Critical Thinking: How to Develop Critical Thinking Skills

Break through your limits

Critical thinking is a valuable everyday skill that can save time, money, and resources.

In this course, you will learn about the different thinking styles and how you can use critical thinking to enhance communication, collaboration, management, and problem-solving skills.

Move beyond bias

Help uncover limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from achieving your goals.

Build self awareness

Achieve greater success by understanding what drives your decisions. Learn the traits, habits and behaviors that nurture growth.

Lean into problems

Master critical thinking by learning how to set an intention,carry out information analysis and implement a plan of action.

Maximize collaboration

Learn the key skills for any successful team: how to identify and communicate challenges and find solutions that work for everyone.

• About CQ: Communication Quotient™. Learn about the CQ: Communication Quotient™ methodology and why it is so important to become a better communicator.
• Introduction to Critical Thinking. Understand the key terms related to critical thinking and the ways that it can help to improve decision-making.
• The Importance of Critical Thinking. Uncover the steps and skills required for effective critical thinking, including Conscious Creative Critical Thinking (CCCT) and the critical thinking loop.
• The Components of Critical Thinking. An overview of the different types of thinkers and AI impressions of thought processes.
• Break Down and Practice the CQ Thinking Loop. Explore the critical thinking loop in more depth, focusing on identifying the task and gathering information.
• Activity, Exam & Resources. Test your knowledge with a final online exam to complete the course and earn your final certificate. Download the syllabus, a glossary, and ongoing activities to inspire life-long practice.