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*Test proposals, critique, review. | *Test proposals, critique, review. | ||
*Use, where appropriate the Engineer-it [[Chapter 1:Strategies for engineered outcomes|strategies]] | *Use, where appropriate the Engineer-it [[Chapter 1:Strategies for engineered outcomes|strategies]] | ||
*Reflect: question, consult, challenge, be challenged, expect to be challenged. | *Reflect: question, consult, challenge, be challenged, expect to be challenged. Be sceptical about the validity of all information. | ||
* Submit to reason: use logic and evidence to the limits of their potential before making informed judgements. | * Submit to reason: use logic and evidence to the limits of their potential before making informed judgements. | ||
*Think for yourself but not by yourself. | *Think for yourself but not by yourself. | ||
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*Learn from successes but do not assume that what worked in the past will be appropriate in another apparently similar context. | *Learn from successes but do not assume that what worked in the past will be appropriate in another apparently similar context. | ||
*Learn from failures. | *Learn from failures. | ||
*If a feaure can be quantified, quantify it | *If a feaure can be quantified, quantify it: use predictive models, use data. | ||
* | *Monitor the results of actions and compare the actual outcomes with the intended outcomes. | ||
*Constantly seek to improve products and processes. | *Constantly seek to improve products and processes. | ||
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===Learning for critical thinking=== | ===Learning for critical thinking=== | ||
The development of good habits should start as early as practical | The development of good habits should start as early as practical. That learning for critial thinking should start in primary school and be addressed continuously in education is becoming recognised. Critical thinking should be treated as a discipline in education i.e. as a branch of learning - see Section 4 (page 10) of the [https://www.engineers.scot/office/resources/publications/discipline-ct.pdf Discipline for critical thinking] paper. | ||
However, you cannot rely on being coached to be a critical thinker. People need to | However, you cannot rely on being coached to be a critical thinker. People need to discipline their minds to develop critical thinking skills, Strategies for doing this include: | ||
*Be a student of crtitical thinking. Collect guiding principles. Write them down,memorise and use them. | *Be a student of crtitical thinking. Collect guiding principles. Write them down,memorise and use them. | ||
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*Read about contexts where critical thinking was needed to identify principles | *Read about contexts where critical thinking was needed to identify principles | ||
*Identify the reasons for people to be unsuccessful. Actively avoid copying them. | *Identify the reasons for people to be unsuccessful. Actively avoid copying them. | ||
*Remember that some guiding | *Remember that some guiding principles are context specific. You are not using a set of fixed rules that result in success. You need to use critical thinking about your critical thinking strategies. | ||
*If you have a [[leadership]] role, work with your colleagues to | *If you have a [[leadership]] role, work with your colleagues to develop the principles under which the team will operate. | ||
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