The game-changing key skill transforming teams’ output

Einstein is quoted as saying, “If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about the solution.”?

Although few would argue that it’s important to accurately understand and interpret a business problem or challenge before solving it, how often do you dedicate the majority of your time to doing so???

And – even more importantly – what methodology, if any, do you apply to this process??

Why critical thinking changes everything?

Critical thinking is the ability to assess ideas to determine their viability and effectiveness.?

It involves:?

• logical reasoning?

• precision?

• systematic evaluation.?

Using these skills, critical thinking enables individuals and teams to refine concepts into practical solutions.?

It also ensures that your solutions are:?

• innovative?

• applicable?

• sustainable?

• grounded in reality.?

You can learn to think critically and uplift your problem-solving skills?

Never engaged with critical thinking before???

There’s good news. Critical thinking training can give you the basic skills and knowledge to get started on enhancing your problem-solving and decision-making skills.?

Local government workers are ideally positioned to reap critical thinking’s rewards?

Workers who face constant, complex challenges are in the best position to take advantage of critical thinking. Case in point: local government employees.?

For individuals and teams in local government, the challenges are relentless:?

• managing diverse stakeholder interests and complex service delivery?

• dealing with limited resources and regulatory constraints?

• responding to sensitive political environments?

• and much more.?

Challenges can be intimidating and exhausting, especially when they’re constant and evolving.??

It’s an entirely different game, however, when you team is equipped with advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills.??

Challenges can be readily embraced (or neutralised), decisions are robust and considered, and – best of all – your team’s solutions are fit-for-purpose.?

Upskill your team in critical thinking now?

The benefits of critical thinking go beyond one project or outcome. They’re lasting and permanent, empowering your team to validate their daily decision-making through tried-and-true methodologies and yield fruitful results.??

Swinburne Edge’s new short course, Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving for Local Government, is specifically tailored to build these game-changing skills for local government operations.??

To register your team, contact our Senior Consultants.?