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Critical Thinking / …Continued

SEMINAR OUTLINE

I. Thinking examined

A. Strategic thinking defined B. Inner workings of the human brain C. Identifying and developing your strengths D. Danger of thinking you know what you don’t know II. Thinking traps A. Basis of human action B. Questioning core beliefs and conventional wisdom

C. Embracing a proactive mindset D. Managing outside influences

III. Decision-making

A. Attitude towards risk B. Need for constant change and improvement

C. Avoid decision-making traps D. Using smart decision criteria E. Avoid irrelevant factors F. Focus on the big picture

G. Playing to win vs. playing not to lose H. Achieve the synergy of diverse thinking IV. Fighting bureaucracy: The enemy of critical thinking A. What happened to GM? B. Rules vs. guidelines C. Benefits of the contrarian approach

D. Focus on value creation E. Emphasize the big picture F. Start at the end and work backward G. Plague of micromanagement H. Seeing opportunities not problems V. Critical thinking traps A. Cognitive biases B. Heuristics C. Problems with predicting the future D. Accepting randomness and uncertainty E. Thinking vs. computing

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