
Welcome learners from diverse countries and cultures, join a course designed for global students with readable on-screen text, deliberate pacing, adjustable video speed, and a commitment to healthy interaction.
Explore the essentials of critical thinking, from foundations and thinking-type differences to the Paul-Elder model, its elements and standards, plus common thinking errors like heuristics and cognitive bias.
Explore how thinking errors and cognitive biases, including heuristics, disrupt good decisions, even for intelligent people, and learn to recognize biases to improve decision making.
Explore the difference between mental heuristics and cognitive bias, how bias tilts judgment, and how pausing before decisions guards critical thinking at work and home.
In today’s workplace, technical skills are not enough. The ability to analyze information, challenge assumptions, and make sound decisions is what truly sets professionals apart.
From solving workplace challenges to managing finances, relationships, and personal goals, critical thinking helps you:
# Identify real problems vs. perceived ones
# Understand situations from multiple perspectives
# Reduce biases and make rational decisions
# Communicate more clearly and confidently
Unfortunately, this essential skill is rarely taught in our education system. This leaves a gap between academic knowledge and real-world expectations—especially for students entering the workforce.
To help bridge this gap, I’ve created this concise and practical course
If you’re a student, young professional, or simply someone who wants to strengthen decision-making, this course is a great place to start.
About the Instructor:
Col (Dr) Shabbar Shahid (Veteran) is a retired Indian Army officer, educator, and corporate trainer. With decades of leadership experience in the military and the corporate world, he brings a unique field-tested perspective to teaching critical thinking. A aim of this course is to explain in a simple language how individuals and organizations can think clearly, act wisely, and lead effectively.
Enroll today and transform the way you think.
Because in the end, it’s not about what you think—it’s about how you think.