Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving for Better Decision Making

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Date
07 November, 2022 (Monday)
Time
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration
90 Minutes Minutes

Overview

Learn to make effective decisions and solve problems using critical thinking and simple, practical tools. You make decisions and solve problems every day. Learn how to apply critical thinking techniques to these activities. Every organization must be nimble when solving new and recurring challenges, and everyone within the organization must be able to use critical thinking and creative problem-solving to take action on these challenges. Avoid the tendency to start solving a problem before it is clearly defined. Admit to poor decisions and take corrective action, even if it's tough.

Area Covered

  • What are Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving?
    • Strengths and Challenges when analyzing and solving problems
    • Relationships among planning, critical thinking, and creative problem solving
    • Role of critical thinking in meeting business challenges
    • Prioritize issues for the greatest decision-making effectiveness and efficiency
  • Integrate the art and science of critical thinking and creative problem solving
    • Role of values and facts in decision making
    • Challenge "knowledge," beliefs, "facts," assumptions, and conventional wisdom
    • Methods to explore alternatives, ask probing questions, and stimulate thinking
    • Convert negativity into curiosity
  • Creative problem solving; use whole-brain, critical-thinking Clarity to solve a real issue
    • Define the goal and constraints to achieve objectives
    • Discover "blind spots" and hidden assumptions
    • Define a measurement of success
    • Develop solution options and plan
    • Make the decision with confidence and test decisions

Why Should You Attend

In today's face-paced work environment, decisions and requests for action are bombarding you constantly. If you make these decisions in "firefighting" reactionary mode, you are more likely to make mistakes. Being proactive and thinking critically dramatically increases the chance you will make an excellent decision and take the action to get the best results.

Who Will Benefit?

  • CEO'S
  • Company Presidents
  • Vice Presidents
  • Directors
  • Supervisors
  • Anyone in a supervisory position
  • Payroll Administrators/Managers
  • All Employees
  • Departmental Managers
  • Executives
  • Supervisors
  • Project managers
  • Leaders in any capacity

Speaker

Rebecca Staton-Reinstein, Ph.D., and President of Advantage Leadership, Inc. works with leaders and their organizations to Increase your bottom-line results through strategic leadership, engaged employees, and delighted customers in all economic sectors. Draw on her proven ability to mentor you through major change, customizing successful solutions to your complex issues. For over 25 years, Rebecca has contributed value as an executive, manager, educator, and consultant, honored on four continents. She is a Ph.D. in organizational development, a National Speakers Association Legacy Professional Member, and St. Petersburg Engineering Academy Foreign Member and author of books on strategic leadership and planning.

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