Components of Thought
- Describe the Science Behind How the Brain Works When Analyzing a Typical Decision
- Recognize the Importance of Analytical Thinking in Business
- Define Three Key Analytical Reasoning Skills: Assessing Patterns, Recognizing Probabilities, and Thinking Hypothetically
ART: Assess Patterns
- Describe the Three Subskills Associated with the Analytical Reasoning Skill of Assessing Patterns
- Distinguish Between Three Common Information Patterns
- Explain How Recognizing Patterns Can Increase the Efficiency of Decision Making
ART: Recognize Probabilities
- Describe Three Subskills Associated with the Analytical Reasoning Skill of Recognizing Probabilities
- Discuss How Your Personal Judgment About the Likelihood of an Outcome May Influence Your Ability to Solve Problems
- Identify Implicit Probabilities to Assess the Level of Risk Within a Given Situation
- Assess the Frequency of Specific Occurrences
- Explain How Probability Judgments Can Help You Work Within Multiple Constraints When Problem Solving
ART: Think Hypothetically
- Distinguish Between Inductive and Deductive Thinking
- Create a Hypothesis That Will Lead to Developing Decision Alternatives
- Use Counterfactual Thinking to Test Your Hypothesis
- Assess When You Do Not Have Enough Information to Form a Complete Hypothesis
Applying ART to Real-World Situations
- Apply All Three Bundles of Analytical Thinking (A-R-T) Skills to Real Business Scenarios
- Enhance the Ability to See the Relevance of Analytical Reasoning Skills for Day-to-Day Work
- Gain Greater Facility with Analytical Reasoning Skills By Practicing Them
Connecting the Dots: Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making
- Define What a Decision Is and How Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making Are Related
- Distinguish Between Two Types of Decisions—Simple and Complex
- Become Familiar with Three Decision Analysis Tools—Decision Worksheets, Decision Trees, and Force Field Analysis
Personal Decision-Making Preferences
- Recognize How Values and Experience Inform Our Perceptions
- Identify Your Personal Decision-Making Preferences
- Identify Others’ Personal Decision-Making Preferences
- Explain How Group Decision Making Differs from Individual Decision Making
Psychological Factors Impacting Decision Making
- Identify Personal Attitudes Toward Decision Making
- Articulate the Common Reasons for Decision Avoidance
- Describe the Key Cause of Decisions Made in Haste—Overconfidence
- Apply Techniques to Avoid the Most Common Pitfalls of Decision Making
Personal Judgment and Decision Making
- Describe the “Dual Process” of Decision Making
- Define Personal Judgment (Heuristics)
- Identify Your Personal Heuristics (Rules of Thumb)
- Apply Four Techniques to Sharpen Personal Judgment
- Explain the Impact of Emotion on Personal Judgment
The Context for Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making
- Understand Your Organizational Context and How This Impacts Your Decision Making
- Apply Interpersonal and Communication Skills to Convey Your Decision with Maximum Impact
- Anticipate Pitfalls You May Encounter with Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
- Create an Action Plan for Developing Analytical, Problem Solving, and Decision-Making Skills