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Win a Free Copy of the Book Now You’re Thinking! Here’s How to Win!
By now you’ve heard about the newest critical thinking book on bookshelves- Now You’re Thinking! Now you have a chance to win a free copy of the book for yourself! We will give away 20 free copies of the book Now You’re Thinking! to some of the gracious supporters of our We Give Books campaign! Here’s [...]
Critical Thinking Book Hits #3 on Amazon’s HR Best Selling List!
After only 2 weeks on bookshelves, Now You’re Thinking! is currently listed at #3 on Amazon.com’s Human Resources & Personnel Management list! We couldn’t be more proud that this book, which really highlights the heroism of U.S. Soldiers, is gaining respect and admiration from the HR community. I’ve been in touch with HR managers [...]
Leaders Say Next Generation Lacks Necessary Critical Thinking Skills
The “2011/2012 Trends in Executive Development: A Benchmark Report” (produced by Pearson TalentLens and Executive Development Associates Inc.) surveyed the leaders of 81 large/multi-national companies and learned that for the 2nd year in a row, executives are concerned about the critical thinking skills of the next generation. The leaders are concerned that the next generation is not [...]
Join the Now You’re Thinking Campaign to Give Books to Children
This week we’re celebrating the launch of our new book Now You’re Thinking! with a huge charitable event to support children’s literacy, critical thinking, and 3 phenomenal nonprofit organizations. As we wrote last week, reading to your children is one of the most important ways to help them build critical thinking skills. Our goal [...]
Reading to Children is Key to Future Critical Thinking Skills
What is your bedtime routine with your children? Get them a glass of water? Give them a bath? Read a book? Did you know the simple act of reading a book to your child at bedtime helps create the foundation for future critical thinking skills? Each time you sit down to read with your children [...]
The Latest News in Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Critical Thinking
Every day, my colleagues and I post the newest and most relevant articles in the world of critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, and creativity through our various social media accounts. Because we know you’re busy and may not be connected to all of us through LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, we are going to start a new [...]
Thinking Differently About Boarding a Plane
If there’s a better way to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, then there must be a better way arrange the boarding process for airplanes. I travel often and the only thing I consistently see in the boarding process of various airlines is inconsistency. Some board from the back of the plane, and some [...]
Who Needs a TomTom That Twitters?
Guest post from Heather Ishikawa (co-author of Now You’re Thinking!) _____________________________________________________________________ Did you know that the new TomTom’s Go Live GPS device will have Twitter functionality? When I heard this, I immediately jumped to conclusions about how I could use this functionality: Inform all friends that I don’t know where I’m going Instant tweets for [...]
Teaching Critical Thinking in the Classroom: It’s Possible!
Earlier this week, I blogged about how difficult it is for teachers to engage students in critical thinking when the administration and parents argue that the teachers are asking too much of students. However, after seeing this video, I have hope. This shows the difference between a school that wonders if they’re expecting too much [...]
Critical Thinking Debate: Missouri Teachers Banned from Social Media
In the past, we have opened up this blog as a forum for a spirited debate about a news topic as an exercise in critical thinking. We’ve covered the TSA body scanner, cell phone use while driving, and whether or not analytical thinking could be a bad thing. Today, let’s talk about the new Missouri [...]