Critical Thinking Investigation
AI Edition
AI can give you answers in seconds. Critical thinking determines whether we’re asking the right questions.
The leadership capability we can no longer afford to outsource.
The program follows a three-stage critical thinking investigation:
1
The Case for Critical Thinking
Understanding how individual and organisational thinking shapes judgment, decisions, and outcomes.
2
Critical Thinking Forensic Audit
Examining the cognitive biases, hidden assumptions, and organisational blind spots behind poor decisions.
3
Building the Evidence-Based Thinker
A practical framework and toolkit for strengthening individual and organisational critical thinking in the age of AI.
The Critical Thinking Investigation™
When AI Generates Answers, Critical Thinking Determines What Happens Next
The greatest risk is not technology replacing people, but people outsourcing their thinking. Critical thinking has always mattered. What has changed is the speed, volume and apparent credibility of the answers now available to us.
This interactive workshop helps participants evaluate evidence, challenge assumptions, identify reasoning flaws, and make better decisions when information is abundant but certainty is not. Through practical exercises, real-world scenarios, and AI-enabled case studies, participants strengthen judgement, improve decision quality, and learn to use AI as a thinking partner rather than a thinking replacement.
Key Outcomes
Participants will learn how to:
- Evaluate AI-generated content with greater confidence
- Identify assumptions, bias, and unsupported conclusions
- Apply structured critical thinking tools to workplace decisions
- Improve judgement in complex and uncertain situations
- Challenge recommendations before acting on them
- Use AI as a thinking partner rather than a thinking replacement
Participants leave with a practical toolkit for thinking more clearly, questioning more effectively, and making better decisions when the stakes matter most.
Critical Thinking Investigation™ Pathways
THINKING LEVEL: How to think critically in an AI-enabled world.
LEADERSHIP LEVEL: How to lead effectively in an AI-enabled world.
Case Studies & Executive Hypotheticals:
Practical Applications & Leadership Implications:
Innovation requires more than understanding theory. Our Teach & Learn, Try & Apply methodology helps participants build confidence by applying creative and critical thinking tools to real-world challenges. Through practical simulations and hands-on problem solving, participants develop a repeatable framework they can use immediately to drive innovation and results.
Try & Apply: Immersive Case Study Simulations & Role-Plays
- When AI Broke the Rules. What Hugging Face and OpenAI can teach us about Critical Thinking | Tirian
- P&G: Navigating the Affordability Paradox in Saturated Markets. | Tirian
- JPMorgan Chase: Leadership in the Age of GenAI, | Harvard
The JPMorgan Chase Case Study:
Driving Organizational Change with Critical Thinking
Overview: This Harvard Business School case study : JPMorgan Chase: Leadership in the Age of GenAI, provides a deep dive analysis of the transition to generative AI within a global workforce of 200,000+. By positioning critical thinking skills as the core of the implementation strategy, the study demonstrates how structured frameworks ensure technological adoption is matched by rigorous strategic oversight. It serves as a high-stakes blueprint for navigating the move from localized experimentation to enterprise-wide integration, ensuring human-led innovation remains the central driver of organizational success.
Dive Deeper: integrate this case study with our Innovation Suite and Ambidextrous Leadership models.
Repurposing AI from a “Creative Killer” into a High-Performance Collaborator. ( Article | Article | VideoGraphic #1 | Videographic #2 | More about our AI offerings)
REC TIME
1/2-1 day
REC SIZE
7-50
PLATFORMS
Keynote, Workshop, Online, Virtual, Self-led
