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9 Best Articles in 2022
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Adaptive Thinking: The Best Way to Deal With Unexpected Situationsdurmonski.com
8 min read · Mar 25th · Adaptive thinking is your ability to quickly navigate in an ever-changing environment. Learn how to harness this skill.
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adaptive thinking is the ability to recognize unexpected situations, quickly consider various possible responses, and decide on the best one.
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Critical ThinkingStanford University
20+ min read · 2020-09-16 · First published Sat Jul 21, 2018 Use of the term ‘critical thinking’ to describe an educational goal goes back to the American philosopher John Dewey (1910), who more commonly called it ‘reflective…
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Critical thinking is a widely accepted educational goal. Its definition is contested, but the competing definitions can be understood as differing conceptions of the same basic concept: careful thinking directed to a goal.
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Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinkingmedium.com
9 min read · From 2017 · In this series on systems thinking, I share the key insights and tools needed to develop and advance a systems mindset for dealing with…
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This was a bunch of mental concepts that I had known, and some I thought up myself. I had realized some of these systems work, but I didn't know these had names until now.
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How using Design Thinking will fix Design ThinkingTNW
9 min read · From 2017 · Design Thinking continues to be a hot topic (this article is one of many talking about it). Design Thinking has been hyped and even fetishized but there are also voices questioning its value, impact, and relevance. Design Thinking faces criticism for its lacking integration with business and compatibility with market reality. There are organizations that […]
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Systematic inventive thinking: the power of thinking inside the boxNess Labs
4 min read · 2020-08-13 · When talking about creativity, many people will tell you: “Think outside the box!” The catchphrase is so common in management consulting and business environments, it has become a bit of a cliché.…
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Thinking inside the box often provokes resistance as it runs counter to some of the most ubiquitous intuitions about innovation. However, it’s a formidable creative thinking tool which is actually fun to use.
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Daniel Dennett's Most Useful Critical Thinking ToolsFarnam Street
6 min read · 2021-11-24 · We recently discussed some wonderful mental tools from the great Richard Feynman. Let's get some more good ones from another giant, Daniel Dennett.
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Biological evolution proceeds by a grand, inexorable process of trial and error–and without the errors the trials wouldn’t accomplish anything.
James Clear
Inversion: The Crucial Thinking Skill Nobody Ever Taught YouJames Clear
8 min read · From 2017 · One of the best ways to solve problems in life is to use the mental model of inversion. Read this article to learn how to become a better thinker today.
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Imagine the most important goal or project you are working on right now. Now fast forward six months and assume the project or goal has failed.
Co.Design
Design Thinking Needs To Think BiggerCo.Design
7 min read · From 2017 · Design thinking, as it was conceived 15 years ago, has outlived its usefulness. Enter systems thinking.
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christina r wodtke: the R is for radical focus
Five Habits of Design Thinkingchristina r wodtke: the R is for radical focus
7 min read · 2020-06-30 · There are three thinking styles that have transformed how we develop new products today: Agile, Lean (Startup) and Design Thinking. Design Thinking is the least defined and most problematic to expl…
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The psychology of negative thinkingNess Labs
4 min read · Apr 29th · When negative thinking becomes the norm, it can contribute to mental health problems including social anxiety, low self-esteem, and even depression. To avoid falling into that pattern, let’s explore…
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when you’re already feeling anxious or depressed, succumbing to negative thought patterns is unfortunately likely to worsen the way you feel.
Psychology Today
Think You’re Entitled to Your Opinion? Think AgainPsychology Today
4 min read · Apr 6th · How critical thinking skills boost your power and influence.
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That’s what he means when he states that you’re not “entitled” to those opinions—you are not entitled to those opinions to be taken seriously.
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I've Used All The Notebookstylercipriani.com
2 min read · Apr 30th · They aren’t a record of my thinking process. They are my thinking process. – Richard Feynman, on his notebooks (via How to Take Smart Notes) My notebook obsession laid bare I jot, doodle, scribe, and…
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They aren’t a record of my thinking process. They are my thinking process.  – Richard Feynman, on his notebooks (via How to Take Smart Notes)
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Psychology Experts on Whether Manifesting Actually WorksSELF
2 min read · Apr 28th · It's not necessarily just wishful thinking.
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That process is the same one we go through whenever we work on ourselves, try to change our circumstances, or commit to reaching a personal goal. It involves intention, mindset, and directed action,”
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From systems thinking to systems doingUX Collective
~11 min read · 2021-10-04 · A primer to apply Systems Thinking in Product Design
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Don’t solve problems. dissolve them
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Tools for better thinkinguntools.co
From 2020 · Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems.
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5 thinking tools to add to your metacognitive toolboxNess Labs
3 min read · 2021-01-13 · Bloom's taxonomy, DOVE brainstorming... Add these five thinking tools borrowed from education to your metacognitive toolbox.
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Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidenceblog.stephsmith.io
~15 min read · From 2019 · Learning to write is learning to think, because writing is thinking. They are two peas in a powerful pod. This article goes over my writing process, focused on minimizing the activation energy to get…
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if you take anything away from this article, it is not the specific steps that I’ve identified, but instead an ethos enabling you to craft your own.
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General Thinking Tools: 9 Mental Models to Solve Difficult ProblemsFarnam Street
4 min read · From 2018 · While there are millions of mental models, I find these the most useful in solving difficult problems. These general thinking tools should be taught in every school.
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Thought experiments can be defined as “devices of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things.”[1]
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The psychology of negative thinkingNess Labs
4 min read · Apr 29th · When negative thinking becomes the norm, it can contribute to mental health problems including social anxiety, low self-esteem, and even depression. To avoid falling into that pattern, let’s explore…
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 655, including Massimiliano Aroffo, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her)
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when you’re already feeling anxious or depressed, succumbing to negative thought patterns is unfortunately likely to worsen the way you feel.
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8 Must-Know Insights to Conquer Design ThinkingInteraction Design Foundation (IxDF)
10 min read · 2021-12-19 · Design thinking is essential for human-centered innovation. Learn the eight essential insights that will help you conquer design thinking and successfully apply it to your work and life.
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“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.”  — Albert Szent-Györgyi, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937
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Three habits to master long-term thinkingBig Think
5 min read · 2021-09-23 · The fruits of long-term thinking will reveal themselves in five or ten or 30 years, when you’ve created the future you’ve always wanted.
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Big goals often are impossible in the short term. But with small, methodical steps, almost anything is attainable.
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Why Product Thinking is the next big thing in UX Designmedium.com
7 min read · From 2015 · Life’s too short to build something nobody wants…
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