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Skills for Competent Critical Thinking

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Thinking Like Leonardo da Vinci:Skills for Competent Critical Thinking

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Curiosita: Leonardo da Vinci had an insatiable, curious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning. He asked questions about the world around him, not necessarily concerned with the answers at the time.

Begin by asking the “naïve” questions that others are prone to overlook. Ask awkward questions like: Why is this a problem? Is this the real issue? Why HAVE

we always done it this way? Seek to discover the underlying issues, preconceptions, prejudices or paradigms that

may be influencing your perception. Ask: What will happen if I ignore it? What possibilities have I not yet considered?

Develop your question asking and Curiosita skills by creating your own list of personal power questions:

How can I have more adventures? How can I best serve others? When am I most naturally myself Who are my most inspiring role models? What legacy would I like to leave? How can I develop my influential skills as an assistant? How do others perceive me?

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Sfumato: A Willingness to Embrace Change, Paradox and UncertaintyLearn to cultivate Confusion Endurance:

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Meditate on Mona: An exercise in thinking past the obvious.What do you see in the painting?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How can we apply this exercise to our workplace thinking skills?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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FIND WAYS TO INCUBATE!The greatest geniuses (and assistants!) sometimes

accomplish more when they work less.Leonardo da Vinci

List 3 ways you can practice incubation in your workday?1.________________________________

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Connessione: Recognition of and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things.What is “Systems Thinking?”

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Essential Elements of Critical Thinking

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Logic Open-mindedness Curiosity

Adaptation Collaboration

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