Open your mind : the 7 keys to thinking critically / Francesco Sofo
- Bib ID:
- 3069961
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- Author:
- Sofo, Frank
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- Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2004
- xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1865089605
- Summary:
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Using this book you'll learn the seven keys of critical thinking, and you'll put them into practice with simple exercises designed to improve your approach to thinking. Rise to the challenge to change your habits and learn how to actively use your mind. Become more confident in your own ability to find diverse solutions.
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- Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements x
- About the author xii
- Introduction 1
- What is thinking critically? 5
- Who's it for? 6
- How do I do it? 9
- How to navigate this book 10
- PART ONE: THE SEVEN KEYS 13
- Overview of the Seven Keys of thinking critically 15
- The spinning hourglass model 16
- Key 1: Enjoy thinking critically 21
- Develop positive self-talk 22
- Develop the capacity to reflect 24
- Develop creativity 27
- Exercises 30
- Key 2: Start with basic questions 32
- Value analysis 33
- Four stages of thinking critically 37
- The enigmatic challenge of circularity 38
- Exercises 42
- Key 3: Become an encourager 45
- To begin, learn to inspire 47
- Sharing the vision 50
- Providing the right conditions 52
- Persuade, don't dominate 52
- Exercises 54
- Key 4: Think critically in a group 58
- The whole is greater than the sum of its parts 60
- Diversity and thinking critically in a group 62
- Groupthink 65
- Tackling group bias 65
- Exercises 69
- Key 5: Become a catalyst 74
- How one company changed 78
- The role of intuition 80
- The value of ambiguity 81
- Paradox 84
- Hobson's choice 89
- Exercise 90
- Key 6: Become a poet 92
- Dare to be different 93
- Obstacles to being different 96
- Solutions to obstacles 105
- Exercise 115
- Key 7: Become a creator 117
- How people operate 118
- Better ways for companies to operate 125
- Creating is learning 131
- Creative destruction 136
- Turning the Seven Keys 139
- Hints to implement the Keys 140
- Profile of a critical thinker 143
- PART TWO: THINKING ABOUT THINKING 147
- 1 I think, therefore I am 149
- Through our thinking we create our reality 151
- Some different ways to think about thinking 151
- 2 What's your critical thinking profile? 155
- Your critical reflection inventory (CRI) 157
- Quick thinking style quiz 166
- Quick self-assessment 168
- Summary and analysis 169
- 3 A close look at thinking critically 172
- Reasoning 173
- Assumptions 176
- Perspectives 196
- Framing and re-framing 201
- Exercises 209
- Our thinking is but star dust 214
- Invitation to think critically 216
- Drawing a new map 217
- Using the imagination 218
- Concluding remarks 221
- Index 223.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Subject:
- Critical thinking
- Also Titled:
- Seven keys to thinking critically
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- Publication date:
- 2004
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