This perspective is best described as systems thinking, a concept brought into the managerial mainstream by Peter Senge in his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning ...

Complex challenges are by their very nature (and, in fact, definition) all about multiple interconnected parts. Whether you’re trying to double the growth of a business, transform culture, cut costs, ...

How do complex systems and global security intersect? As humanity has become more connected via technological innovations, the world has indeed become more complex, presenting a significant epistemic ...

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Stellenbosch University provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Universities are complex, dynamic organisations which must adapt in ways that aren’t always planned or predicted. For ...

Critical thinking springs from the notion of reflective thought proposed by Dewey (1933), who borrowed from the work of philosophers such as William James and Charles Peirce. Reflective thought was ...

The critical thinking literature (e.g., Bensley, 2023) suggests assessment of critical thinking would ideally include aspects of motivational dispositions. Identified dispositions are open-mindedness, ...

Categorization is the brain's tool to organize nearly everything we encounter in our daily lives. Grouping information into categories simplifies our complex world and helps us to react quickly and ...