Political Thinking POL200Y1 September-17-2008 Thucydides as historian and theorist Athens and Sparta were the superpower of Greece Athens and Sparta led victory for Greece against Persian Athens are sea power and Sparta is on land After that Athens began to take power/empire over Greece He didn’t record exactly what happened but recreated them - moments He included his large/general judgements about human nature About human nature Democracy as a form of political regime
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Critical Thinking “Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing‚ applying‚ analyzing‚ synthesizing‚ and/or evaluating information gathered from‚ or generated by‚ observation‚ experience‚ reflection‚ reasoning‚ or communication‚ as a guide to belief and action.” (Michael Scriven & Richard Paul) It is based on values that go above and beyond for clarity‚ precision‚ consistency‚ relevance. good reasons etc…It examines all reasoning and purpose
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LATERAL THINKING: CREATIVITY STEP BY STEP Edward De Bono Harper Collins‚ 1990 Why the total majority of great things happens in our minds when we are doing something completely different than work? In this book‚ Dr. De Bono is trying to explore this “heureka paradox” and other still relatively unknown thought processes via his lateral thinking theory. The LATERAL THINKING was introduced by the author in 1967. It was aimed to destroy the old established ways of thinking and support creativity
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do with computer systems but must illustrate some aspect of what we mean by "systems thinking" in the world. Answer: From my understanding‚ Systems thinking involves taking the most pragmatic approach towards solving problems that arise in everyday life weighing the problem’s relevance with all the components that get affected with the problem. I would like take the example where I experienced systems thinking in my work experience. Resolving a production defect: During my stint with Infosys
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Systems’ thinking is derived from viewing elements and components that work together in relationships for the overall good of the vision or the whole. Every aspect of our lives is involved in a system whether it is electronics‚ biology‚ organizations‚ relationships‚ or ecology. By being able to recognize these systems we can focus on facts‚ not theories‚ and can look at a problem or issue understanding better where it came from‚ why it happened‚ and how to improve it. "Systems thinking is a discipline
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Critical Thinking There are many problems in the world today. To change many of these problems people may need to change their way of thinking and become critical thinkers. Everything we do is determined by how we think. We now face the probability of wars‚ we have hunger throughout‚ our natural habitats are declining‚ and we face global warming. Everyday lives are stressful in a fast paced world. It may be possible to solve these problems if more people understood how to be critical thinkers
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This case study involves an evaluation of implied assumptions within the work environment. It will analyze the behavior within the working relationship between co-workers‚ as well as show the difference between logical and emotional thought process and reactions. It will also recognize misleading reasoning and assess the reliability of arguments. Finally‚ it will identify problems within the work environment itself and attempt to construct solutions to solve these problems. Hypothesis The problem
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Systems Thinking and Organizational Performance "Systems Thinking provides a necessary conceptual base and a powerful tool-set for working the most complex issues that confront us as individuals‚ in teams‚ or in organization" (Systems Thinking Collaborative‚ 2001‚ p. 1). Additional‚ this theory provides ways to view the world as a whole and enables a new level of understanding of why things are as they are. Performance management includes activities to ensure that goals are consistently being
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Thinking Strategically When I reviewed BJ’s ProSports I focused mostly on the strategic thinking process in order to establish what influence it had on managerial decision-making. I also focused on influences that global competition and culture have on managerial decisions‚ because the environment changes constantly. Managerial decision-making is important when business is attempting a long-term objective for the company. I have learned that human thinking is an important part to an organization
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Chap-5 Effective Thinking A) Criteria for assessing and selecting thinkers: 1. Originality of ideas 2. Impact of ideas 3. Presentation style 4. Written communication 5. Loyalty of followers 6. Business sense 7. International outlook 8. Rigour of research 9. Accessibility 10. The guru Factor “I think‚ therefore I am” - Rene Descartes B) Thinking: Meaning & nature • We exist because
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