Explanation of Core Competencies

Thinking

Thinking Question Prompts

Consider the following questions as you reflect on your abilities in Thinking.  You can choose to use just one to guide your self-assessment in this area.  

Creative Thinking

1. What strategies do you use when you want to generate ideas?  How do you develop ideas?

2. Talk about something you designed.  If you did it all over again, what adjustments would you make?

Critical Thinking

1. Describe a problem that you solved.  What choices did you make that made a difference to the outcome of the problem?

2. What strategies do you use to determine the truth about what you're reading on a social media site?

3. When you are curious, how do you find answers?