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Develop efficient simulations
Thinking in terms of models or analogies, can be useful for simplifying a situation and quickly finding alternatives and strategies.
Models can help you quickly generate insights and strategies
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Continuously challenge status quo
Testing and validating assumptions is crucial as an unchecked wrong assumption can lead to poor thinking and bad decision-making.
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Break down to first principles
First principles are the fundamental building blocks in thinking and decision-making. These are core elements that are true regardless of situation and context.
Once you have a good set of first principles, you then have the elements that you need to start creating new options and new solut...
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Learn to separate fact from inference
Analyse the data and understand the difference between facts and assumptions made from Data. Assumptions should never be treated as facts.
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Things to do to improve your leadership through critical thinking
- Ensure quality data and attach the source data
- Learn to tell the difference between facts and inference
- Be clear about the basic principles
- Rely on simulations and models
- Keep validating your assumptions
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More data and better data
Both quantity and quality of data is important. Look further than summarized information and analyse the underlying data
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Muscle Memory and Hard-Wired Routines
Most experts developed some sort of muscle memory for the things they do.
This is extremely useful for repeat tasks, but when up against a novice or when in an unusual situation, hard-wired routines can cause them to act quickly without thinking.
Train your lateral thinking
- Create alternatives: More choices create better solutions.
- Question your assumptions.
- Quotas: Generate ten ideas a day. The more you do this, the better you will become at it.
- Analogies: Make conn...
Counterfactual Thinking
Thinking in a counterfactual way is a non-mainstream mode of thinking about the alternatives of a present situation or turn of events.
It means imagining possible alternatives to events that have already happened; something that is contrary to what really occurred.
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