1. Chapter 15 Strategic Thinking Part One
Learning Outcome Assessment II
Professor: Ali Alghazo
Presented by:
Abdullah A. Al-Shubaiki ( )
Mohammad R. Al-Khunaizi ( )

2. Outline Introduction Understanding Strategic Thinking
Components of Strategic Thinking
Key Idea #1:
Key Idea #2:
Key Idea #3:
Summary
Q & A

3. In your opinion, which action should come first
In your opinion, which action should come first? Well, you will know the correct answer by the end of the presentation.

4. (From understanding to strategy and from strategy to Self improvement)
Introduction
Strategic thinking is the regularization of two phases:
The understanding of an important principle of mental functioning.
Using that understanding strategically to produce a mental change in ourselves.
(From understanding to strategy and from strategy to Self improvement)
If we are to define strategic thinking, we would say it is the regularization of two phases: which are:
The understanding of an important principle of mental functioning.
Using that understanding strategically to produce a mental change in ourselves.

5. Understanding Strategic Thinking
The understanding
The human mind has three interrelated functions: thinking, feeling, and desiring, or wanting. These functions are interrelated and interdependent.
Strategy
Clearly state what the feelings and desires are.
Figure out the irrational thinking.
Figure out how to transform the irrational thinking into rational thinking.
Whenever you feel the negative emotion, repeat to yourself the rational thoughts
Understating the strategic thinking consists of two parts. Understating and strategy : understanding is to understand that the mind has three interrelated functions: thinking, feeling, and wanting. Any change in in one of them is going to produce a parallel change shift in the other two
The strategy
1. Stating clearly what the feelings and desires are.
2. Figure out the irrational thinking which lead to irrational negative emotions
3. Figure out how to transform the irrational thinking into rational thinking.
4.Whenever you feel the negative emotion, repeat to yourself the rational thoughts you decided you needed to replace the irrational thoughts, until you feel the rational emotions that accompany reasonable thinking.

6. Components of strategic thinking
An identifying component.
An intellectual action component.
In the intellectual action component, you must figure out four things:
What is actually going on in the situation as it stands.
Your options for action.
A justifiable rationale for choosing one of the options.
Ways of reasoning with yourself when you are being unreasonable, or ways of reducing the power of your irrational state of mind.
Note that strategic thinking has two additional components. You will have these to add to your intellectual repertoire as you seek to implement any of the strategies outlined in this chapter:
An identifying component. You must be able to figure out when your thinking is irrational or flawed.
An intellectual action component. You must actively engage and challenge the acts of your own mind.
In the intellectual action component, you must figure out four things:
What is actually going on in the situation as it stands.
Your options for action.
A justifiable rationale for choosing one of the options.
Ways of reasoning with yourself when you are being unreasonable, or ways of reducing the power of your irrational state of mind.

7. Key Idea #1: Thoughts, Feelings, and Desires are Interdependent
For example,
I experience a degree of anger that I sense may be unreasonable, should I be able to determine whether the anger is or is not rational??
I may have good reason to feel angry, but not to act irrationally as a result of that anger.
Let us now consider some basic concepts, principles, and theories of critical thinking, providing examples of strategic thought as implied by those principles. In each case of the following cases, we will start with a key idea. We then will explore strategies for improving thinking based on that idea. We will begin key idea #1 as shown in this slide.
Key Idea #1: Thoughts, Feelings, and Desires are Interdependent

8. Cont’d
Identify a feeling you have experienced that you suspect might be irrational.
What thinking would account for the feeling? There may be more than one possibility here. If so, figure out which possibility is most likely.
Determine the extent to which the thinking is reasonable. Pay close attention to the reasons you give to justify the thinking.
If you conclude that the feeling is irrational, express precisely why you think so.
Construct thinking that would represent a rational response in the situation. Actively attack the irrational thinking with the thinking that is rational. Actively rehearse the thinking that represents a rational response.

9. Key Idea #2: There is a Logic to This, and You Can Figure It Out
Focusing on the Logic of Someone's Thinking
Think of someone that you know well a spouse, parent, or a friend. Try to figure out the logic of this person's thinking by focusing on the eight elements of his or her thought. Humans in many circumstances and contexts act with a hidden agenda. As a consequence, human behavior is often other than it seems to be. After figuring out the logic of this person's thinking, try to assess the thinking that he or she does within each element.

10. Cont’d The main purpose of this person is…
The main issue for this person, and its related question, is…
The main information this person uses in pursuing his or her goals is…
The main assumptions this person uses in thinking are…
The main concepts this person uses in thinking are
The main conclusions this person comes to are…
The point of view of this person is…
The main implications of this person's thinking are…

11. Key Idea #3: For Thinking to Be of High Quality, We Must Routinely Assess it
Consistently high-quality thinking routinely assesses itself for flaws and then improves itself by replacing low-quality thinking with higher-quality thinking.

12. Cont’d Focusing on: Strategic Idea
As disciplined thinkers, we routinely apply intellectual standards to our thinking so as to assess and improve its quality. Consider the voice of a thinker focused on applying intellectual standards:
Focusing on:
Clarity in thinking.
Precision in thinking.
Relevance in thinking.
Logicalness in thinking.
Breadth in thinking.
Depth in thinking.
Justification in thinking.

13. Summary
Using critical thinking strategies systematically to improve our lives is characteristic of the “ practicing” thinker

14. True OR False
Because the mind has three independent functions-thinking, feeling, and wanting-a change in one should cause a change in the same direction in all functions.
True
False Underlying every irrational feeling is an irrational thought process.
False
I meant to prepare 4 true/false questions just to see whether you got some of what we presented.

15. True OR False (Cont’d)
Since we can change our thinking with our thinking, we can change feelings with feelings and desires with desires.
True
False When we use strategic thinking and conclude that we have been justified in feeling angry in a given situation, we are then justified in acting out our anger.
False

16. Thank you for listening Q & A