Description
Four-part, in-house training course for teams who want to build confidence in analysis, decision-making and influence.
This course introduces critical thinking as a practical skillset for navigating uncertainty, making better decisions, and working more effectively with others. Built around the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), it invites participants to explore a structured journey through four metaphorical spaces: the Observatory, the Map Room, the Decision Engine and the Agora.
Through this journey, participants build a shared language for making sense of complexity and taking purposeful action. The course emphasises real-world application, focusing on developing a confident and adaptive mindset rather than prescribing fixed answers.
Course content
- Understand and apply a strategic approach to critical thinking
- Learn how to slow down and observe systems with clarity and intention
- Analyse and orient within complex contexts using visual and verbal tools
- Build confidence in synthesising options and taking decisive action
- Strengthen your ability to influence others and act collaboratively
- Use metaphors and mapped processes to support team learning and reflection
Structure
Four half-day face-to-face workshops accompanied by five one-hour online support modules.Together, we will:
- Explore the OODA loop and its application in live projects
- Guide participants through each of the four metaphorical rooms
- Practise tools for analysis, decision-making and influence
- Support teams to reflect on their own thinking patterns and develop new habits
- Reinforce learning through online modules that extend and deepen practice
