Analytical Thinking to Evaluate Conclusions
1h 3mGeneral2025-01-02
Authors
Becki Saltzman
Author, Speaker, Founder of the Applied Curiosity Lab
Course details
In this course, develop skills to enhance your analytical thinking skills by identifying and addressing roadblocks to effective analytical thinking. Instructor Becki Saltzman shows you how to identify assumptions, remove logical fallacies, address bias and perspective, think critically about the data being used to support your conclusions, evaluate the quality of evidence, and analyze the argument structure underpinning your conclusions. Learn how to use AI as a tool to support your analytical thinking, as well as strategies to communicate your analytical thinking to others and enhance the analytical thinking of your team.
Learning objectives
Leverage analytical thinking by identifying assumptions, removing logical fallacies, and assessing bias and perspective.
Evaluate the quality of evidence and analyze argument structures by questioning data and exploring alternative explanations.
Leverage AI to test counter-conclusions and conduct cross-disciplinary analysis.
Learn communication strategies to use analytical thinking to evaluate conclusion as a team.
Learning objectives
Leverage analytical thinking by identifying assumptions, removing logical fallacies, and assessing bias and perspective.
Evaluate the quality of evidence and analyze argument structures by questioning data and exploring alternative explanations.
Leverage AI to test counter-conclusions and conduct cross-disciplinary analysis.
Learn communication strategies to use analytical thinking to evaluate conclusion as a team.
Skills covered
Decision-MakingPersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The power of analytical thinking
- 02 - Turn data and information into knowledge and wisdom
1. Analytical Thinking - Assessing Evidence
- 03 - Question data
- 04 - Avoid common data traps
- 05 - Identify assumptions
- 06 - Remove logical fallacies
- 07 - Evaluate your source of information
- 08 - Analyze argument structure
2. Using Generative AI to Test Conclusions
- 09 - Explore alternative explanations with AI
- 10 - Test counter-conclusions with AI
- 11 - Conduct cross-disciplinary analysis with AI
- 12 - Run thought experiments with AI
3. Analytical Thinking Communication
- 13 - Strengthen conclusions with feedback
- 14 - Revise conclusions
- 15 - Propose a different conclusion
4. Conclusion
- 16 - Become an analytical thinking influencer