and connects with others through understanding their perspectives.
This document outlines principles of effective persuasion and discusses the human capacity for persuasion. It begins by defining persuasion as communicating in a way that induces voluntary thought or action change. In contrast, it distinguishes persuasion from coercion or payment. It then lists 17 techniques for effective persuasion, such as storytelling, empathy, repetition, credibility and conformity. The document emphasizes that persuasion skills can be improved with practice, though innate abilities also play a role. It concludes by discussing the dual responsibilities of ethical and effective persuasion.
Critical thinking is a kind of thinking in which you question, analyse, interpret, evaluate and make a judgement about what you read, hear, say, or write. The term critical comes from the Greek word kritikos meaning “able to judge or discern”Critical thinking is the ability to analyze and evaluate information, arguments, and situations in a logical and systematic manner. It involves questioning assumptions, seeking evidence, considering multiple perspectives, and using reasoning to make informed decisions and judgments. Critical thinkers are adept at identifying biases, logical fallacies, and inconsistencies in arguments or information. They actively engage in problem-solving, applying their analytical skills to assess and solve complex problems. Critical thinking fosters intellectual curiosity, objectivity, and intellectual humility, allowing individuals to make well-informed decisions and navigate challenges effectively. It is an essential skill for academic, professional, and personal success, enabling individuals to think independently and make sound judgments based on evidence and reasoning. for more information visit: www.monash.edu
This document provides the results of a CliftonStrengths assessment for an individual named David Carter. The assessment identifies David's top 5 CliftonStrengths themes as: 1) Harmony, 2) Responsibility, 3) Arranger, 4) Belief, and 5) Developer. For each theme, the document provides a description of how the theme can help David thrive, insights into why that theme is unique to David based on his assessment responses, suggestions for how David can take action to maximize his potential using that theme, and potential blind spots to watch out for. The document is intended to help David understand and apply his natural talents to be his best self.
This document provides the results of a CliftonStrengths assessment for an individual named David Carter. It lists David's top 5 CliftonStrengths themes as Harmony, Responsibility, Arranger, Belief, and Developer. For each of David's top two strengths, Harmony and Responsibility, the document describes how David can thrive using these strengths, why they are unique to him, why he succeeds using them, and actions he can take to maximize their potential. It cautions him to watch out for potential blind spots related to each strength. The document is intended to help David understand and apply his strengths.
Bs 150 Writing A Career Action Plan Nov 11 2009kvaughn115
Critical thinking involves carefully analyzing and evaluating issues from multiple perspectives. It requires restraining emotions, looking at things differently, analyzing information through asking questions, solving problems, distinguishing facts from opinions, and seeking truth. Developing critical thinking skills can help one make informed decisions, focus on relevant information, understand various viewpoints, and determine the accuracy of claims. Creative thinking also requires flexibility and examining situations from new angles to develop original explanations or solutions.
This lecture is part of a business law course focused on ethics and leadership. This is the student's first introduction to implicit bias and heuristics.
The document discusses cognitive distortions, which are inaccurate or inflated thoughts that can negatively impact one's emotions and behavior. It provides an overview of cognitive distortions, noting they were first developed by Aaron Beck and made popular by David Burns. The document explains cognitive distortions can reinforce negative thinking and problematic states like depression. It states the general solution is to challenge distorted thoughts and replace them with more accurate perspectives. The document then lists and describes 12 specific cognitive distortions.
Critical Thinking: An Introduction is a presentation about critical thinking. It discusses what thinking and critical thinking are, types of thinking, critical thinking standards including clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic and fairness. It also covers the benefits of critical thinking such as improved work performance and decision making. Barriers to critical thinking are examined like egocentrism and sociocentrism. Characteristics of a critical thinker are described as being honest, interested in others' ideas, and controlling emotions.
A Different Perspective - Rediscovering BiasAlex Clapson
The document discusses confirmation bias, a psychological phenomenon where people tend to seek out information that confirms their existing beliefs and ignore information that contradicts them. It explains how confirmation bias can negatively impact objectivity and decision making by leading people to ignore alternative perspectives. Several strategies are proposed for overcoming confirmation bias, such as actively seeking out opposing viewpoints, taking time to consider decisions thoroughly, and having others challenge one's assessments.
Livia Goh completed a strengths survey that identified her top 5 themes: Empathy, Developer, Intellection, Context, and Connectedness. The summary provides insights into each theme based on her individual results. Empathy suggests she is acutely aware of others' feelings and experiences. As a Developer, she enjoys inspiring and cheering others. Intellection indicates she finds pleasure in deep thought and generating new ideas. Context shows an interest in history and understanding the present through the past. Connectedness reflects a belief in the links between all things and people.
Critical Thinking: An Introduction is a presentation about critical thinking. It discusses what thinking and critical thinking are, types of thinking, critical thinking standards including clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic and fairness. It also covers the benefits of critical thinking such as improved work performance and decision making. Barriers to critical thinking are examined like egocentrism and sociocentrism. Characteristics of a critical thinker are outlined.
The document discusses decision making and some of the challenges involved. It covers topics like:
- The decision making process and different types of decisions.
- Factors that can influence decision making such as politics, group dynamics, and status.
- Common problems that arise in decision making like defining problems incorrectly, lack of clarity on goals, and incomplete information.
- Techniques for improving decision making like generating multiple options, evaluating alternatives, and considering consequences of choices.
The overall message is that decision making is complex and imperfect, with many potential pitfalls at each stage of the process due to cognitive and social factors. Care, analysis, and awareness of biases can help improve the quality of decisions.
1. The document is Janessa Pritchett's StrengthsFinder 2.0 report which details her top 5 themes: Ideation, Adaptability, Connectedness, Empathy, and Communication.
2. For each theme, there is a shared description and then a personalized insight specific to Janessa. The insights describe how her strengths in that theme manifest and what makes her stand out.
3. The insights are very positive, noting how Janessa's creativity, flexibility, focus on connections between people/ideas, ability to understand others, and skill at verbal communication make her an innovative, adaptable, empathetic, and engaging person.
This document provides advice on how to succeed in work social networks by focusing on three key themes: perceptions skills, social networks both online and offline, and generational differences. It emphasizes developing authentic relationships, focusing on your strengths, giving credit to others, and being aware of different generational experiences and communication styles.
Decisions, decisions, decisions — we make them all the time! The life we are living right now, is the outcome of decisions we made in the past. Our future depends on the decisions that we will make today or tomorrow. To put it simply, decision making can be defined as a choice of action in an uncertain environment. There are routine and life-altering decisions; individual and group decisions; short-term and long-term decisions; high and low-stake decisions, and decisions that can be changed as well as decisions that are cast in stone — the list can go on indefinitely. Those who are not allowed to make decisions are not happy about it, and those who are entrusted to make decisions may feel burdened by the responsibility. Decisions are sometimes made by scribbling on the back of a paper napkin and at other times with the help of massive computer programs. Some decisions need to be made on the spot — in the blink of an eye — with other decisions it is often recommended that we sleep on it.
The scope of decision making is very wide, the process sometimes starkly complex and individual styles vary considerably. It is such a fundamental part of our existence and growth; however, many of us may not give enough thought to our approach to decision making — does my decision making need any tweaking or am I happy with it as it is? In order to understand our own style of decision making, we need to consider what are the major dimensions of decision making and where do we stand on each of the dimensions.
Here are 5 important dimensions of decision making:
OB-6 Perception and decision making.pdfSindhuDawani1
This document discusses perception, decision making, and biases that influence both. It begins by defining perception as how we organize and interpret sensory impressions to understand our environment. Our perceptions are shaped by factors in the situation, the perceiver, and the target. When perceiving others, we attribute behaviors to internal or external causes using attribution theory. The document then discusses shortcuts in perception like selective perception, halo effect, stereotyping, and self-fulfilling prophecies. It applies these concepts to employment interviews, performance expectations, and evaluations. The document outlines rational decision making processes but notes actual decision making involves biases. It discusses biases, errors, and how to reduce their influence. Finally, it explores how personality, gender, mental ability,
This document discusses critical thinking skills. It defines critical thinking as reasonable, reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe and do using evaluation of evidence. Executives value critical thinking in employees for making good decisions. The course will teach components of critical thinking including avoiding biases, generating alternatives, and systematically solving problems. It outlines the critical thinking process of examining issues, exploring information, and evaluating explanations.
This document presents the results of Ashley Milliron's StrengthsFinder assessment and identifies her top five signature themes: Adaptability, Belief, Restorative, Ideation, and Empathy. It provides a brief description of each theme, explaining that Ashley is flexible and able to respond to changing demands, has strong core values that guide her life and work, enjoys solving problems and restoring things to working order, is fascinated by ideas and making connections, and has an ability to understand others' perspectives and emotions. The assessment suggests focusing on these signature themes can help Ashley identify and build upon her talents to achieve success.
Here is how I would approach this problem using critical thinking:
1. Carefully examine the problem and understand the goal (connect all 9 dots using 4 straight lines without lifting your pen).
2. Consider alternative approaches and think creatively ("outside the box"). The typical way of connecting dots line-by-line won't work here.
3. Apply logical reasoning and recognize patterns (the dots are arranged in a 3x3 grid).
4. Draw lines diagonally between opposite corners to form an X shape, then draw the remaining horizontal and vertical lines to connect all dots.
By taking an unconventional approach, thinking flexibly about different connections between dots, and applying logical reasoning to recognize the underlying pattern
critical thinking is the most important concept with every day life like, school,work place, society for more information reed this power point.five point of this power point .What is critical thinking?
• Characteristics of a critical thinking
• Critical thinking standards
• benefits to critical thinking
• barriers of critical thinking
• How to improve critical thinking
Learnings from Successful Jobs SearchersBruce Bennett
Are you interested to know what actions help in a job search? This webinar is the summary of several individuals who discussed their job search journey for others to follow. You will learn there are common actions that helped them succeed in their quest for gainful employment.
This document outlines principles of effective persuasion and discusses the human capacity for persuasion. It begins by defining persuasion as communicating in a way that induces voluntary thought or action change. In contrast, it distinguishes persuasion from coercion or payment. It then lists 17 techniques for effective persuasion, such as storytelling, empathy, repetition, credibility and conformity. The document emphasizes that persuasion skills can be improved with practice, though innate abilities also play a role. It concludes by discussing the dual responsibilities of ethical and effective persuasion.
Critical thinking is a kind of thinking in which you question, analyse, interpret, evaluate and make a judgement about what you read, hear, say, or write. The term critical comes from the Greek word kritikos meaning “able to judge or discern”Critical thinking is the ability to analyze and evaluate information, arguments, and situations in a logical and systematic manner. It involves questioning assumptions, seeking evidence, considering multiple perspectives, and using reasoning to make informed decisions and judgments. Critical thinkers are adept at identifying biases, logical fallacies, and inconsistencies in arguments or information. They actively engage in problem-solving, applying their analytical skills to assess and solve complex problems. Critical thinking fosters intellectual curiosity, objectivity, and intellectual humility, allowing individuals to make well-informed decisions and navigate challenges effectively. It is an essential skill for academic, professional, and personal success, enabling individuals to think independently and make sound judgments based on evidence and reasoning. for more information visit: www.monash.edu
This document provides the results of a CliftonStrengths assessment for an individual named David Carter. The assessment identifies David's top 5 CliftonStrengths themes as: 1) Harmony, 2) Responsibility, 3) Arranger, 4) Belief, and 5) Developer. For each theme, the document provides a description of how the theme can help David thrive, insights into why that theme is unique to David based on his assessment responses, suggestions for how David can take action to maximize his potential using that theme, and potential blind spots to watch out for. The document is intended to help David understand and apply his natural talents to be his best self.
This document provides the results of a CliftonStrengths assessment for an individual named David Carter. It lists David's top 5 CliftonStrengths themes as Harmony, Responsibility, Arranger, Belief, and Developer. For each of David's top two strengths, Harmony and Responsibility, the document describes how David can thrive using these strengths, why they are unique to him, why he succeeds using them, and actions he can take to maximize their potential. It cautions him to watch out for potential blind spots related to each strength. The document is intended to help David understand and apply his strengths.
Bs 150 Writing A Career Action Plan Nov 11 2009kvaughn115
Critical thinking involves carefully analyzing and evaluating issues from multiple perspectives. It requires restraining emotions, looking at things differently, analyzing information through asking questions, solving problems, distinguishing facts from opinions, and seeking truth. Developing critical thinking skills can help one make informed decisions, focus on relevant information, understand various viewpoints, and determine the accuracy of claims. Creative thinking also requires flexibility and examining situations from new angles to develop original explanations or solutions.
This lecture is part of a business law course focused on ethics and leadership. This is the student's first introduction to implicit bias and heuristics.
The document discusses cognitive distortions, which are inaccurate or inflated thoughts that can negatively impact one's emotions and behavior. It provides an overview of cognitive distortions, noting they were first developed by Aaron Beck and made popular by David Burns. The document explains cognitive distortions can reinforce negative thinking and problematic states like depression. It states the general solution is to challenge distorted thoughts and replace them with more accurate perspectives. The document then lists and describes 12 specific cognitive distortions.
Critical Thinking: An Introduction is a presentation about critical thinking. It discusses what thinking and critical thinking are, types of thinking, critical thinking standards including clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic and fairness. It also covers the benefits of critical thinking such as improved work performance and decision making. Barriers to critical thinking are examined like egocentrism and sociocentrism. Characteristics of a critical thinker are described as being honest, interested in others' ideas, and controlling emotions.
A Different Perspective - Rediscovering BiasAlex Clapson
The document discusses confirmation bias, a psychological phenomenon where people tend to seek out information that confirms their existing beliefs and ignore information that contradicts them. It explains how confirmation bias can negatively impact objectivity and decision making by leading people to ignore alternative perspectives. Several strategies are proposed for overcoming confirmation bias, such as actively seeking out opposing viewpoints, taking time to consider decisions thoroughly, and having others challenge one's assessments.
Livia Goh completed a strengths survey that identified her top 5 themes: Empathy, Developer, Intellection, Context, and Connectedness. The summary provides insights into each theme based on her individual results. Empathy suggests she is acutely aware of others' feelings and experiences. As a Developer, she enjoys inspiring and cheering others. Intellection indicates she finds pleasure in deep thought and generating new ideas. Context shows an interest in history and understanding the present through the past. Connectedness reflects a belief in the links between all things and people.
Critical Thinking: An Introduction is a presentation about critical thinking. It discusses what thinking and critical thinking are, types of thinking, critical thinking standards including clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic and fairness. It also covers the benefits of critical thinking such as improved work performance and decision making. Barriers to critical thinking are examined like egocentrism and sociocentrism. Characteristics of a critical thinker are outlined.
The document discusses decision making and some of the challenges involved. It covers topics like:
- The decision making process and different types of decisions.
- Factors that can influence decision making such as politics, group dynamics, and status.
- Common problems that arise in decision making like defining problems incorrectly, lack of clarity on goals, and incomplete information.
- Techniques for improving decision making like generating multiple options, evaluating alternatives, and considering consequences of choices.
The overall message is that decision making is complex and imperfect, with many potential pitfalls at each stage of the process due to cognitive and social factors. Care, analysis, and awareness of biases can help improve the quality of decisions.
1. The document is Janessa Pritchett's StrengthsFinder 2.0 report which details her top 5 themes: Ideation, Adaptability, Connectedness, Empathy, and Communication.
2. For each theme, there is a shared description and then a personalized insight specific to Janessa. The insights describe how her strengths in that theme manifest and what makes her stand out.
3. The insights are very positive, noting how Janessa's creativity, flexibility, focus on connections between people/ideas, ability to understand others, and skill at verbal communication make her an innovative, adaptable, empathetic, and engaging person.
This document provides advice on how to succeed in work social networks by focusing on three key themes: perceptions skills, social networks both online and offline, and generational differences. It emphasizes developing authentic relationships, focusing on your strengths, giving credit to others, and being aware of different generational experiences and communication styles.
Decisions, decisions, decisions — we make them all the time! The life we are living right now, is the outcome of decisions we made in the past. Our future depends on the decisions that we will make today or tomorrow. To put it simply, decision making can be defined as a choice of action in an uncertain environment. There are routine and life-altering decisions; individual and group decisions; short-term and long-term decisions; high and low-stake decisions, and decisions that can be changed as well as decisions that are cast in stone — the list can go on indefinitely. Those who are not allowed to make decisions are not happy about it, and those who are entrusted to make decisions may feel burdened by the responsibility. Decisions are sometimes made by scribbling on the back of a paper napkin and at other times with the help of massive computer programs. Some decisions need to be made on the spot — in the blink of an eye — with other decisions it is often recommended that we sleep on it.
The scope of decision making is very wide, the process sometimes starkly complex and individual styles vary considerably. It is such a fundamental part of our existence and growth; however, many of us may not give enough thought to our approach to decision making — does my decision making need any tweaking or am I happy with it as it is? In order to understand our own style of decision making, we need to consider what are the major dimensions of decision making and where do we stand on each of the dimensions.
Here are 5 important dimensions of decision making:
OB-6 Perception and decision making.pdfSindhuDawani1
This document discusses perception, decision making, and biases that influence both. It begins by defining perception as how we organize and interpret sensory impressions to understand our environment. Our perceptions are shaped by factors in the situation, the perceiver, and the target. When perceiving others, we attribute behaviors to internal or external causes using attribution theory. The document then discusses shortcuts in perception like selective perception, halo effect, stereotyping, and self-fulfilling prophecies. It applies these concepts to employment interviews, performance expectations, and evaluations. The document outlines rational decision making processes but notes actual decision making involves biases. It discusses biases, errors, and how to reduce their influence. Finally, it explores how personality, gender, mental ability,
This document discusses critical thinking skills. It defines critical thinking as reasonable, reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe and do using evaluation of evidence. Executives value critical thinking in employees for making good decisions. The course will teach components of critical thinking including avoiding biases, generating alternatives, and systematically solving problems. It outlines the critical thinking process of examining issues, exploring information, and evaluating explanations.
This document presents the results of Ashley Milliron's StrengthsFinder assessment and identifies her top five signature themes: Adaptability, Belief, Restorative, Ideation, and Empathy. It provides a brief description of each theme, explaining that Ashley is flexible and able to respond to changing demands, has strong core values that guide her life and work, enjoys solving problems and restoring things to working order, is fascinated by ideas and making connections, and has an ability to understand others' perspectives and emotions. The assessment suggests focusing on these signature themes can help Ashley identify and build upon her talents to achieve success.
Here is how I would approach this problem using critical thinking:
1. Carefully examine the problem and understand the goal (connect all 9 dots using 4 straight lines without lifting your pen).
2. Consider alternative approaches and think creatively ("outside the box"). The typical way of connecting dots line-by-line won't work here.
3. Apply logical reasoning and recognize patterns (the dots are arranged in a 3x3 grid).
4. Draw lines diagonally between opposite corners to form an X shape, then draw the remaining horizontal and vertical lines to connect all dots.
By taking an unconventional approach, thinking flexibly about different connections between dots, and applying logical reasoning to recognize the underlying pattern
critical thinking is the most important concept with every day life like, school,work place, society for more information reed this power point.five point of this power point .What is critical thinking?
• Characteristics of a critical thinking
• Critical thinking standards
• benefits to critical thinking
• barriers of critical thinking
• How to improve critical thinking
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7. The best defense is always
AWARENESS
Being aware of how these heuristics work
as well as the potential biases they introduce might
help you make better & more accurate decisions
10. The mind gives
disproportionate weight
to the first information it
receives
Stereotypes Past Events
& Trends
…initials impressions, estimates, or data
anchor subsequent thoughts & judgment
11. ❑Always view problems from different perspective,
instead of sticking with the first line of thought
❑Think about a problem on your own before
consulting others to avoid becoming anchored by
their ideas
❑Be open-minded, seek information & opinions
from a variety of people to widen your frame of
reference
❑Be particularly wary of anchors in negotiations
14. Breaking from
status-quo = Taking
Action
Taking
responsibility
=
Criticisms
& Regret
Status-Quo = Safer Course
& less risks
15. The more the choices you have,
the more pull the status-quo has
Sin of Commission
(doing something) = More Punishment
Sin of omission
(doing nothing) = Less Punishment
16. ❑Always remind yourself of your objectives &
examine how they would be served by the
status-quo
❑Identify other options & use them as
counterbalances, evaluating the plus &
minuses
❑Would you choose the status-quo if it
weren’t the status-quo?
17. ❑Avoid exaggerating the effort/cost involved
in switching from the status-quo
❑Remember that the desirability of the status-
quo will change overtime
❑Avoid defaulting to the status-quo just
because you are having a hard time
19. …making choices in a
way that justifies past
choices, even when they
no longer seem valid
People’s
unwillingness
(consciously/unco
nsciously) to admit
to a mistake
20. ❑Good decisions can sometimes lead to bad outcomes
❑Seek out & listen carefully to the views of people who
were NOT involved with earlier decisions
❑Examine why admitting to an earlier mistake
distresses you
❑Don’t cultivate a failure-fearing culture
❑In rewarding people, look at the quality of their
decision-making (bearing in mind what was known at
the time their decisions were made) not just the
quality of the outcome.
22. Confirming-Evidence
Trap
Seeking out information that supports our
existing instinct or point of view while
avoiding information that contradicts its
…affects where we go to seek information
…affects how we interpret evidence
23. ❑Check to see whether you are examining all the
evidences with equal rigor
❑Avoid the tendency to accept confirming evidence
without question
❑Get someone you respect to play devil’s advocate
to argue against the decision you are
contemplating
24. ❑Be honest with yourself about your motives;
…are you really gathering info to help you make a
smart choice, or you are just looking for evidence to confirm
what you would like to do?
❑ Build counter-arguments yourself;
…what is the strongest reason to do something else?
…what is the second strongest and even the third?
In seeking advice of others, don’t ask leading
questions that invite confirming evidence.
26. highlighted how many germs
it did not kill (a negative
attribute).
Bleachox
highlighted the percentage
of germs it did kill (a
positive attribute)
Bleach-it
kill 95% of all
germs
only 5% of
germs survive
27. Most humans find it attractive
when the POSITIVE features of an
option are highlighted instead of
the NEGATIVE ones.
28. Don’t automatically accept the initial
frame, irrespective of who formulates it
…try posing problems in a neutral, redundant
way that combines gains & losses or embraces
different reference points.
Think through your choices concerning
an issue & try to become more informed
on it.
Provide rationales for our choices.
…ask yourself how your thinking might change
if the framing changed
29. The best protection against all
psychological traps is
AWARENESS & TAKING ACTION
to understand and avoid
psychological traps
36. 36
No past history
of wrongdoing
No motive as
they could tell
No signs of
espionage in his
apartment
Dreyfus was the
only Jewish
officer at that
rank in the army
40. Motivated Reasoning
Trying to make some
ideas win & others loose;
the drive to attack or
defend ideas
40
SOLDIER MINDSET
41. Col Picquart
But what if
Dreyfus is
innocent?
41
Spying for
Germany
continued even
when Dreyfus
was in jail
Another officer
in the army
have similar
handwriting to
the one in the
memo
42. 42
Piquart has the same
prejudices as the others,
what was his
motivation?
47. ❑Scouts are more likely to say they feel
pleasure when they learn new information
❑Scouts are more likely to feel intrigued when
they encounter something that contradicts
expectations
47
49. 49
It is not about how smart you
are, or about how much you
know,
…it’s about
how you feel
50. ❑We need to change the way we feel
❑We need to learn how to feel proud instead of
ashamed when we might have been wrong about
something
❑We need to learn how to feel intrigued instead of
defensive when we encounter some info that
contradicts our belief
50
51. Traps can work in isolation & even in concert,
amplifying one another
At every stage of the decision-making process,
misconceptions, biases & other tricks of the mind
can influence the choices we make
Highly complex decisions are the most prone to
distortion because they tend to involve the most
assumptions, the most estimates & the most inputs
from the most people
The higher the stakes, the higher the risk of being
caught in a psychological trap
52. “If you want to build a
ship, don’t drum up your
men to collect wood, and
give orders, & distribute
the work.
Instead, teach them to
yearn for the vast and
endless sea.”
52
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
53. What do you
yearn for?
53
…to defend your own beliefs or to see the
world as clearly as you possibly can
62. • “I’ll call you.”
• “Let’s do lunch.”
• “We really need to get together.”
• “I’ll get back to you later today.”
• “I tried to call you back, but you weren’t there, and I
didn’t leave a message.”
• “I’m almost finished with that project.”
62
…creating It and Keeping It
63. 63
If you develop a habit of saying things you don’t
mean, and making promises you don’t keep, you
diminish others’ ability to trust you and chip
away at your own credibility, which is one of your
most important yet fragile assets.
66. Resist the temptation to stretch
the truth.
...your tendency to amplify a
story may affect how colleagues
perceive you, which damages
your effectiveness.
Avoid excessively using jargon
and buzzwords.
… we scramble to create an
aura of competence by using
incomprehensible jargon.
67. Make only promises you intend to
keep.
…Saying “no” or “I can’t” can be
difficult, but getting labeled as
someone who can’t be believed
or relied on is worse.
Admit Mistakes
…Credibility comes from a
willingness to admit to faults
and mistakes,”
69. 69
Concern yourself more with
substance than form
…the issue is not so much the form
that the thank you takes as the
spirit behind it.
Respond quickly & enthusiastically
… the quicker you respond, the more
enthusiastic you will be.
71. 71
Although revealing
information about yourself
may help you build bridges
with coworkers, you must
maintain a balance between
being open and maintaining
an appropriate level of
privacy
72. 10 TOPICS TO AVOID IN WORKPLACE CONVERSATIONS
72
• Detailed health problems
• Details of sex life
• Problems with spouse/partner
• Personal finances (either positive or negative)
• Personal religious views
• Hot political topics that evoke passion
• Personal lives of other coworkers
• Gossip about the boss
• Jokes that disparage other ethnic, racial, or religious
groups
• Lavish purchases
73. being sensitive to others
and choosing when and
where to divulge personal
information is itself a form
of self-revelation.
77. • Avoid allowing your devices to interfere with
opportunities to interact with others.
• Think about what annoys you about other people’s
cell phone habits.
• Consider the needs of the other person.
• Avoid inconveniencing others because you are on the
phone.
• Observe guidelines for texting - text with good
judgment and with care.
78. Using Social Media to Make - Not Break Your Career
• Understanding social media’s rewards and
risks
• Understand the purpose of various social
media resources & decide which one works
best for you and your objectives.
• Understand your company’s policy, best
practices, and corporate culture.
• Use good judgment about posting photos.
• Think long-term about what you post.
80. Don’t be a
know-it-all
Take the
initiative and
be friendly
Build a
support
network.
Earn a
reputation as a
team player
Ask questions
and solicit
feedback
Get to know
the corporate
culture
82. • Some small behavioral adjustments can make the difference
between congeniality and conflict.
• Check your own workplace behaviors to avoid annoying coworkers
unnecessarily.
• A smell that is pleasing to you may not be so enjoyable to others.
Avoid pungent foods and strong perfumes.
• Noise pollution—from loud phone conversations, ringing phones,
music, and chitchat among coworkers—is a common workplace
complaint.
• If you wouldn’t have a particular conversation while a colleague was
in your cubicle, don’t have it if someone is in a nearby cubicle.
Chances are your conversation can still be overheard.
• Treat cubicles like what they are - coworkers’ offices.
83. Getting Along with Your
Manager
…spotting & solving personality
problems
84. You worked hard to develop the skills to do your job. You’ve
found a position that allows you to put your training to good
use. Things couldn’t be more perfect. Now, six months into your
employment, your dream job has turned into a surreal
nightmare.
You’re obviously competent. You’re ambitious and dedicated.
You like the people in the company. The problem, however, is
that you really have a problem with your boss. It’s not that she
is abusive or dishonest, but her management style and her
personality in general set your teeth on edge to the point that
you hate being around her, and it’s making you have second
thoughts about whether you should be in that position at all.
C A S E
85. learn to spot potential
personality issues during an
interview, before you take
the plunge
learn to spot potential
personality issues during an
interview, before you take
the plunge
86. Know your own style and look
for compatibility
…determine how your energy level will fit
with your potential manager’s.
88. A client visiting your office hesitates to get on
the elevator with a couple of scruffy-looking
characters. Is she in the wrong place? Are these
loiterers hanging out in your building up to no
good? It turns out that these are two of your
fellow employees on the way back to the office
from lunch. It just happens to be dress-down
Friday, and they’ve taken the casual initiative to
a whole new level.
89. The less credibility
you have from
other sources, the
more you may have
to rely on your
external presence
to make that first
impression.
91. No matter how relaxed the dress
code, be rigorous about how well you
put yourself together.
Don’t confuse
casual dress with
casual grooming.
92. …remember that well-tailored business attire can
disguise or minimize a multitude of figure flaws,
something a tight-fitting knit shirt just can’t do
for you.
94. A talented young woman in a fast-growing software development
firm was shocked when her coworkers ranked her low in a peer-
rated performance review. The reason? One recurring criticism
was that she rarely socialized with other members of the
company, never joining them for lunch or drinks after work and
seldom attending company parties. They essentially saw her
behavior as undermining the teamwork necessary to meet their
corporate goals. “But I do great work,” she lamented. “I didn’t
realize that being a party animal was part of the job description.
And I’m just not good at that sort of thing!”
100. Analyze the reasons for your firing.
…was the job technically beyond your abilities?
…did its requirements run counter to your
personality?
101. What can you LEARN
about yourself from this
situation?
102. Whatever the situation is for your dismissal,
you need to behave with dignity and grace.
•Express gratitude to your manager and others, for
the opportunity to work at the company &
mention some of the growth that you have
experienced.
•Share any pertinent information you have that
someone filling your position might need.
103. •If you’re angry, don’t deny or smother your
feelings, but find a venue outside your
former workplace to vent.
•Avoid the temptation to rant on social
media, (potential employers may see you as
a loose cannon.)
105. ➢Don’t burn any bridges
➢Don’t turn the supportive network of fellow
laid-off employees into a forum for grumbling
and company bashing
106.
107. Handle your departure with the poise that
will leave everyone with a favorable
impression
…put your resignation on paper
108. Try to leave on good terms with everyone
…thank everyone who helped you do your job or
who showed you the ropes when you first joined
the company
…if you do stay connected to former coworkers,
avoid digging for work-related dirt or gossip
when you see or talk to them.
109. Resist the urge to boast
about your new position.
…be upbeat, but keep your
enthusiasm under control
110. Help Ensure A Smooth Transition
…put the same high level of energy into your work on
your last days as you did when you weren’t planning to
leave
…add to your daily duties a spirit of helping those who
will stay and have to deal with the issues of your
transition
114. Dealing
With Conflicts Ask questions
to gain
perspective
Deal with the
issue quickly
Don’t overreact;
respond
appropriately to
the situation Preempt the
conflict if
possible
Focus on
solutions, not
on blame.
115.
116. …this last
impression you
make will be
the one your
former
employer will
remember.
…remember
that the
contacts you
made at your
former job can
be valuable
resources, so
exit with class.