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[[File:Athena-2.png|alt=|left|thumb|160x160px|Athena, godess of wisdom]] | [[File:Athena-2.png|alt=|left|thumb|160x160px|Athena, godess of wisdom]] | ||
[[File:Thinker-2.png|left|alt=|thumb|Rodin's thinker]]Critical thinking is | [[File:Thinker-2.png|left|alt=|thumb|Rodin's thinker]]Critical thinking is interpreted here as the use of guiding principles that support the achievement of outcomes. | ||
Critical thinkers discipline their minds to reduce the risk of unsatisfactory outcomes. | Critical thinkers discipline their minds to reduce the risk of unsatisfactory outcomes. | ||
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==== Actions ==== | ==== Actions ==== | ||
*Test proposals | *Test proposals - see [[Critical thinking#Proposal testing|Proposal testing]] below. | ||
*Reflect: question, consult, challenge, be challenged, expect to be challenged | *Reflect: question, review, consult, challenge, be challenged, expect to be challenged, be sceptical about the validity of all information; avoid preconceptions and bias. | ||
*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. | ||
*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]] | ||