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Types of Thinking_1

1. Strategic Thinking

   • Inductive Thinking
     • put it all together
   • Deductive Thinking
     • break it in to pieces

2. Connection Thinking

   • How does ? relate to ?
   • What does ? have to do with ?
   • How can I use ? to discover ?
   • If ? is this, then ? must be that

3. Vertical & Lateral Thinking

   • Vertical thinking is sequential, systematic, & logical
   • Lateral thinking allows you to wander other paths along the way to your solution or goal

4. Creative Thinking

   • Assemble, design, modify, innovate, create
   • Brainstorm & Network

5. Cooperative Thinking

   • work in study pairs or groups
   • create team projects
   • optimize skills & talent
   • economize think time
   • reduce work time