Is Linear Thinking Bad?
It’s easy to understand why someone might believe Linear Thinking is less preferable than Lateral Thinking, but each has its place in problem-solving.
Category: Analytical and Critical Thinking
Posts under Analytical and Critical Thinking focus on gathering, understanding and organising information to help solve problems or leverage opportunities. Important sub-themes include intuition, curiosity, bias and questioning. Check out related categories such as Strategic Thinking and Creative Thinking and Innovation Thinking.
Don’t forget to check out the Most Popular Tags on the Home Page.
-
Problem Solving and the Gordian Knot
Details vary depending upon which ancient Greek storyteller you prefer, but there once was a poor peasant named Gordias who decided to sell his wares from his ox cart in[…]
-
How To Write SMART Objectives
First outlined by Peter Drucker in his 1954 book The Practice of Management, the system of SMART objectives is probably the most well-known method for writing objectives. There have been[…]
Organising Information: The SWOT Analysis
Here are the comprehensive instructions to develop SWOT analysis, one of the most common tools to sort and analyse information. Credited to Albert Humphrey and his work at the Stanford[…]
-
Analytical Thinking: Between Strategic and Creative Thinking
Analytical thinking is the important “middle step” between strategic thinking and creative thinking.
Field Trips
Research, questioning, listening, analysing are all critical elements of the creative process. However, you’ll never find a better substitute than direct, personal experience. Scientists call it anthropology. Researchers call it[…]
