Today we launched a new round of our Critical Thinking Training Programme, designed to help teams make better decisions in a world of complexity, ambiguity and change.
The first session introduced core concepts that will run through the programme: from the evolution of the knowledge worker to the shifting organisational contexts in which people now operate. We explored how traditional, rational approaches to decision-making are no longer enough — and why today’s leaders need to tap into more diverse forms of insight, including systems thinking, emotional intelligence, and even intuition.
We also introduced the Four Rooms of Critical Thinking — our metaphorical spaces for approaching any complex situation: the Observatory, the Map Room, the Decision Engine and the Agora. Our next session takes into the first room on the first: The Observatory. It’s here that we learn to define the system we’re in, understand our own perspective, and choose the right tools for observation and analysis.
Participants reflected on their own critical thinking goals for the programme, and began thinking about the tools they already have in their organisation to support critical thinking.
As ever it’s exciting to launch a new learning journey, this time with 45 participants. We’re excited to continue to explore what it means to be a reflective, responsive, and resilient knowledge worker — and to keep supporting teams in building practical strategies for critical thinking.