Critical Thinking and Problem Solving for Product Managers

Welcome to our course on Critical Thinking for Product Managers! As a product manager, it's essential to have strong critical thinking skills to be able to effectively identify and solve problems, make strategic decisions, and drive product success. This course is designed to give you the tools and techniques you need to develop your critical thinking skills and apply them in your work as a product manager. In this course, you'll learn how to: - Define and identify problems - Gather and analyze information - Analyze the current situation and identify contributing factors - Evaluate potentia…

Lessons

Introduction to Critical Thinking

01Why Learn About Critical Thinking and Problem Solving?6 min 02What Is Critical Thinking and Problem Solving?5 min 03How to Put Critical Thinking in Action5 min 04Critical Thinking in Action6 min

Types of Thinking

05Critical Thinking and Techniques7 min 06Lateral Thinking and Techniques5 min 07Strategic Thinking & Techniques6 min 08Analytical Thinking & critical thinking2 min 09Difference between critical thinking, deductive thinking, analytical thinking2 min

Scenarios and thinking

10Scenario Examples6 min 11Same Scenario, Different Thinkings5 min

Identifying and Defining Problems

12Identifying Problems: The Essential First Step in Critical Thinking5 min 13Techniques for identifying and defining problems2 min 14Examples of Common Problems Faced by Product Managers4 min 15Practice Identifying and Defining Problems5 min

Case studies

16Critical Thinking: The Zia Prep Academy Case5 min 17Critical Thinking and Problem Solving for Product Managers4 min 18How To Raise Social Capital: An Experiential Exercise6 min 19The Lift Case: Reducing Wait Times at a Hotel5 min