Critical thinking springs from the notion of reflective thought proposed by Dewey (1933), who borrowed from the work of philosophers such as William James and Charles Peirce. Reflective thought was ...
Critical thinking seems to be a vanishing skillset. As a leader, I’ve often watched people on my team spinning their wheels—physically and mentally. Things are moving, but despite their best efforts, ...
Critical thinking is important in the workplace and specifically for strengthening your organizational power and influence (as I wrote in “Think You’re Entitled to Your Opinion? Think Again”). But ...
There is a Fox News headline that goes like this: "Transgender female runner who beat 14,000 women at London Marathon offers to give medal back." Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the ...
Critical thinking is a vital, yet often neglected, skill. In higher education, Chris Griffiths, author of “The Creative Thinking Handbook,” noted in a TLNT blog article that critical thinking is “the ...
When I first began focusing on the development of student critical thinking skills in the early 1990s, I discussed ideas for a research project with the partner of a CPA firm. I recall being quite ...
As we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the emphasis in higher learning is less on in-depth discipline knowledge and more on agile skills in critical thinking and creative thinking. How can we ...
Bangladesh routinely laments the absence of critical thinking among its graduates, yet rarely confronts the systemic failures that prevent its development. From rote-driven primary schooling to theory ...
Peter Ellerton is affiliated with the Rationalist Society of Australia. Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation ...