Scientific Thinking

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An introduction to scientific thinking, Van Thinking developed an approach to scientific thinking that is applicable to business, management, organisational and other social and human fields of application, not restricted to the narrow field it is usually applied to.

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Exploring the value of Scientific Thinking : Exploring the value of Scientific Thinking Why Thinking Skills are Important Why Scientific Thinking The initial failure of scientific thinking New insights emerge The value of Scientific Thinking Unlocked

Why Thinking Skills are Important in the knowledge economy : Why Thinking Skills are Important in the knowledge economy Thinking Skills Specialised Knowledge People Skills Knowing More Knowing First Leadership Skills Retention Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Why Scientific Thinking? : Why Scientific Thinking? Unparalleled success in knowledge generation Hasn’t it failed in the business and management environments? Studying the alternatives New insights demand a re-evaluation Knowledge technology for innovative knowledge generation

Where does Scientific Thinking fit? : Where does Scientific Thinking fit? Not reduced to critical thinking, analytical thinking or logical thinking Complexity Thinking Scientific Thinking Know First Know More Understand First Influence More STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING SKILLS HIGHTENED SENSE MAKING ABILITY

References : References Van der Walt, Mariana., “A Framework for Knowledge Innovation”, E:CO Issue 8.1 Complexity & Innovation (eBook/Softback) Van der Walt, Mariana., “Knowledge Management and Scientific Knowledge Generation”, Knowledge Management Research & Practice (2006) 4, 319–330

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