Critical thinking in the age of AI

WHY?

• Critical thinking — evaluating evidence, questioning assumptions, overcoming bias and putting ideas to a meaningful test — is a core skill for 21st-century work and leadership.
• The World Economic Forum ranked critical thinking and problem-solving as the top skills employers want in its Future of Jobs report.
• In its Skills For 2030 report, the OECD highlighted critical thinking as central to our abilities to work, lead and collaborate alongside advanced technologies.
• The Carnegie Foundation called it “the essential skill for navigating the future.”

WHAT?

This highly interactive and tailored workshop helps you to build a custom toolkit for critical thinking at your organisation — and to put fundamental principles into practice, such as:

• Managing time and attention to take control of your information environment
• Overcoming confirmation bias in the 21st-century context
• Seeking refutation and putting ideas to a meaningful test
• Questioning assumptions and creating constructive disagreements
• Understanding what it means to use technology well

Tom provides a brief overview of the masterclasses, and how they can benefit you and your organisation

HOW?

Workshops include:

• 2 x 45-minute briefing calls determining the key thinking tools that are right for your organisation’s particular context. A brief suggested session plan is delivered after the first call

• Pre-workshop reading materials

• Either a two-hour or half-day interactive workshop, online or in-person, using a mix of discussions, exercises, and group and personal reflections to bring key ideas to life

• Take-home summary of key principles and next steps

• An optional one-hour follow-up session, delivered virtually, to reflect upon changes, lessons and iterations

• The option to purchase a book for each participant at cost