Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm the author of "Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students," and I write about ...

Attention spans are getting shorter in part due to the proliferation of new media, including the internet, email and texting. That is one conclusion that Maggie Jackson draws in her 2008 book, ...

Critical thinking is a skill of all great leaders. The biggest transition people make in their careers is to grow from being an individual contributor to the responsibility of a group of people. And ...

Critical thinking is important in the workplace and specifically for strengthening your organizational power and influence (as I wrote in “Think You’re Entitled to Your Opinion? Think Again”). But ...

A few years ago, in an EdTechTeacher workshop, a teacher made a comment that stuck with me: “I want my students to be able to sit with a problem.” This middle school science teacher found herself ...

Conspiracy theories. Inability to distinguish facts from falsehoods. Widespread confusion about who and what to believe. These are some of the hallmarks of the current crisis in critical ...

“We aren’t teaching students how to think critically!” So goes the exasperated lament you have probably heard and possibly uttered. The thing is, that’s a crazy hard thing to do. It may seem like a ...

Critical thinking is useful in just about every sphere of life you can think of, but it’s especially important for entrepreneurs. It prevents you from chasing every rainbow or going down dead ends.

Critical thinking empowers students to question information, evaluate sources, recognize bias and make sound decisions. It is the difference between accepting an answer and understanding why that ...

Leading physicist Saul Perlmutter warns AI can create a false sense of confidence, urging skepticism and constant ...

College isn't teaching you facts. It's teaching you to think in a new way — and Indiana policy is sweeping away that skill ...