There are 5 components of 'How to Think'; Meta-Thinking, Linking, Analysing, Creating & Realising

'How to Think' - ACP - Linking is made up of 6 key characteristics:

Generalisation:

The ability to see how what is happening in a particular instance could be extrapolated to other similar situations.

Connection Finding:

The ability to use connections from past experiences to seek possible generalisations.

Big Picture Thinking:

The ability to work with big ideas and holistic concepts.

Abstraction:

The ability to move from concrete to abstract thought very quickly.

Imagination:

The ability to represent the problem and its categorisation in relation to more extensive and interconnected prior knowledge.

Seeing Alternative Perspectives:

The ability to take on the views of others and deal with complexity and ambiguity.

Meta-Thinking Analysing Creating Realising

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