“Critical thinking is really the foundationin terms of what we feel makes

people successful at Varde.”(Global HR Director, Varde Investment Partners)

Some people think critical thinking is an academic exercise.We think it’s the key to better decisions and lifelong success.

Some people say critical thinking is about being critical.We say it’s about seeing things as they are.

Some people don’t think you can improve your thinking.We know you can.

If you can think critically, you can see the world with clarity.If you can think critically, you can get a good job.If you can think critically, you can live better.

Critical ThinkingA foundation for life

TalentLens’ Journey to a Full Critical Thinking Suite

Critical thinking recently ranked #1in a survey of skills of increasing importance in the workplace. Our clients agree… and they love assessing CT with Watson-Glaser™.

How CT Translates In the Workplace

Before 2009, we offered just a score.You were either good or bad at critical thinking.

Knowing What to Do With the Score Was Hard!

In June 2009, TalentLensMade a Giant Leap Forward.

See theScore

Probe forStrengths

DevelopSkills

3 Reports Based on RED:Our easy-to-remember critical thinking model

Recognize AssumptionsIt is deceptively easy to listen to a comment or presentation and assume the information presented is true even though no evidence was given to back it up. Noticing and questioning assumptions helps to reveal information gaps or unfounded logic. We also need to examine assumptions from different viewpoints.

Evaluate ArgumentsThe art of evaluating arguments entails analyzing information objectively and accurately, questioning the quality of supporting evidence, and understanding how emotion influences the situation. Common barriers include confirmation bias, or allowing emotions to get in the way of objective evaluation.

Draw ConclusionsBringing diverse information together to arrive at conclusions that logically follow from the available evidence is crucial when making a decision. People who can do this are careful to inappropriately generalize beyond the evidence and they can change their position when the evidence warrants doing so. They are often characterized as having “good judgment.”

In the last 2 years, we’ve helped thousands of people think better with RED.

Corporate Market Top 10 Course with AMACT Boot Camps with EDA

Increased market share of Watson-Glaser™

Edu MarketNow You’re Thinking About College SuccessNow You’re Thinking About Career Success

We have 1000’s of daily visitorsto our CT site, blog, e-book, webcasts & Twitter/Facebook pages

Critical-thinkers.comThinkWatson.com

Our e-book is flying off the site & our blog posts get picked up by Google News!

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An A-Z Development Program for Everyone!

What’s Next?

Our book showshow great thinkingsaved a life. It makes critical thinking personaland provides tools to improve your decisionmaking.

Learn more about this storyin our October

Think Jam!

Sampling of TalentLens Customers

Selection Through Development Solutions with a FocusOn 21st Century Skills