Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Learn how to build and expand your critical thinking skills. By applying critical thinking to the tasks and challenges you face in your work, you will begin to experience breakthroughs you never thought possible—and maximize your value to your company when it’s facing the challenges of economic uncertainty. You will feel sure you really are applying critical thinking—that you really have “thought of everything!” This training will include several case studies and a self-scoring critical thinking style assessment that will be administered in class. How You Will Benefit Become familiar with different styles of thinking and identify your personal critical thinking preferences Ask yourself “big picture” questions Learn how to use critical thinking to challenge assumptions and expand perceptions about situations Come to better conclusions and decisions more often Influence and persuade others with critical thinking and clear language Manage team idea exchanges Learn how to find out what you don’t know—and solve the real problem Apply your improved critical thinking skills to the day-to-day operation of your business What You Will Cover What Is Critical Thinking Recognize what makes excellent critical thinking Distinguish elements of the thinking process How Can Critical Thinking Be a Contact Sport? Build a framework for integrating values and rational skills Understand how critical thinking works in a team setting How Can I Develop and Apply Excellent Critical Thinking Skills Develop a path to reasoned judgment Explore new approaches for developing all four brain systems Follow a structural critical thinking process to keep track of your thinking How Can I Use More of My Brain to Sharpen My Critical Thinking Skills? Discover your own thinking style preference Identify the four brain quadrants and their respective multiple intelligence's Build a metaphoric model for “thinking teams" Perform contrastive analysis of individual thinking styles and data Why Do We Need Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Workplace? Apply the Socratic method for problem solving in a team setting and personal goal setting Develop a working understanding of whole-brain thinking as a tool for building intellectual empathy Influence others with clear critical thinking Who Should Attend Executives, directors, managers, team leaders and other business professionals who are required to apply critical thinking to handling both daily and “big picture” issues and challenges. Extended Training Description Learning Objectives Use a Socratic Approach to Get to the Heart of a Problem Discover and Apply New Principles of Thinking Break through Barriers to Innovation Understand Different Thinking Styles Expand Your Thinking Capacities Comprehend How Other People Think and Use This Knowledge to Your Advantage Exercise Intellectual Empathy to Think Things through from Someone Else’s Perspective Challenge Assumptions Influence Others with Clear Thinking Generate Solutions That Work Instead of Putting Out Fires That Reignite Find Out What You Know and What You Don’t Know Use Structured Methods for Preventing Analysis Paralysis What Is Critical Thinking? Use the Socratic Method for Personal Goal Setting Develop a Working Definition of Critical Thinking How Can Critical Thinking Be a Contact Sport? Build a Framework for Integrating Values and Rational Skills Understand How Critical Thinking Works in a Team Setting How Do You Know That? Challenging Assumptions Understand Socratic Dialogue Techniques Identify Assumptions Use Active Listening and Effective Communication Strategies to Build Rapport While Probing for Assumptions Why Do We Need Critical Thinking in the Workplace? Apply Critical Thinking to Reading Apply the Socratic Method for Problem Solving in a Team Setting Listen Critically fro Assumptions and Point of View Develop a Working Understanding of Whole-Brain Thinking as a Tool for Building Intellectual Empathy How Can I Develop Excellent Critical Thinking Skills? Distinguish Elements of the Thinking Process Develop a Path to Reasoned Judgment Recognize What Makes Excellent Critical Thinking How Can I Use More of My Brain to Sharpen My Critical Thinking Skills? Discover Your Own Thinking Style Preference Identify the Four Brain Quadrants and Their Respective Multiple Intelligence's Build a Metaphoric Model for "Thinking Teams" Perform Contrastive Analysis of Individual Thinking Styles and Data What Is Intellectual Empathy and How Can Thinking Teams Help Build These Skills? Use a Structured Problem-Solving Model to Prevent "Analysis Paralysis" Read Another Person’s Thinking Style Quickly and Accurately Using a Map See How Friction Develops between Teams That Use Opposite Thinking Styles Build a Protocol for Changing That Friction into Creative Tension How Can I Expand My Thinking Capacities? Integrate What You Have Learned So Far Using Diagramming Techniques Explore New Approaches for Developing All Four Brain Systems How Can I Integrate the Information I’ve Learned Using a Map of the Critical Thinking Process? Identify the Elements of Critical Thinking Follow a Structured Critical Thinking Process to Keep Track of Your Thinking How Can I Apply This Information in the Real World? Build a Critical Thinking Tool Kit Develop a Personal Action Plan Choose a Follow-up Partner Commit to Practicing One Skill in the Next Two Weeks   Pelatihan, Kursus, Seminar, Workshop Provider Download Katalog Pelatihan 2009

Instructor Schedule March 4-6, 2009 3 days Venue Holiday Inn Hotel Bandung Tuition Fee  Rp. 4.800.000,-   per participant, excluding accommodation & tax. Registration Send by email -or- fax to: PT. FOCUS TRACO INDONESIA Wisma Pakuan, Jl. Pakuan 12 BOGOR - 16143 (021) 7009-9943   (0251) 2169-150 (0251) 7534-984 training@focustraco.com