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The Thinker’s Toolkit
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The Thinker’s Toolkit

14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving

Crown, 1998 más...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Applicable
  • Well Structured

Recommendation

People often evaluate solutions incorrectly when they attack a problem. Some mistakes spring from insufficient information, but many are due to the natural tendency to believe what they “prefer to be true.” To improve your ability to solve problems, use 14 analytical methods designed to counter cognitive errors. To derive maximum benefit from Morgan D. Jones’s manual, don't just read it; work with it. He provides effective tactics to help you build cognitive skills.

Take-Aways

  • Most people make errors in decision-making due to flaws in their “analytic techniques” or to the innate proclivity of human beings to believe what they “prefer to be true.”
  • To overcome cognitive errors, use 14 “toolkit” thinking tactics:
  • 1. Restate a problem to frame it better. 2. Compare pros and cons.

About the Author

Morgan D. Jones formerly headed the CIA’s analytic training branch. He taught analytic methods at Georgetown University and founded Analytic Prowess, which conducts workshops for government and private organizations. 


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