IBF Accredited Programme

Course Objectives

At the end of the programme, you will be able to:

1. Apply critical and synthesis thinking skills for problem-solving and innovation.

2. Challenge and rethinking ideas to have a different perspective.

3. Analyse business issues to put forth recommendations to stakeholders.

4. Enhance creative thinking among team members.

Instructional Methods

A competency-based training that employs a combination of lectures, discussions and assessments.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Understand and Develop Critical Thinking Mindset

1. Differences between critical and automatic thinking

2. Using a process framework to think more critically

3. Applying facts and observations to determine the credibility of information and data

4. Analysing how we thinking and appraisal of Left and Right Brain theories

Unit 2: Find the Right Problem

1. Identifying the real business issue or goal using tools and case studies

2. Using a process framework to think more critically – Systems Thinking

3. Helping staff to contribute and adapt to changes at the workplace

4. Reading between the lines of information and emails

5. Speaking and listening more critically

6. Interpreting ideas and using them to identify problems using outside-the-box thinking

Unit 3: Solve the Problem

1. Problem-solving skills and synthesis

2. Improve innovation by using out-of-the-box thinking and impossible thinking

3. Reduce innovation barriers by using clarity tools

4. Recognising issues and implications

Unit 4: Execute the Solution

1. Influencing and persuading stakeholders towards Your Ideas and Thoughts

2. Identifying greater insights and seeing patterns/trends to see Big picture

3. Aligning solutions and recommendations through a corporate vision and KPIs

4. Rethinking ideas and making innovative solutions through Solutions thinking

5. Identifying business ideas and how to improve on them by using critical thinking