Frameworks
Ideas to use when designing practice or interpreting evidence. Working definitions are labeled while their wording is being developed.
01Developing higher cognitive skills
For Learning and DevelopmentThe Thinking Effect
Examine an assumption, make a decision, learn from what happens, and try again.
Read the definitionWhat-to-think vs. how-to-think
Knowledge supports judgment. Practice gives people opportunities to use it when the answer is not already supplied.
Read the definitionMental modelsWorking definition
The explanation behind a prediction, and a way to examine whether it still fits.
Read the definitionCore Abilities
Three ways of working through a decision: test the explanation, consider alternatives, and trace consequences.
Read the definitionValue SkillsWorking definition
Decision making, problem solving, and collaboration as places to practice and observe thinking.
Read the definitionThe knowing-doing gap
The distance between explaining an approach and using it when the task becomes difficult.
Read the definitionCore Thinking PracticesWorking definition
Four patterns of questioning, each with a concrete purpose in a decision.
Read the definitionRichness and Reach
Map cognitive demand and participation. Classify the actual experience, not its delivery format.
Read the definitionThe Value Worker
How learning and adaptation contribute to useful work as responsibilities change.
Read the definition02Evidence for development and readiness
For individuals, L&D, and talent teamsEvidence of thinkingWorking definition
A record of the work, the reasoning, and the conditions, useful for feedback and careful readiness judgments.
Read the definitionObservable indicatorsWorking definition
Describe a behavior, the situation that makes it relevant, and what the observation does not establish.
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