I appreciated Norm’s post discussing “three things employers can do to help their employees use critical thinking in their position” (Beange, 2018). The idea of transferring process from managers to employees to facilitate critical thinking struck me as immediately transferable… Continue Reading →
Response to Norm Benge – Rank, Think, Write Wow! Thank you for your great critique of my post. You asked: “… what mechanism [would the] employer use to teach and mentor employees to think for themselves while also upholding business standards?” For instance, my business is in manufacturing so we are always developing new products and …
Learning Activity 2 What I particularly liked about your summary is Cooper’s contention that creative criticality helps “produce lifelong learners who are capable of creating new ideas that have been evaluated through critical thinking.” I like this idea because the process of creative criticality is important in and of itself, but the fact that it …
Norm, thank you for your review of Gino and Staats article, Developing Employees Who Think for Themselves (2015). It was an interesting perspective on employee productivity, creativity and independence. Regarding the shift in process, their article encourages employers to shift […]
Thank you JGarland for your “Light from Many Lamps” post on the reading in Part 2 on Abraham Lincoln (Watson, 1951, pp. 68-71). It was really well written and well referenced! I was struck by two things that JGarland pointed out about Lincoln through this post: His strong emotions/sensitivity, coupled with mental toughness. His humility, coupled with […]
B121, I appreciated your succinct summary of Cooper’s article (2018) describing the idea of “creative criticality”. Often we think of critical thinking and creativity as separate entities, but they are really dependent upon one another to flourish as a whole. […]
Hello Norm. Not only was your post relevant to my own walk in terms of creating an environment of safety for those who wish to test theory and self-discovery, but you prompted some thoughts as it relates to process delivered and the autonomy in process created. That transfer of knowledge is key for any leader/follower relationship, …
Being fully-equipped to meet the needs and demands of today’s leadership environment can often require a methodical approach in the decision-making process. As an effective means of building consensus within the groups in which I lead, we collectively make every attempt to channel our discussions through an inquiry type process. This enables equality of voice …
I would like to thank B121 for introducing “Toward a Creative Criticality- Revisiting Critical Thinking”(Cooper,2018) in her recent blog post. In summary, B121 shares that critical and creative thinking have a “symbiotic relationship” and that implementing and practicing both skills leads… Continue Reading →
Unit 3 – Rank, Talk, Write In response to your question, “Is this all learned or can some of these traits come naturally as a church leader?”, I believe all Christians have been given one or more permanent spiritual gifts. The pastor with the spiritual gift of administration/leadership may have a different career trajectory than …