Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is the objective evaluation of a subject to make informed rational decisions. As university undergraduates who will shortly enter the corporate world, we are excepted to be critical thinkers and skilled problem solvers. It is important to integrate beyond a specific discipline and address general problems. According to SLASSCOM problem solving is among the top ten skills employers expect from graduates. Problem-solving is a competency that has employability skill gaps. As critical thinking is one of the most sought-after skills in an employee, there’s a question of whether critical thinking can be taught. Generalists argue that only a handful of fundamental skills are crucial for critical thinking and those skills can be taught while Specifists argue that critical thinking is often contextual and closely connected to a particular issue. Given below is a model to generate critical thinking. Bloom’s taxonomy represents higher-order thinking skills and lower-orde

Numerous problems affect humanity. UNESCO's sustainable development goals address seventeen of these global problems including poverty  and climate change.                                                                                                                     Only the tip of a problem is visible to the outside world. There might be several underlying issues. Systematic thinking will guide us to come up with a better solution by systematically analyzing the problem. Systems thinking involves understanding the complexity of the world as a whole. To solve a problem it is recommended to identify  what happened and patterns of its occurrences.  Problems  can be categorized into simple problems, complicated problems and complex  problems.                                                                                                                                           These categories differ from each other. So, i t is recommended to identify the type of problem to solv