Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach‚ using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic. The term lateral thinking was coined by Edward de Bono in the book New Think: The Use of Lateral Thinking published in 1967. Lateral thinking‚ is the ability to think creatively‚ or "outside the box" as it is sometimes referred to in business‚ to use your inspiration and imagination
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Topic: Grades Don’t Matter Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to see that students who almost failed their grades in college still have the potential to be a great person someday. I. Introduction/Attention A. Attention Getter: What do you feel when people around you say that you’re a failure? That you are lazy‚ stupid and a good for nothing student‚ just because you failed? It hurts right? Especially‚ when you know that you put all your efforts just to have good grades. Even I experienced
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Critical Thinking and Society Exercise April Jones PHL 458 February 27‚ 2013 Faith Stephen Critical Thinking and Society Exercise Critical and Creative thinking can be vital in an individual decision-making process. These two thought processes can help an individual to determine how to decipher or retain perception information or establish how a message will be implemented. Critical thinking is a mental process of how information is analyzed‚ applied‚ conceptualized‚ or evaluated to reach
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According to Berger‚ a characteristic of adolescent thinking that leads young people (ages 10 to 13) to focus on themselves to the exclusion of others. A young person might believe for example that his or her thoughts‚ feelings‚ and experiences are unique‚ more wonderful or awful than anyone else’s (Berger‚ 2007). According to David Elkind (1967)‚ adolescent egocentrism‚ which includes a belief by teenagers that they are special and unique‚ accompanies the achievement of new mental abilities. Specifically
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SYSTEM APPROACH A system is an interrelated and interdependent set of elements functioning as a whole. It is an open system that interacts with its environment. It is composed of inputs from the environment (material or human resources)‚ transformation processes of inputs to finished goods (technological and managerial processes)‚ outputs of those finished goods into the environment (products or services)‚ and feedback (reactions from the environment). Subsystems are systems within a broader
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This course has taught me a lot about critical thinking. When I started this course I could not honestly tell you what critical thinking was. Now‚ I have a very clear understanding of what critical thinking is and what it means. Critical thinking is the ability to confront new or unfamiliar ideas‚ situations‚ and opinions by using logic and reasoning with an open mind. The three main things that I have learned and will continue to use while becoming a better critical thinker are the following
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POSITIVE THINKING ESSAY Hi‚ everybody! Now I’m telling you about POSITIVE THINKING. First I’m explaining you there are two kind of people: optimistic and pessimistic people. A pessimist is a person who nurtures a consistently negative attitude‚ expecting the worst of people and of situations. A pessimist relates to the “half empty glass‚” ignoring the fact that the glass is also half full. He or she typically believes that the world in which we live is the worst possible of all worlds and
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discusses four problem solving styles based on thinking‚ feeling‚ sensation‚ and intuition. The four styles are Sensation-Feeling‚ Intuition-Feeling‚ Sensation-Thinking‚ and Intuition-Thinking. Usually only one of the characteristics are dominant in an individual and the others are generally “back ups”. However‚ it should be understood that not everyone can be classified into one of the four pure types. Experience #1 I use a sensation-thinking problem solving style. This style focuses on the
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"Systems thinking" involves thinking in loops rather than in straight lines. Because all parts of a system are interrelated‚ if change becomes initiated in one part of the system all parts will be impacted in a ripple effect all the way back to the original action – this is called a feedback loop. Discuss how a feedback loop would benefit a change initiative within an organization. Most systems have feedback loops‚ which enforce communication in some type of way. If an organization implements a
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1‚THINKING QUESTION (at Home/Individual) Identify people you know who have been or are now managers. Please describe the nature of work that is done by the managers you know‚ then analyze these descriptions and classify them according to top managers or middle or first line managers My Answers Bill Gates is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. He is co-founder‚ chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation - the world’s leading provider of software for personal
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