04/10/2025
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Thinking styles 🤔💭 examples
Analytical — uses data & logic to break problems down.
Example: “Let’s compare the last 12 months of sales by region before choosing the market.”
Holistic — sees the big picture and connections.
Example: “If we change pricing, how will it affect brand trust, support load, and churn together?”
Creative (Divergent) — generates many novel ideas.
Example: “What if we run a pop-up class on a bus, in parks, or in malls?”
Convergent — narrows options to one best solution.
Example: “From our top three ideas, the budget and timeline fit only option B—let’s pick it.”
Strategic — plans for long-term advantage.
Example: “Partnering with schools now builds a pipeline of learners for the next 3 years.”
Practical — focuses on action and feasibility.
Example: “We can launch in two weeks if we reuse last term’s curriculum and template.”
Reflective — reviews experience to improve.
Example: “Last workshop ran over time; next time we’ll trim the intro to 5 minutes.”
Intuitive — decides by pattern sense or gut feel.
Example: “The energy in the room says this activity is dragging—let’s switch now.”
Systems — maps cause-effect links across parts.
Example: “Adding homework changes parent emails, teacher workload, and grading delays—let’s redesign all three together.”