Analytical Thinking

Creative Problem Solving

Critical Thinking- Attitude

Models and methods on problem solving

Challenges and exercises on problem solving

Recognize the problem

Define the problem

Gather ideas or data

Rank ideas

Test the ideas

Draw conclusions

Evaluate conclusions

The Attitudes

Greet problems as challenges and not as threats

Tolerate uncertainty

Engage in self-evaluation and criticism

Engage in divergent thinking

Persevere

Systematically and deliberately approach task

Are Flexable

The Actions

Brainstorm and search all possibilities

Attend to details

Set plans of action

Question continuously

Check for accuracy

Break problems into pars

Avoid Guessing

Confident in his/her thinking

Not that he/she is right or even that he/she can find the answer but that he/she can turn on his/her thinking at will and deliberately focus it in any direction he/she wants.

In control of his/her thinking

Does not drift from idea to idea or emotion to emotion

Has a clear idea of what he/she wants to do

Defines the thinking task and then sets out to carry it out