Team Critical Thinking
A Team Critical Thinking workshop helps a team get better at testing its own thinking before it commits. In two hours, the team lists the assumptions it treats as facts and sorts the checked ones from the unchecked. The team leaves with a stronger proposal, a short list of assumptions to test, and a few habits that make good challenge a normal part of how it works.
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What You'll Achieve with the Team Critical Thinking Workshop
Real outcomes that transform your team
Improved decision quality with fewer avoidable mistakes.
Enhanced team dynamics through established constructive challenge.
Identification of risky assumptions leading to informed decision-making.
When to Use the Team Critical Thinking Workshop
Perfect for these situations and team challenges
A leadership team facing decisions with potential blind spots.
Teams that frequently reach consensus but later regret decisions.
How the Team Critical Thinking Workshop Works
A step-by-step breakdown of the workshop process
1Step 1: Check-in and Frame
In this initial step, participants discuss the dangers of agreeing too quickly and establish rules for effective challenge.
2Step 2: Spot Our Assumptions
Team members identify and categorize assumptions they hold as facts, distinguishing between those that are checked and unchecked.
3Step 3: Trace a Shared Conclusion
The team examines how they arrive at shared beliefs, analyzing the evidence and identifying any gaps in reasoning.
4Step 4: Stress-Test a Live Proposal
The team reviews a real proposal using structured questions and then forms a red team to argue against it, promoting critical analysis.
Key Topics Covered in the Team Critical Thinking Workshop
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