The Power of Critical Thinking: 48 Questions to Create a Better World
• The importance of critical thinking and its application in everyday life • Six key question categories: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How • Meaning and usage of 8 modified detailed questions for each category • Improve problem solving and decision making skills through critical thinking We are faced with a lot of information and situations every day. In this complex world, critical thinking skills are essential to make good judgments and effective decisions. Critical thinking is not simply accepting the information given, but the ability to analyze it deeply and look at it from various perspectives. Six Key Questions for Critical Thinking The 48 questions for critical thinking can be broadly divided into six categories: who, what, where, when, why, and how. These questions allow us to look at the problem or situation we are facing from various angles. Who questions help you identify the people involved in a situation. For example: Who is the most vulnerable in this situation? Whose opinion should be given the most weight? Who are the experts needed to solve this problem? Whose perspective is being left out? What questions are important in identifying the nature of the problem and the key issues. For example: What is the root cause of this problem? What more data do you need? What are the most urgent challenges? What are we overlooking in this situation? Where questions help us understand the spatial context of the problem. For example: Where is this problem most severe? Where can I get additional resources? Where can we first pilot this solution? Where have similar problems been successfully solved? When- related questions require consideration of temporal context. For example: When does this problem become most severe?