Smart Thinking: Overcoming Complexity

Learn how to refine your critical thinking and problem-solving skills to better manage the challenges of a complex world.

Introduction

• Why is the world so complex?

1. How to Think Like a Five-Year-Old

• Why think like a five-year-old?
• Deploying the curiosity quotient
• Removing limiting words such as "but" from your vocabulary

2. Three Simple Steps for Dealing with Complexity

• Step one: Utilizing focus
• Step two: Holding yourself accountable
• Step three: Harnessing self-belief

3. Working with Others to Solve Complex Problems

• Creating a collaborative culture
• Communicating what you're thinking

4. Managing Fear in Complex Situations

• Controlling the fear
• Motivation and confidence from the inside

Conclusion

• Confront complexity now