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1 online resource (238 pages)
Type of publication: Book / Working Paper
Language: English
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Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Why I Wrote This Book; Whom Is This Book For?; Why You Should Read a Book Like This; What I've Learned after Teaching Critical Thinking for Eight Years; How to Read This Book; Acknowledgments; Section I: Introduction and the Framework for Critical Thinking; Chapter 1: What Is Critical Thinking?; Benefits of Critical Thinking; Critical Thinking Enables You to Look at Issues Differently; Critical Thinking Prevents a Distorted Picture
Critical Thinking Gives You a Framework to Think InChapter 2: When to Use Critical Thinking; Chapter 3: The Framework and Tools; Clarity; Conclusions; Decisions; Section II: Clarity; Chapter 4: Empty Your Bucket; The Bucket; Getting Started with Emptying Your Bucket; Chapter 5: Inspection; Getting Started with Inspection; Chapter 6: Why?; Why Why?; Ask Why to Distinguish This from That; Ask Why to Get to a Root Cause; Ask Why to Get to "I Don't Know"; Ask Why to Get to Because!!; Getting Started with Why; Chapter 7: So What?; So What: Your Company or Product; Your So What
Getting Started with So WhatChapter 8: Need; What Is the Necessity?; Great Teams and Need; Need and Survival; Getting Started with Need; Chapter 9: Anticipatory Thinking; What's Next?; Getting Started with Anticipatory Thinking; Chapter 10: What Else?; What Else Could This Be?; Getting Started with What Else; Chapter 11: The Ingredient Diagram; Ingredients of Your Headscratcher; Getting Started with the Ingredient Diagram; Chapter 12: Vision; What Is Your Vision?; Getting Started with Vision; Chapter 13: The Thinking Coach; The Role of a Thinking Coach; Why Be a Thinking Coach?
Examples of a Thinking CoachIf You Have the Experience, Why Not Communicate That?; Ten Rules of a Thinking Coach; Getting Started with Being a Thinking Coach; Chapter 14: Summary of Clarity; Clarity: Getting Clear about Your Headscratcher; Getting Started; Practice; Clarity: Not about Solving the Problem; When Am I Done with Clarity?; Can I Use Critical Thinking by Myself and Not with a Group?; Section III: Conclusions; Chapter 15: It's All about the Premise; Deduction; Induction; It's All about the Premise; Chapter 16: Facts; Facts Are Absolute Truth; Use So What with Facts
Fact or Not Fact?Chapter 17: Observations; Observations Are Abundant; Chapter 18: Experiences; Your Experiences; So What?; Chapter 19: Beliefs; Beliefs-Your Value System; When Beliefs Are Different; Chapter 20: Assumptions; Assumptions Are Key; Chapter 21: The Conclusion: Putting It All Together; Creating the Premise; The Stronger the Premise, the More Reliable the Conclusion-and the More Confidence You'll Have in It; Jumping to Conclusions; Where Do Personalities Fit In?; Which Conclusion Is Right?; Getting Started with Conclusions; Chapter 22: Credibility; How Credible Is the Premise?
Credibility of Facts and Observations
Machine generated contents note: Dedication Acknowledgements Foreword Section I: Introduction and the Framework for Critical Thinking Chapter 1: What is Critical Thinking? Benefits of Critical Thinking Chapter 2: When to Use Critical Thinking Chapter 3: The Framework and Tools Clarity Conclusions Decisions Section II: Clarity Chapter 4: Empty Your Bucket The Bucket Getting Started with Emptying Your Bucket Chapter 5: Inspection Inspection Getting Started with Inspection Chapter 6: Why? Why Why? Ask why to get to I don't know Getting Started with Why Chapter 7: So What? So What? So What: Your Company or Product YOUR So What? Getting Started with So What Chapter 8: Need What is the Necessity? Great Teams and Need Need and Survival Getting Started with Need Chapter 9: Anticipatory Thinking What's Next? Getting Started with Anticipatory Thinking Chapter 10: What Else? What Else Could This Be? Getting Started with What Else Chapter 11: The Ingredient Diagram Ingredients of Your Headscratcher Getting started with the Ingredient Diagram Chapter 12: Vision What is Your Vision? Getting Started with Vision Chapter 13: The Thinking Coach The Role of a Thinking Coach Why Be a Thinking Coach? Examples of a Thinking Coach If You Have the Experience, Why Not Communicate That? Ten Rules of a Thinking Coach Getting Started with Being a Thinking Coach Section III: Conclusions Chapter 14: Summary of Clarity ClarityGetting Clear about Your Headscratcher Getting Started Practice Clarity -- Not About Solving the Problem, but Generates Solutions When Am I Done with Clarity? Can I Use Critical Thinking by Myself and Not with a Group? Chapter 15: It's all about The Premise Deduction Induction It's All About the Premise Chapter 16: Facts Facts are Absolute Truth Use so what with facts Fact or Not Fact Chapter 17: Observations Observations are Abundant Chapter 18: Experiences Your Experiences So What? Chapter 19: Beliefs Beliefs -- Your Value System When Beliefs Are Different Chapter 20: Assumptions Assumptions are Key Chapter 22: Credibility How Credible is the Premise? Credibility of Facts and Observations Why Do People Lose Credibility? Getting Started with Credibility Chapter 23: Consistency The Consistency of Your Premise Components Getting Started with Consistency Chapter 24: Triangular Thinking Triangular Thinking: Estimating the Unknown Getting Started with Triangular Thinking Chapter 25: Change The Premise and Change Helping People Get Over Change Getting Started with Change Chapter 26: Influencing and Persuading Influence and Persuasion Using the Premise to Influence Using the Premise to Persuade Maybe you need to be persuaded? Getting Started with Influencing and Persuading Section: IV Conclusions and Innovation Chapter 27: Outside-the-Box Thinking Ask What If and What Other Getting Started with Thinking Outside-the-Box Chapter 28: Abductive Thinking Abductive Thinking Old Dog Thinking Knowledge with No Experience Old Dog Thinking Cures Getting Started with Abductive Thinking Chapter 29: Impossible Thinking Thinking How to Accomplish the Impossible Getting Started with Impossible Thinking Exercises for Impossible Thinking Chapter 30: Summary of Conclusions Conclusions -- Creating Solutions Getting Started Conclusions -- Sorry, You're Not Quite Done! Section V: Decisions Chapter 31: Who, Need and When Whose Decision Is This, Anyway? Need, Again! When Does This Decision Need to Be Made? Getting Started with Who, Need and When Chapter 32: Criteria Without Criteria, Nothing Is Decided Getting Started with Criteria Chapter 33: Risk Eleven Risk Factors Using the Eleven Factor Model What Is Too Risky? Getting Started with Risk Chapter 34: Summary of Decisions Decisions -- Taking Action Getting Started Are we done yet? Chapter 35: Critical Thinking: Summary and Suggestions Critical Thinking Summary Critical Thinking -- Let's Begin .
ISBN: 978-1-118-86435-7 ; 978-1-118-72983-0
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