Overview
Reliance on this can leave us less incentive to consider problems and develop original solutions
What is technology?
Information we can conclude.
What is knowledge?
By taking this view of potential solutions, we can better evaluate their efficacy and how they impact all stakeholders involved.
What is the bigger picture?
A practical approach that allows us to trace a problem back to its origin and develop an appropriate solution.
Carefully watching, noting, and recording what is seen, head, or experienced.
What is observation?
This pillar fosters abilities required for critical thinking.
What is foundation?
The intellectual and reflective process of analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing information from different sources to draw logical conclusions and solve problems.
What is critical thinking?
Taking this stance and considering all possible options can help identify the best outcome for any problem.
What is neutral?
Technique to determine the immediate cause of a specific event and identify the core issue behind the occurrence.
What is proximate cause analysis?
Analyzing data and information to gain insight into a subject
What is interpretation?
This pillar looks at discerning and evaluating a situation to reach informed conclusions.
What is process?
Involves breaking apart ideas into smaller, more manageable parts or determining the relationships between different pieces of information.
What is analysis?
What is uncritical thinking?
Emotions or beliefs guiding our choices
What is cognitive bias?
Deriving conclusions without direct evidence, relying instead on patterns of thought and understanding.
What is inference?
This pillar is devoted to making more reliable decisions and better assessments.
What is improvement?
Involves combining related information from different sources to form an argument or solution to the problem.
What is synthesis?
Type of thinking in which we respond to a situation without giving it much thought, emphasizing efficiency over accuracy.
What is reactive thinking?
Mental shortcuts used in decision making.
What are heuristics?
Assessing facts, opinions, beliefs, or arguments by judging the information's merits, accuracy, and appropriateness.
What is evaluation?
This pillar encourages deploying learned techniques in real-world scenarios.
What is application?
Determines the best course of action or solution to the problems based on the analysis, synthesis, and judgements made.
What is decision making?
Through this process, we can better understand and express our thoughts, feelings, and desires, leading to more meaningful conversations with others.
What is reflection?
Advises not to attribute malicious intent to the behaviors of others when those actions can just as adequately be explained by carelessness or ignorance.
Ability to put forward well-reasoned arguments supporting a position or point of view.
What is communication?