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Develop Your Critical Thinking Skills
The ability to clearly reason through problems and to present arguments in a logical, compelling way has become a key skill for survival in today’s world. This course will give you some practical tools and hands-on experience with critical thinking and problem solving.
1 Day
Overview
Many people experience information overload. We’re bombarded with messages to believe various ideas, purchase things, support causes and lead our lifestyle in a particular way.
How do you know what to believe?
How do you separate the truth from the myths?
The answer lies in critical thinking skills.
Who will benefit
This critical thinking course is suitable for anyone with an interest in improving their decision making, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Content
- Understanding critical thinking
- How to recognise and avoid common pitfalls of decision making
- The critical thinking process
- A critical thinker’s skill set
- Identifying and dealing with assumptions
- Critical and creative thought systems.
Learning Outcomes
You will learn to:
- Identify your own critical thinking style, including areas of strength and opportunities for growth
- Work through the critical thinking process to build or analyse arguments
- Improve key critical thinking skills
- Use analytical thought systems and creative thinking techniques.
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