Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking

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Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking

• Solving Problems Making Decisions
• Chapter 4

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How to Improve Your Analytical Thinking Skills

• Gather information
• Analyze clarify information
• Compare/contrast, cause effect, themes
• Look for evidence to support ideas
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Examine perspective, assumptions, and bias
• Evaluate information

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How to Improve Your Creative Thinking Skills

• Brainstorm ideas
• Take a new and different look- ask what if
• Be curious
• Take risks- mistakes are OK

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How Can You Improve Your Practical Thinking Skills

• Emotional intelligence- ability to perceive,
  assess manage own emotions and understand
  others
• Social intelligence- understand social
  interactions to maximize your relationships
• Take action

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Problem Solving

• Define the problem
• Analyze it
• Create solutions
• Evaluate them (pros/cons)
• Take action on one solution
• Reevaluate
• Take further action

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Decision Making

• Look at the options
• Think about how your decision affects others
• Gather perspectives- talk to others
• Determine long term effects
• Consider all factors