Critical Thinking at Sonic Speeds
How to Think – Episode VI: The Power of Higher-Order Reasoning. Our greatest failure is not knowing when to employ higher-order reasoning once a complex problem has been identified. This is because we have never received formal training on “how to think”. We believe random, unstructured, literal thinking is good enough. For complex problems it is not! Episodes I – V of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode V: “How to decide” is our most important cognitive skill; yet it is the most neglected. We choose to believe it is a natural activity. It is not. Episodes I – IV of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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How to Think – Episode IV: Complex problem solving is now our greatest challenge as members of a modern industrial society. Unfortunately our training in this area has been essentially non-existent. Episodes I – III of this series can be found on Captain Smith’s website ThrottleUpRadio.com.
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Critical Thinking and Complex Problem Solving: Lessons Learned from the Field of Aviation. This week Captain Smith puts forth the proposition that for our nation to remain successful as a modern industrial society, we must become and remain proficient in two crucial areas: critical thinking and complex problem solving.
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