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Youth &Critical Thinking
vsCreative Thinking
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1Critical Thinking
“Any intelligent fool can make
things bigger, more complex, and
more violent. It takes a touch of
genious- and a lot of courage – to
move in the opposite direction
Albert Einstein
Critical thinking is the process we use to reflect on assess and judge the
assumption underlying our own and others ideas and efforts.
Critical thinking enables us to recognise a wide range of subjective analyses of
otherwise objective data, and to evaluate how well each analysis might meet
our needs. Facts may be facts, but how we interpret them may vary.
WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING?
2Creative Thinking
Creative thinking is the process we use to start something from “nothing” and
generating great, original and unique values.
Everyone is creative.
Individual creativity comes from the expression of individual authenticity.
Team creativity comes from the appreciation and synergistic use of
differences. Playfulness increases the likelihood that creativity will occur
The more we believe we are creative, the more creative we will be.
CREATIVE THINKING?
“Creativity is one of the last remaining legal
ways of gaining an unfair advantage over
the competition.
Ed McCabe
3Critical Thinking
vsCreative Thinking
CRITICAL THINKING VS CREATIVE THINKING
Analytical
Judgmental
Selective
Probability
Left brain
Yes but…
Generative
Non-judgmental
Expansive
Possibility
Right brain
Yes and…
Creative ThinkingCritical Thinking Problem solving
• Improve• Design• Refine• Find• Combine..
• Imagine• Invent• Change• Design• Create…
• Analyse• Break down• Compare• Categorise• List• Sequence• Rank…
Thinking process is like a kayak with 2 paddles,
one is creative thinking while the other
represents critical thinking
“THE BEST WAY TO HAVE GOOD IDEAS
IS TO HAVE LOTS OF IDEAS - AND
THEN THROW AWAY THE BAD ONES
Linus Pauling
It’s about using your whole brain, not just
one side or the other
4How?
The process is easy
CREATIVE THINKINGCRITICAL THINKING
Imagine a painting
Plan the composition
Choose brushes and
paints
Prepare the canvas
Sketch the painting
Evaluate the sketch
Paint the image
Improve the painting
Complete the painting
Present the artwork
Both creative thinking and critical thinking skills are valuable and neither is superior. In
fact, it has been shown that when either is omitted during the problem solving process,
effectiveness declines.
SUMMARY
