Critical Thinking
Identified as one of the most important skills for a human being that is needed in the job workforce and it is one thing that is lacking in the new workforce.
What is Critical Thinking?
Focuses on a specific situation and comes up with a simple direct approach to solve something.
What is Problem Solving?
Brings diverse people and ideas together to work toward a common goal.
What is Teamwork?
Men women, people of different races and ethnic groups and people with different abilities help the work place thrive in may ways.
What is Diversity in the workplace?
To Inform and describe, discover ad explore, negotiate and cooperate, test and revise, and integrate and apply.
What is the process of critical thinking?
Active listening, Collaboration, fact finding, process analysis, and teamwork.
What are requirements for problem solving?
If two or more people put their heads together and work toward solving a problem.
What is Collaboration?
You must agree on goals and find a common ground when trying to reach goals.
What is finding a shared vision?
What parts of the project or problem work? What are different strategies to come up with a solution?
What is Test and Revise?
Chen has recently not been achieving the results he wants in his work. After making a costly mistake, he stopped to ask himself what he learned from the situation and what he would do differently next time. Chen:
What is Actively working through the Situation? (Active Problem Solving)
Communicating openly and effectively, doing your best to help someone, ensure all team members are valued, interact socially, and treat others fairly.
What are the qualities of a team player?
requires collaboration , working cooperatively with others.
What is being able to work well with others?
Following evidence wherever it leads us.
What is Thinking Critically?
look at the issue, determine what information is irrelevant and not needed.
What is discover and explore?
We have to imagine ourselves in another persons exact situation before we do or say anything.
What is Put yourself in the others person shoes?
2 Most common challenges of working in a team.
What is finding a shared vision and being able to work well with others?
5 steps to critical thinking as it relates to problem solving.
what is
Identify the problem
Analyze the problem
Brainstorm and come up with possible solutions
Decision making
Take action
May require collaborating with others to get a new input or hear ideas that you wouldn't think of alone.
What is Creative Problem Solving?
Putting yourself in the other persons shoes, and communicating effectively.
What is promoting Healthy Teamwork?
9 ways to cultivate a team cohesion name 3.
What is,
1)create a clear and compelling cause
2)communicate expectations openly
3)establish team goals
4)leverage team members
5)foster cohesion between team members
6)encourage innovation
7)keep promises/ honor request
8)recognize, reward and celebrate collaborative behavior
9)encourage open communication