From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Critical Thinking: What Is It, Anyway?

June 13, 2010

As much as we hear about bringing creativity to classroom and business, we hear even more about teaching and using critical thinking skills. Since we’re prone to throwing terminology, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page about critical thinking and what it entails. First, let’s parse out the difference between thinking and critical [...]

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The Numbers By Generation

June 10, 2010

Depending who you ask, there are roughly 79 million Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) in the United States. The first of them became eligible for Social Security two years ago. There are only 51 million members of Gen X (people born between 1965 and 1976). However, there are 75 million “Millenials” (1977 – 1998). Boomers [...]

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Socratic Questioning for Bringing Creativity to the Classroom or Business

June 5, 2010

I thought I might throw out a quick sample Socratic approach to effectively “bringing creativity to the classroom.” The answers to these questions are for you and your colleagues (and me!) to toss around. This can easily be redirected to “bringing creativity to the team” (or business/company). A line of Socratic questioning is usually a [...]

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Come To Terms With It

June 2, 2010

“Everybody talks about reform but nobody wants to change.” Garry McCarthy, Brick City: Circus Ain’t it the truth? This is America! You have the right to do whatever the hell you want to do, provided you’re not breaking the law and you’re paying your taxes. Damn right. But that’s not because you’re you. It’s because [...]

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