Critical thinking is essential for analyzing information effectively and making sound judgments. Like leadership skills, critical thinking requires ongoing learning, thoughtful reflection and purposeful practice. This course is designed for emerging and mid-level leaders - those managing small teams to large enterprises. Learn to elevate strategic thinking beyond traditional methods, improve decision-making with greater intentionality and foster innovation in your work unit. Using the CRAFT methodology, this course will help personalize and refine your critical thinking skills.

What you will learn:

• Concentration on the use and spectrum of various thinking lenses
• Rhetoric techniques to communicate, inspire and persuade more effectively
• Awareness of your attitude, experience and disposition to reduce blind spots
• Consideration of filters such as human nature, biases and learning styles
• Practical tools to aid logic, decision-making, better questioning and creativity

Earn 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).