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Critical Thinking

We assess Critical Thinking with several instruments, but we chose Acumen (capacity/potential) for our our multi-science instuments because it uses three dimensions of thought, analyzing both world and self-views:

• Intrinsic (feeling)
• Extrinsic (doing)
• Systemic (thinking)

Acumen, or a person’s keenness and depth of perception, the most important component of critical thinking and decision quality will identify how a person thinks. The LeaderShift Acumen indicators can be considered a lens that people use to filter information: do they process events from a people standpoint, a task standpoint or a system standpoint? 

A person’s Acumen, or their clarity or understanding of a situation, could be directly related to their performance. Our assessments measuring Acumen examine the six dimensions:

• Understanding Others
• Practical Thinking
• Systems Judgment
• Sense of Self
• Role Awareness
• Self Direction