Logico & Fun Thinking
What is logical thinking and why is it important to employers? The word "logic" comes from the Greek word meaning "reason." Employers place a high value on workers who display strong logical thinking or reasoning skills because their decision making is based on factual data.
What is Logical Thinking? Logical thinkers observe and analyze phenomena, reactions, and feedback and then draw conclusions based on that input. They can justify their strategies, actions, and decisions based on the facts they gather.
Examples of Logical Thinking
The following are some examples of logical thinking in the workplace. Take a look at this list, and think about situations at work where you have used logic and facts — rather than feelings — to work toward a solution or set a course of action.
- Conducting market research tests to gauge consumer reaction to a new product prior to devising an advertising strategy.
- Developing a recruiting profile for new sales representatives based on an assessment of the qualities of the company's most productive sales representatives.
- Recommending a strategy for quitting smoking after reviewing the latest studies on smoking cessation.
- Analyzing reviews by restaurant customers prior to structuring training protocols.
- Surveying employees about their preferences for employee benefits before finalizing contracts with vendors.
- Soliciting feedback from users about their experience with software prior to creating the next generation.
- Deciding whom to designate as team leader after comparing the past evidence of leadership behaviors by prospective candidates.
- Interviewing departing employees to uncover patterns of unwanted turnover.
- Reaching out to colleagues at other organizations to discover high-impact practices prior to finalizing strategy for the next cycle.
- Creating campaign slogans based on an assessment of hot-button issues for potential voters.
- A contractor recommending extra insulation, high-efficiency heating, cooling equipment and appliances, and a passive solar design to a customer who wants the most energy-efficient home possible.
Logical thinking helps all employees process facts and implement reasonable solutions rather than act on their emotions. A strategy set based on logic is also more compelling to other employees than a feeling-based strategy.
What will you learn ?
- Identify common flaws in belief construction
- Recognise and reconstruct arguments
- Evaluate arguments as being good or bad
- Analyse arguments using basic logical tools
- Apply basic logical strategies in areas such as science, moral theories and law
- Explore key concepts in logical and critical thinking
- Identify obstacles to logical and critical thinking
- Produce an argument in standard form
- Evaluate arguments based on criteria such as validity, strength and cogency
- Develop an argument "in the wild"
- Apply key concepts in logical and critical thinking
- Identify the components of a good argument
- Classify deductive and non-deductive arguments
- Interpret scientific, moral and legal arguments
- Assess arguments charitably