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Measure your progress with assessment tests after each course
Earn completion certificates after passing each assessment test
Problem Solving Through Productive Thinking Series (7 hours)
1. Problem Solving Through Productive Thinking:1 The Concept of Productive Thinking
Time: 1 hours
This course provides information about concepts and ideas that support productive thinking. It also discusses how to recognize mechanisms that deter productive thinking.
Objectives
Describe how productive thinking differs from reproductive thinking
Identify the six steps for thinking productively
Identify three reasons for thinking better
Describe why thinking avoidance mechanisms occur
Identify three types of thinking avoidance mechanisms
Topics
Foundational concepts
Why think better?
Thinking is hard work
2. Problem Solving Through Productive Thinking:2 Productive Thinking in Principle
Time: 2 hours
This course provides information about reproductive and productive thinking. It discusses the differences between critical and creative thinking, which are thinking skills that assist in the productive thinking process. This course also describes habits that can help you get more out of your brainstorming sessions.
Objectives
Define reproductive and productive thinking
Identify the three levels of reproductive thinking
Describe the characteristics of creative and critical thinking
Describe the difficulties that people have with staying in the question in order to avoid simply settling for an answer
Describe the tools you need to make better use of your brainstorming sessions
Topics
Reproductive thinking
Productive thinking
Being open to the possible
Brainstorming in thirds
3. Problem Solving Through Productive Thinking:3 The Productive Thinking Model
Time: 3 hours
This course explores a problem-solving model of six steps: identifying problems, establishing Success Criteria, asking the right questions, generating answers, forging solutions, and aligning resources.
Objectives
Describe the six steps in the Productive Thinking Model and the various substeps contained in each step
Use various tools and exercises, such as I3, DRIVE, C5, AIM, POWER, and KnoWonder to navigate through the Productive Thinking Model
Topics
An overview of the Productive Thinking Model
What's going on?
What's success?
What's the question?
Generate answers
Forge the solution
Align resources
4. Problem Solving Through Productive Thinking:4 Productive Thinking in Practice
Time: 1 hours
This course provides information about how to think productively. It also recommends ideal situations for applying productive thinking and outlines how to put productive thinking skills into practice.
Objectives
Explain the six steps of the Productive Thinking Model
Identify the most appropriate conditions for using the Productive Thinking Model
Describe techniques to incorporate productive thinking into everyday behavior
Topics
Reviewing the Productive Thinking Model
When is the Model appropriate?
Using the Model
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