From the course: Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making
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Conditions to think beneath the surface
From the course: Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making
Conditions to think beneath the surface
- It's one thing to talk about critical thinking in theory, but without the right conditions, it becomes almost academic and seems less business practical. Let's make sure you have the two necessary critical thinking conditions in place. The first condition, the ability to change your mind. This ability is to critical thinking what electricity is to a Tesla. You can't run your critical thinking engine without it. It may be easier to think about how to change other people's minds, but that's not one of the conditions. We humans love being right and hate being wrong. But as John Stuart Mill said, "He who knows only his own side of the case "knows little of that." Use this scenario and practice this technique with your team. Let's say your company is booming and one again you need more space to grow the business. Break decisions into different options. For example, to move now, move later, remodel the existing place, or randomly assign options to members of your team and then have each…
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