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Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making

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Overview

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Teach your team how to think critically. Learn how to use critical thinking to avoid fallacies, spot biases, craft better arguments, hone judgment, and improve decision-making.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Practical tools to upgrade your critical thinking
  • Avoiding five critical-thinking killers
1. The Critical Thinking Difference
  • Critical versus strategic thinking
  • Seven ways to think about thinking
  • Conditions to think beneath the surface
2. Minimizing Bad Judgment
  • A Nobel Prize-winning way to think about thinking
  • Can you spot these cognitive biases?
3. Improving Decision Quality
  • The REF method: Your intuition referee
  • Using counterfactual thinking
  • Overcoming dangers of loss aversion
4. Critical Thinking Fallacies
  • Most common logical fallacies at work
  • Avoiding the planning fallacy
  • Using framing to your advantage
5. Creating the Critical Thinking Culture of Curiosity
  • Questions that fuel curiosity
  • Organizing a critical thinking workshop
Conclusion
  • Bonus tip

Taught by

Becki Saltzman

Reviews

4.5 rating, based on 13 Class Central reviews

4.6 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 24798 ratings

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  • Profile image for Rishika Jain
    Rishika Jain
    3
    Concise and informative. It was very precise in terms of the objective goals to be tackled in the course, the points were touched well.
  • Olerato Mmolai
    2
    This course was quite informative, interesting and brilliant. It changes ones way of thinking in many ways.
  • Profile image for Eesha Khan Baloch
    Eesha Khan Baloch
    1
    good as always got many things to learn anad explore and it was worth the time looking forward for more cpurses like this truly appreciate this website for bringing such things for students and professionals thanks alot
  • Profile image for Jhai Kuganathan Rajendran
    Jhai Kuganathan Rajendran
    2
    Clear, practical, and engaging. This course breaks down critical-thinking tools into quick, actionable steps that immediately improve everyday decisions. Great mix of real-world examples and concise explanations
  • Anonymous
    such insights, not just at work but in every day life.. I could only wish the quiz and activity were a bit longer, to make it more engaging. But either way the course is very much helpful. Thank you very much.
  • Profile image for Habiba Habiba
    Habiba Habiba
    1
    I love the way she explained the critical thinking and giving examples. This was amazing
    I love it
    Thank you so much ❤️‍🔥
  • Profile image for Sapphire Hsu
    Sapphire Hsu
    1
    I think this course hrlp me a lot. As my mother language is Chinese, I don't feel hard to understand teacher says. Also the exam was not that difficult. It's a freshmen-friendly course.
  • Profile image for Fabiana Teresa De Oliveira Silva
    Fabiana Teresa De Oliveira Silva
    O curso está gratuito, no entanto é só uma pre visualização do curso. Solicita pagamento e as aulas não muda o idioma, somente os textos.
  • Profile image for Perle Mangot Durante
    Perle Mangot Durante
    1
    Really interesting and well explained.
    I've been searching for a course with interpersonal explanation and tips!
  • Profile image for Budi Putra Jaya
    Budi Putra Jaya
    1
    Thanks for the amazing course! The insightful content and engaging delivery made the learning process enjoyable and impactful. I've gained valuable knowledge and skills that I'm eager to apply in real-world situations. Highly recommend this course to anyone looking to enhance their expertise!
  • Profile image for Balnur Zhumadilla
    Balnur Zhumadilla
    This course offers a clear, structured approach to improving judgment and decision-making through critical thinking. I appreciated how it broke down complex concepts like cognitive biases, mental models, and framing effects into digestible lessons with practical examples. The exercises were engaging and helped reinforce the material. Highly recommended for anyone looking to sharpen their reasoning skills in both personal and professional contexts.
  • José Fabiano De Sousa Frota
    1
    O curso é interessante e nos leva a refletir sobre como obter o pensamento crítico diante das situações.
  • Carlo Albert Quinto
    2
    Course is informative and lots of learning. Definitely, course training completed will be cascaded to downline for better team composition.

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