Thinking that is purposeful, reasoned and goal directed involved in solving problems, formulating inferences, calculating likelihoods, and making
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
It is the cognitive ability to imagine and innovate
Future Thinking
Thinking that results in efficiency, evolutionary, and revolutionary improvements and advancements
Reflective Thinking
Innovative Thinking
Thinking one demonstrates when confronted by unanticipated circumstances during the execution of a planned activity (i.e. military operation)
Adaptive Thinking
Analytical Thinking
Thinking that concentrates on what we know, what we need to know, and how we bridge that gap
Thinking that requires generative thinking (divergent thinking): the development of ideas
The practice of visionaries, those who skillfully see desired goals and outcomes through their mind’s eye
ability to combine or compile various pieces of information, ideas, concepts, conclusions, etc. in new and different ways
Synthesis