WorksheetsCritical Thinking Skills
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is one skill that forms the basis of critical thinking?
(a)
Analytical Thinking Strategies include:
Be clear on why you need the information
Collect data from a variety of sources
Rephrase questions
Break down the details into factual subsets
This image is an example of which analytical thinking tool?
Mind-Mapping
Brainstorming
Problem Visualisation
Puzzle solving
Which one does NOT describe "Active Listening"?
Listen for feelings
Read body language
Criticising someone constructively
Clarify: paraphrase and summarise
This image can be used in a lateral thinking activity known as...
Pick a transitional object
Jump to the wrong answer
Tell a different story
Puzzles galore
Which one is NOT a strategy to demonstrate open-mindedness...
Be brutally honest about your strengths and weaknesses
Acknowledge there may be more than one solution to addressing an issue
Check your cognitive biases and cultural assumptions
Agree with every suggestion a colleague offers towards a solution
What is NOT a key tool used in Problem Solving - fundamental to even begin the process?
Questioning
The 5-Whys
De Bono's six Thinking Hats
Playing card games
The advantage of Edward De Bono's "Six Thinking Hats" is...
... it covers all the perspectives our brain engages in decision making
... colourful and therefore stimulating for the brain
... is more interesting than playing Sudoku or training ourselves with puzzles
... allows us to say what we want without being interrupted.
Name the Cognitive Bias: The tendency to overestimate the likelihood of events due to how recent the memories are or how unusual or emotionally charged they may be.
Bandwagon Effect
Confirmation Bias
Anchoring Effect
Availability Heuristic
Name one (1) boundary to generating solutions in the workplace.
(a)
