In 2018, a Hart survey revealed that out of over 500 business executives interviewed, 78% agreed that critical thinking is the most essential skill they desire to see demonstrated in their employees.

If you're a leader, the Aristotle Advantage can be a shield. Critical thinking combines the “what I know” of hard facts with the “what I believe” of intuition.

Critical thinking springs from the notion of reflective thought proposed by Dewey (1933), who borrowed from the work of philosophers such as William James and Charles Peirce. Reflective thought was ...

Critical-thinking skills can help employees solve problems, collaborate more effectively and make better business decisions.

In a recent post, I discussed social barriers to applying critical thinking. I received interesting feedback on this particular topic and I thought further discussion around this dialogue would be of ...

People who do not work in a “creative shop” (i.e., ad agency, public relations firm, graphic design boutique) sometimes imagine that our days consist of sitting around in comfy chairs drinking strong ...

I t has been almost 70 years since the term “artificial intelligence” was coined at a 1956 Dartmouth College summer workshop. The conference was convened by the mathematician John McCarthy, who ...

A new study co-authored by Microsoft found that those with high confidence in the ability of generative AI also exhibit lower critical thinking skills. The report (PDF), titled "The Impact of ...

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A simple classroom question can open up a far deeper lesson. When a teacher asks why the sky appears blue or whether a viral claim is credible, the exercise goes beyond science; it tests a student’s ...

A study by Michael Gerlich at SBS Swiss Business School has found that increased reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) tools is linked to diminished critical thinking abilities. It points to ...