CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

HIDAYATUL KHAERIYAH
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CRITICAL THINKING

Critical thinking is the act of analyzing facts to understand a problem or topic thoroughly. The critical thinking
process typically includes steps such as collecting information and data, asking thoughtful questions and analyzing
possible solutions. For example, if you’re working in human resources and need to resolve a conflict between two
employees, you will use critical thinking to understand the nature of the conflict and what action should be taken to
resolve the situation.
HOW TO THINK CRITICALLY

• Identify a problem or issue.

• Create inferences on why the problem exists and how it can be

solved.
• Collect information or data on the issue through research.
• Organize and sort data and findings.
• Develop and execute solutions.
• Analyze which solutions worked or didn’t work.
Being objective is a fundamental part of critical
thinking. That means analyzing the problem without
allowing personal bias, emotions or assumptions to
influence how you think. A strong critical thinker will
only analyze a problem based on the context and facts
collected after conducting thorough and impartial
research.

• Identify ways to improve the solution.

WHY CRITICAL THINKING IS IMPORTANT?

Critical thinking skills are essential in every industry at every career level, from entry-level associates to

top executives. Good critical thinkers can work both independently and with others to solve problems.

Issues such as process inefficiencies, management or finances can be improved by using critical thought.
TOP 5 CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

 OBSERVATION
 COMMUNICATION
Improve your observation skills by slowing
down your pace of processing information and training Improve your communication skills within the
yourself to pay closer attention to your surroundings. context of critical thinking by engaging in difficult
 ANALYSIS discussions
 PROBLEM-SOLVING
Improve your analytical skills by taking on
new experiences Improve your problem-solving skill by setting
 INFERENCE goals to acquire more industry knowledge within your
field
Improve your inference skills by placing focus
on making educated guesses rather than quickly drawing
conclusions.