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Developing Creative and Critical Thinkers , by Allen and Gerras, in Military Review, Nov-Dec 2009 This article presents a definition of strategic thinking and then focuses on the two key antecedents of strategic thinking'creative and critical thinking'and presents the Army War College approach to educating students in these skills. ... Given these challenges and obstacles, how do we make Army leaders better at creative and critical thinking? First, we must teach leaders the knowledge, skills, and terminology associated with thinking competencies. These are acquirable intellectual skills. As suggested earlier, the best way to teach thinking skills to Army leaders is to provide context-dependent skill development. |
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