Critical Thinking Course

Executives often make decisions under pressure, where poor judgment can be costly. This lesson highlights how critical thinking aligns with strategic goals, minimizes risk, and enhances innovation by illustrating its real-world impact on business success and failure.

To think critically, leaders must recognize faulty logic, manage cognitive bias, and evaluate evidence rigorously. This lesson introduces the essential skills and habits of effective critical thinkers, offering tools to sharpen judgment and decision quality.

Great leaders ask great questions. This lesson develops the executive practice of strategic inquiry and reflective thinking to unlock deeper insight, challenge assumptions, and foster a culture where thoughtful dialogue drives better outcomes.

Strong teams require disciplined thinking. This lesson explores methods for improving collaborative decisions, from Red Teaming to Pre-Mortems, helping teams navigate disagreement productively and avoid groupthink in high-impact situations.

This lesson examines how leaders shape thinking norms through behavior, expectations, and routines. By prioritizing cognitive diversity and psychological safety, organizations can consistently support critical reflection across all levels.

To lead adaptively, executives must learn from past decisions. This lesson provides tools for debriefing, documenting lessons learned, and using structured reflection to continuously improve judgment and execution.

In the final simulation, participants apply the full suite of critical thinking tools to a real-world challenge. Working individually or in teams, they demonstrate their ability to think strategically, justify decisions, and reflect on outcomes with clarity and rigor.