Critical Thinking Styles

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Thinking Styles Affect on Critical Thinking Processes and Decision Making This paper will provide an analysis of the creative, optimistic, open question, and inductive thinking styles. Additionally, styles will be compared and contrasted, and the effects on the critical thinking process will be discussed. Finally, the paper will provide workplace examples that highlight each of the four different thinking styles. Creative Thinking Style Creative thinking is the process that involves problem solving and introducing new ideas. It leads to new concepts or new ways of carrying out existing ideas. Creative thinking provides people the chance to create something or make it better. Many inventions were developed using creative thinking. We have all wished we could try things at work that have never been done before. Some people doubt or fear their own capacity for creativity and innovation. In a work environment, much like in a team environment, many people struggle with creativity making it difficult to develop new solutions for the team. Too many people rely on yesterday’s ideas, which can lead to company failure. One benefit of possessing a creative mind in the work environment is the ability to turn existing problems into opportunities for growth. Creative thinking benefits by enticing thinking out of the box. Creative thinkers enhance morale, group or team performance, and encourage collaboration. Lee Iacocca left Ford Company to join Chrysler in 1979 because he believed Chrysler would end in a bankruptcy situation without intervention. His creative thinking skills led him to ask Congress for a loan. He managed to turn the crippling automobile company into a success. Creative thinkers are uninhibited, daring, imaginative, unpredictable, and free-spirited. Oliver Wendell Holmes, a famous 19th century writer, doctor, and professor once said, “A mind that

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