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Enhancing Your Critical Thinking Skills

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Madecraft

Enhancing Your Critical Thinking Skills

Madecraft

Instructor: Madecraft

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Recognize how your brain's two states affect your thinking and apply techniques to restore clarity and make better decisions.

  • Identify your stress triggers and use targeted strategies to regulate your emotions and stay in your executive state.

  • Lead others through complex decisions by activating critical thinking in your team and guiding them to effective solutions.

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April 2026

Assessments

5 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

Your brain's stress responses — fight, flight, and freeze — can quietly sabotage your ability to think clearly and work effectively with others. In this module, you'll build awareness of how your brain operates under pressure, recognize your personal stress triggers, and apply practical strategies to stay grounded so you can make better, more deliberate decisions.

What's included

6 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt

Your emotions and body have more influence over your thinking than you might realize, and knowing how to manage them is key to staying sharp when it counts. In this module, you'll identify the emotions and physiological cues that shut down clear thinking, pick up on survival-state signals in the people around you, and apply real-time techniques to shift yourself back into an executive state so you can think and respond at your best.

What's included

4 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt

Making a good decision starts long before you weigh your options — it starts with making sure you're solving the right problem in the first place. In this module, you'll work through a proven end-to-end decision-making process: pinpoint root causes, generate strong solutions, and apply evaluation techniques to identify the best path forward with confidence.

What's included

5 videos1 assignment2 discussion prompts

Getting a group of people to think critically together — and actually reach a decision everyone supports — is one of the hardest parts of working with others. In this module, you'll apply neuroscience-backed techniques to bring out the best thinking in your team, use structured frameworks to guide group discussions efficiently, and develop the awareness to recognize what your team needs to move forward together.

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6 videos2 assignments

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