Thinking skills for complexity in science

Aim

The course will offer methodologies and strategies for tackling complex multifaceted problems. 

Language

English

For

All PRBB

Contents

In academia, as in society, we are increasingly faced with difficult, complex problems. However, most people remain constrained by their past, both in their education and in their professional experience. The combination of groupthink, cognitive biases, fallacious reasoning and vertical thinking makes it difficult for groups to confront this new reality and offer innovative solutions. 

In this course participants will explore practical approaches to face groupthink, cognitive biases, fallacious reasoning and vertical thinking, and will enhance their critical and lateral thinking, skills that are vital for tackling societal and organizational challenges.

You will:

• Understand core theories and frameworks of complex problem-solving.
• Apply analytical and creative tools to frame and reframe complex problems.
• Collaborate effectively across disciplines to co-create solutions under uncertainty.
• Embrace ambiguity and uncertainty as inherent to complex environments.

Please note the course consists of several sessions, and you should be able to attend all of them.

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