Smart Thinking : How to Think Conceptually, Design Solutions and Make Decisions /: How to Think Conceptually, Design Solutions and Make Decisions. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bryan Greetham.
• Authors: Greetham, Bryan, 1946-
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; About this book; Introduction; 1 How good are we at thinking?; 2 What is smart thinking?; Stage 1 Conceptual Thinking; 3 What is conceptual thinking?; 4 How to create concepts; 5 How to analyse concepts; 6 How to synthesise ideas; 7 How will this improve my grades and employability?; Stage 2 Creative Thinking; 8 What is a creative thinker?; 9 How to generate your own ideas; 10 How to structure your ideas; 11 Designing solutions to problems 1: Using analogies; 12 Designing solutions to problems 2: Adapting your structures 13 How will this improve my grades and employability?Stage 3 Making Decisions; 14 What makes a good decision-maker?; 15 How to evaluate our solutions; 16 Assessing risk: Decision-making under uncertainty; 17 How to make a good decision; 18 How will this improve my grades and employability?; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 160; MA26 Guides; MA26 Guides; Personal Growth/Success; Study & learning skills: general; Advice on education; Reasoning; Mental efficiency; Problem solving; Personal Growth/Success; Study & learning skills: general; Advice on education; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137502094; 1137502096
• Related ISBNs: 1137502088
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-308) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.