ARTI0007 - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Leadership Essentials in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
At a time when information moves faster than strategy can keep up, critical thinking has never been more essential. As AI tools flood the workplace, leaders must strengthen—not surrender—their human ability to question assumptions, frame problems clearly, and make evidence-based decisions. This program helps you do exactly that.
You’ll learn a structured, practical approach to analyzing problems and generating solutions in a world where human judgment and AI-driven insights must coexist. Through discussion, case work, and guided experimentation, you’ll explore how to leverage AI to expand your thinking—while avoiding cognitive traps, bias amplification, and overreliance on automation. The result: leaders who think more clearly, act more decisively, and design solutions that stand up to real-world complexity.
This course blends time-tested logic frameworks with modern AI-aided tools for inquiry, synthesis, and evaluation. You’ll leave with a practical problem-solving toolkit, an enhanced critical-thinking mindset, and the ability to integrate human creativity with machine intelligence for better, faster outcomes.
Topics
- The role of critical thinking in the AI-enabled workplace
- Problem-solving mindset and the conditions for sound judgment
- How AI can support—and sometimes distort—reasoning and analysis
- Power of the unconscious mind and cognitive biases in human-AI decision making
- Psychological safety and problem solving in teams
- Common errors in logic and decision making
- Exposure to multiple structured problem‑solving frameworks and guidance on when to apply each
- Problem definition, reframing, and hypothesis development
- Designing and evaluating solution options with both data and discernment
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Strengthen your critical-thinking mindset and apply it to complex, fast-moving problems
- Use fit‑for‑purpose problem‑solving frameworks to drive evidence‑based decisions appropriate to the challenge (e.g. innovation, process improvement or root‑cause analysis)
- Apply AI tools to generate insights, test hypotheses, and challenge assumptions
- Recognize and mitigate cognitive biases amplified by automation
- Develop an action plan for applying AI-supported reasoning in your own work
Who Should Attend
Leaders, managers, and professionals who need to solve problems quickly and effectively—individually or in teams. Ideal for department heads, project and change leaders, consultants, and anyone responsible for improving organizational performance or designing innovative solutions.
Applicable across industries, this program benefits both for-profit and non-profit organizations seeking to elevate decision quality, speed, and adaptability in the AI-enabled age.
Think critically. Solve creatively. Lead wisely—with AI as your ally.
Corporate Executive Education Packages
Package Pricing: 1 class day per participantApplies Towards the Following Certificates
- Artificial Intelligence Certificate : Electives
- Project Leadership Certificate : Electives