creativity

o   convergent thinking- faced with a problem and you find a solution to that specific problem (helpful when problem is given in a highly structed way)

o   divergent thinking- all the possible solutions to a problem , there is really no one right answer to life’s most complex problems 

1.) our ability to stay open

2.) our commitment to learn from experience

3.) Our willingness to accept discomfort and uncertainty 

1.) schema

2.) assimilation

3.) accommodation 

l when we interpret new experiences in terms of existing schema

l when we modify existing schema to better fit new experiences

Step outside of our own experiences and internal working model and be open to a completely new idea

take action (i.e- I think obama’s policy is dead wrong)

-draw conclusions (i.e- this is how I interpret some of the data, and this is why I say that obama’s health care plan will not be effective)

-interpret the data

-select data 

1.) overgeneralization

2.)all-or-nothing thinking

3.) catastrophizing

4.) personalizatin

5.) emotional reasoning 

6.) mind reading 

l involves active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in light of the grounds that support it and the further consequences to which it leads" (Dewey, 1933, p. 9) 

1.) asking why

2.) finding patterns

3.) reading voraciously

4.) taking time for contemplation

5.) examining your own behavior

6.) confronting excuses

7.) defining your professional mission 

-competent problem solver

-deep and complex thinker 

–  Caring toward others

–  Commitment to the common good