Thinking — Understanding complexity

Expanding clarity, considering diverse perspectives, and imagining long-term consequences help us navigate complexity and make wiser decisions in our interconnected world.

• Critical Thinking: Ability to reflect on the validity of ideas, evidence, assumptions and plans.
• Perspective Skills: Ability to learn from diverse perspectives and integrate insights into reflective sense-making and action.
• Systems Thinking: Ability to understand complexity and work with the interconnections and proper ties of systems.
• Long-Term Orientation and Visioning: Imagining long-term goals and staying committed to them in ways that support broader societal and ecological well-being.
• Creativity: Ability to think outside conventional patterns, imagine new possibilities, and shape them into transformative ideas.